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GPLL281 - Introduction to Obsidian


Description

This hands-on workshop will introduce students to the modern, no-cost, digital note-taking tool, Obsidian (or Zettlr). Integrated with Zotero and used in an academic framework, these tools can foster productive research writing. The workshop will help students start practising the principles of a Zettelkasten technique to build a personal knowledge base of literature notes, interlinked ideas, long-form writing, visual concept maps, and more. It will show how to associate Obsidian notes with bibliographic information in Zotero as part of the research writing workflow. 

Learning Objectives

In this workshop, students will:

1. Apply a note-taking technique that supports a productive writing practice
2. Use the cutting-edge note-taking tool, Obsidian (or Zettlr), integrated with Zotero and its bibliographic information
3. Learn fundamental skills for writing with markdown
4. Transform digital notes into written outputs and new forms of research outputs

Leaders Information

Joshua Chalifour is a Digital Scholarship and Journalism & Communication Studies Librarian at Concordia.