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August Live Webinar Schedule
Can you believe it’s August already? During this classic back-to-school season, check out our live webinar calendar. Hope to see you there!
Transitioning from Corsework to Doctoral Capstone Writing
Essential Elements for Writing Annotated Bibliographies
Writing Literature Reviews in Your Graduate Coursework
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Tuesday, August 4, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Audience: Doctoral Capstone students
Writing a doctoral capstone document, such as a dissertation or a doctoral or project study, is a unique process with its own challenges. Often the shorter writing and research assignments you have done in courses do not accurately reflect what it takes to craft a book-length document that contains an original scholarly contribution, which is what your capstone will be. This webinar addresses the ways writing the doctoral capstone differs from writing for graduate courses and outlines some helpful strategies for how to approach the writing process as you move into the capstone phase.
Essential Elements for Writing Annotated Bibliographies
Thursday, August 13, 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET
Audience: Graduate students
This session discusses the do's and don'ts of annotated bibliographies using examples. This session is relevant for any graduate students who will be or have completed an annotated bibliography as part of their course work or in preparation for a doctoral capstone study. We also explain how annotated bibliographies can be used by all writers as a way to take notes and organize research. If you are currently writing or will write a large research paper, this is the webinar for you!
Writing Literature Reviews in Your Graduate Coursework
Tuesday, August 18, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Audience: Graduate students
Are you writing a literature review in one of your master's or doctoral courses? This webinar is for you! Literature reviews often require a large amount of research and organization as you collect multiple perspectives on a topic and synthesize them together. In this webinar, you'll learn tips for how to successfully write a literature review for your courses.
Note: This webinar will not address literature reviews in doctoral capstones (dissertations and project studies). To learn about literature reviews in doctoral capstones, see the webinar "Reviewing the Literature and Incorporating Previous Research," as well as the Doctoral Capstone Form and Style website.
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions in person, we post recordings of every live webinar event on the Walden University Writing Center website. The recordings of these sessions are posted 24 hours after they take place, and you can watch them free and on-demand.
The Walden University Writing Center creates content to help students with a range of topics related to scholarly writing, APA style, and the writing process. We host webinars, and offer paper reviews, live chat, and a podcast.
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APA 7 Update for Doctoral Students
If you are a Walden doctoral student working on your capstone, you may be wondering if and when you should be learning APA 7 and transitioning your document to follow the new guidelines. For details on a grace period for students actively working on their final studies or project, please see the Grace Period Update on our APA 7 Transition page.
Here are some other key dates to keep in mind regarding the university’s transition to APA 7:
• May 4: All of the Writing Center’s webpages, APA videos, modules, and webinars will be updated for APA 7.
• Summer term starts (May 4 for semester-based programs and June 1 for quarter-based and Tempo programs): Beginning with summer term starts through the end of 2020, the Writing Center’s form and style editors will provide support for both APA 6 and APA 7.
• June 1: Templates for both APA 6 and APA 7 will be available through the Writing Center. We will also provide instructions for adjusting text in an APA 6 doctoral capstone template to comply with APA 7, so that students transitioning from APA 6 to APA 7 in their capstones can avoid starting with a new template.
• January 1, 2021: All doctoral students working on their capstones will follow APA 7 guidelines.
To help doctoral capstone students transition to APA 7, the Writing Center is hosting a new live webinar in May, as well as our regular, all-student APA webinars that have been updated for APA 7. Find the registration information in the links below and on our webinar calendar page. If you’re unable to attend live, you can watch a recording of the webinars, which will be available from our webinar recordings archive.
New webinar for doctoral capstone students:
Updated webinars for all students:
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Here are some other key dates to keep in mind regarding the university’s transition to APA 7:
• May 4: All of the Writing Center’s webpages, APA videos, modules, and webinars will be updated for APA 7.
• Summer term starts (May 4 for semester-based programs and June 1 for quarter-based and Tempo programs): Beginning with summer term starts through the end of 2020, the Writing Center’s form and style editors will provide support for both APA 6 and APA 7.
• June 1: Templates for both APA 6 and APA 7 will be available through the Writing Center. We will also provide instructions for adjusting text in an APA 6 doctoral capstone template to comply with APA 7, so that students transitioning from APA 6 to APA 7 in their capstones can avoid starting with a new template.
• January 1, 2021: All doctoral students working on their capstones will follow APA 7 guidelines.
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The Walden University Writing Center provides a broad range of writing instruction and editing services for students, including writing assistance for undergraduates, graduate students, and doctoral capstone writers.
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Live Webinar Events for October 2019
Here's the schedule for another month of exciting and enlightening Live Webinar Events designed specifically for Walden University writers. Also, we're excited to present a brand new webinar session. Check it out below. To view each of our recorded session, check out our archive page here.
The Walden University Writing Center is home to a staff of trained, professional Writing Instructors and Dissertation Editors. The Writing Center's staff works with Walden University students' writing in one on one sessions, but also creates resources that can be used by students to enhance their own scholarly writing skills. As students come to the Writing Center with a variety of learning styles and preferences, the Writing Center's staff supports these students with a resources that appeal to the diversity of Walden U's body of students.
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| Title: | NEW Webinar: Before You Write: Critical Reading Strategies for Academic Writers |
| Date: | Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Welcome to the Writing Center |
| Date: | Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Prewriting Techniques: Taking the First Steps |
| Date: | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | APA Citations Part 2: Nontraditional Sources |
| Date: | Monday, October 21, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Introduce, Conclude, and Write the Abstract of Your Study |
| Date: | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
| Audience: | Doctoral Students Working on Final Capstone Draft |
The Walden University Writing Center is home to a staff of trained, professional Writing Instructors and Dissertation Editors. The Writing Center's staff works with Walden University students' writing in one on one sessions, but also creates resources that can be used by students to enhance their own scholarly writing skills. As students come to the Writing Center with a variety of learning styles and preferences, the Writing Center's staff supports these students with a resources that appeal to the diversity of Walden U's body of students.
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August Live Webinar Events from the Writing Center
Starting tomorrow, August 6th, the Walden University Writing Center has an entire month of exciting live webinar events planned. Our webinars are created and presented by Writing Instructors and Dissertation Editors who work closely with Walden U scholarly writers of all degrees, programs, and levels. We know what you're going through, and we create our live webinar sessions to deliver the most learning impact possible.
Live webinars are a great way to learn about a specific or general writing concept. But what makes these events even more enjoyable is that you are learning, in real-time, with a group of like-minded individuals who are also eager to further their writing skills. Writing and learning within a community of people can increase your motivation, your enjoyment, and your skills, all at the same time.
If you're unable to join us for any of the live sessions below, don't worry! We record all of our sessions and you can access them from our Webinar Archive any time. Click here to access previous recordings of live webinar sessions.
Here's the menu of our live webinar sessions offered this month from the Walden University Writing Center. Enjoy!
The Walden University Writing Center supports undergraduate and graduate students throughout their programs with paper reviews, webinars, modules, a podcast, and a comprehensive website.
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Live webinars are a great way to learn about a specific or general writing concept. But what makes these events even more enjoyable is that you are learning, in real-time, with a group of like-minded individuals who are also eager to further their writing skills. Writing and learning within a community of people can increase your motivation, your enjoyment, and your skills, all at the same time.
If you're unable to join us for any of the live sessions below, don't worry! We record all of our sessions and you can access them from our Webinar Archive any time. Click here to access previous recordings of live webinar sessions.
Here's the menu of our live webinar sessions offered this month from the Walden University Writing Center. Enjoy!
| Title: | Citations Part 1: Methods to the Madness |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 6, 2019 |
| Time: | 1:00PM - 2:00PM EST |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Grammar for Academic Writers: Identifying Common Errors |
| Date: | Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
| Time: | 7:00PM - 8:00PM EST |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | What About Me? Using Personal Experience in Academic Writing |
| Date: | Monday, August 19, 2019 |
| Time: | 3:00PM - 4:00PM EST |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Practical Writing Skills: Using and Integrating Quotes |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
| Time: | 1:30PM - 2:30PM EST |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Successfully Writing Doctoral Capstone Abstracts |
| Date: | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
| Time: | 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST |
| Audience: | Doctoral Students Working on Final Capstone Draft |
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Thursday Thoughts: Live Webinars in May
APA
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Avoiding Plagiarism
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Capstone Writing
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Dissertation
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Documentation
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Grammar and Mechanics
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Organization
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Paragraphs
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Scholarly Writing
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Spring is
a great time to build your academic writing knowledge and skills and we have several
live webinars in May to help you do just that! As usual, we have relevant webinars for every
student.
Plagiarism Prevention: The Three Components to Avoiding Plagiarism
In this webinar we will discuss advanced sentence structure errors and how to avoid them, focusing on revising tips and practice. Attend this webinar to learn how to become a better proofreader of your own grammar!
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 6:00 p.m.-2700 p.m. (Eastern)
It's difficult to fulfill all of the requirements of an assignment if you're not sure what the assignment prompt is asking you to do, right? This webinar takes students through the three sections of Walden assignment prompts, presenting 7 strategies you can use for dissecting and demystifying the writing assignment requirements. We will also discuss what to do when you find an assignment prompt confusing and tips for what requirements are often required but left unsaid (like a thesis statement).
Writing at the Graduate Level
Monday, May 20th. 2019 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Eastern)
We are not born knowing how to write academically, and you did not enter graduate school knowing how to write like a graduate student. After all, writing is a learning process. This session will discuss the characteristics of scholarly writing, giving you strategies to elevate your writing to graduate school expectations.
Discussing Method, Procedure, and Study Design
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Your reader not only wants to understand the results of your study, but also how you achieved those results: in other words, the rationale for your design and the methodology for collecting data. Join this webinar for a discussion of common writing issues students face when discussing these elements as well as strategies for overcoming them.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Paragraphs are the building blocks of an academic essay, and the strength of your writing and argument depend on developing effective paragraphs. Learn how to develop effective academic paragraphs by using topic, analysis, evidence, and concluding sentences (including an explanation of the MEAL plan). You will leave this webinar with a better understanding of the components of an effective paragraph, as well as tips for creating cohesion between and within paragraphs.
The Walden University Writing Center creates content to help students with a range of topics related to scholarly writing, APA style, and the writing process. We host webinars, and offer paper reviews, live chat, and a podcast.
Plagiarism Prevention: The Three Components to Avoiding Plagiarism
Thursday,
May 2nd, 2019 8:00p.m.-9:00
p.m. (Eastern)
Plagiarism
can be an intimidating concept for many student writers. Everyone wants to
avoid plagiarism, but it can be unclear what exactly plagiarism is and how to
avoid it. Join the Writing Center for our three ways to avoid plagiarism in
your writing. In this session you'll learn how to identify plagiarism, but then
practical ways to avoid plagiarism in your own writing.
Tuesday, May
7th, 2019 12:00
p.m.-1:00 p.m. (Eastern)In this webinar we will discuss advanced sentence structure errors and how to avoid them, focusing on revising tips and practice. Attend this webinar to learn how to become a better proofreader of your own grammar!
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 6:00 p.m.-2700 p.m. (Eastern)
It's difficult to fulfill all of the requirements of an assignment if you're not sure what the assignment prompt is asking you to do, right? This webinar takes students through the three sections of Walden assignment prompts, presenting 7 strategies you can use for dissecting and demystifying the writing assignment requirements. We will also discuss what to do when you find an assignment prompt confusing and tips for what requirements are often required but left unsaid (like a thesis statement).
Writing at the Graduate Level
Monday, May 20th. 2019 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Eastern)
We are not born knowing how to write academically, and you did not enter graduate school knowing how to write like a graduate student. After all, writing is a learning process. This session will discuss the characteristics of scholarly writing, giving you strategies to elevate your writing to graduate school expectations.
Discussing Method, Procedure, and Study Design
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Your reader not only wants to understand the results of your study, but also how you achieved those results: in other words, the rationale for your design and the methodology for collecting data. Join this webinar for a discussion of common writing issues students face when discussing these elements as well as strategies for overcoming them.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Paragraphs are the building blocks of an academic essay, and the strength of your writing and argument depend on developing effective paragraphs. Learn how to develop effective academic paragraphs by using topic, analysis, evidence, and concluding sentences (including an explanation of the MEAL plan). You will leave this webinar with a better understanding of the components of an effective paragraph, as well as tips for creating cohesion between and within paragraphs.
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions in person, we post recordings of every live webinar event on the Walden University Writing Center website.
The recordings of these sessions are posted 24 hours after they take place, and
you can watch them free and on-demand.
The Walden University Writing Center creates content to help students with a range of topics related to scholarly writing, APA style, and the writing process. We host webinars, and offer paper reviews, live chat, and a podcast.
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Thursday Thoughts: Writing For Social Change Webinar Series
One thing we take seriously here in the Walden University Writing Center is our students' commitment to positive social change. The programs of study they enter, the original research they produce, and their professional commitments all speak to the importance of Walden University's mission in their lives and work. These students use their skills, expertise, and determination to do amazing things for people all over the world.
Writing is central to this project. There are a variety forms and genres, not always scholarly, that can help these agents of change. So to support these scholar-practitioners in their journeys, our staff of professional writing instructors creates resources that are aimed specifically at supporting Walden students' social change goals. Below are three of our most popular social change resources: Live Webinar recordings of sessions that approach writing for social change in different ways.
Exploring Perspectives: In this webinar, you'll join a discussion about writing and social change. You'll have the change to discuss your own goals for social change and learn how writing can help you achieve those goals. Specific attention will be paid to how writing can help you generate ideas, as well as how you can use writing in areas like social media, grants, newspapers, and blogs to communicate your vision for social change.
Using Restorative Writing to Enact Social Change: Maintaining personal wellness is key to achieving your goals. Additionally, writing can be a useful tool for processing difficult events and discovering connections between your experiences and local, community, or global problems. In this webinar, you will explore how you can use restorative writing to promote wellness for yourself and your community. Information about the concept of restorative writing and how it evolved in academia will serve as the foundation for our discussion before you practice restorative writing during this webinar. Finally, you will reflect on how restorative writing can help you enact social change.
Grant Proposals: Sometimes achieving social change requires support from others. This webinar will give you tips for communicating your goals for social change through grant proposals, introducing you to this genre of writing. While we will not provide tips for finding grants, you will be able to use this webinar to help you communicate your social change vision to others in the grant format.
The Walden University Writing Center produces webinars that teach APA guidelines and writing skills for all Walden students, along with webinars specifically for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral capstone students. Webinars offer live writing instruction, as well as an opportunity for students to connect via Q&A and chatting with staff and other Walden students, and each webinar is recorded for later viewing.
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Writing is central to this project. There are a variety forms and genres, not always scholarly, that can help these agents of change. So to support these scholar-practitioners in their journeys, our staff of professional writing instructors creates resources that are aimed specifically at supporting Walden students' social change goals. Below are three of our most popular social change resources: Live Webinar recordings of sessions that approach writing for social change in different ways.
Writing For Social Change Webinar Series
Exploring Perspectives: In this webinar, you'll join a discussion about writing and social change. You'll have the change to discuss your own goals for social change and learn how writing can help you achieve those goals. Specific attention will be paid to how writing can help you generate ideas, as well as how you can use writing in areas like social media, grants, newspapers, and blogs to communicate your vision for social change.
Using Restorative Writing to Enact Social Change: Maintaining personal wellness is key to achieving your goals. Additionally, writing can be a useful tool for processing difficult events and discovering connections between your experiences and local, community, or global problems. In this webinar, you will explore how you can use restorative writing to promote wellness for yourself and your community. Information about the concept of restorative writing and how it evolved in academia will serve as the foundation for our discussion before you practice restorative writing during this webinar. Finally, you will reflect on how restorative writing can help you enact social change.
Grant Proposals: Sometimes achieving social change requires support from others. This webinar will give you tips for communicating your goals for social change through grant proposals, introducing you to this genre of writing. While we will not provide tips for finding grants, you will be able to use this webinar to help you communicate your social change vision to others in the grant format.
The Walden University Writing Center produces webinars that teach APA guidelines and writing skills for all Walden students, along with webinars specifically for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral capstone students. Webinars offer live writing instruction, as well as an opportunity for students to connect via Q&A and chatting with staff and other Walden students, and each webinar is recorded for later viewing.
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Thursday Thoughts: Live Webinars in March
APA
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Capstone Writing
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Citations
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Expert Advice
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Grammar and Mechanics
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Literature Review
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Scholarly Writing
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webinars
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Can you believe it’s March already? How is your progress on
your New Year’s writing goals?
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Whether you did or didn’t set any writing goals for yourself this year,
why not plan to work on your writing now by joining us for some of our live webinars in March!
Improving Your Writing: Strategies for Revising, Proofing, and Using Feedback
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
8:00p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Eastern)
This webinar will discuss the revision process in all its forms, including explaining the difference between proofreading and revising, how to revise on your own, how to revise using Writing Center or peer feedback, and how to revise using faculty feedback.
APA Citations Part 2: Nontraditional Sources
Thursday, March 14, 2019
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
In this second of two APA sessions, Writing Center staff members will discuss nontraditional APA citations and reference entries, with an emphasis on those that are common to Walden assignments. We will provide guidance on citing discussion posts, course videos, and other sources that are required at Walden but not explored thoroughly in the APA manual. Participants will receive links and other tools for helping students master these formats.
Reviewing the Literature and Incorporating Previous Research
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
This session will focus on writing approaches to synthesizing the research, including strategies to help organize and evaluate your sources, particularly in the literature review of doctoral capstone studies.
Practical Writing Skills: Using & Integrating Quotes
Thursday, March 21, 2019
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Learn the best way to use and integrate quotes in your academic writing in this interactive webinar. In the first half of this webinar you'll learn the basic principles for incorporating quotes into your writing, and then in the second half you'll practice integrating quotes so you can master this writing skill.
Mastering the Mechanics Part 2: Compound & Complex Sentences
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Eastern)
The second webinar in the Mastering the Mechanics series focuses on writing compound and complex sentences, with an emphasis on using correct punctuation, identifying common errors, and practicing skills. This webinar will support students in composing varied, sophisticated, and grammatically correct sentences.
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions in person, we post recordings of every live webinar event on the Walden University Writing Center website. The recordings of these sessions are posted 24 hours after they take place, and you can watch them free and on-demand.
Improving Your Writing: Strategies for Revising, Proofing, and Using Feedback
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
8:00p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Eastern)
This webinar will discuss the revision process in all its forms, including explaining the difference between proofreading and revising, how to revise on your own, how to revise using Writing Center or peer feedback, and how to revise using faculty feedback.
APA Citations Part 2: Nontraditional Sources
Thursday, March 14, 2019
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
In this second of two APA sessions, Writing Center staff members will discuss nontraditional APA citations and reference entries, with an emphasis on those that are common to Walden assignments. We will provide guidance on citing discussion posts, course videos, and other sources that are required at Walden but not explored thoroughly in the APA manual. Participants will receive links and other tools for helping students master these formats.
Reviewing the Literature and Incorporating Previous Research
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
This session will focus on writing approaches to synthesizing the research, including strategies to help organize and evaluate your sources, particularly in the literature review of doctoral capstone studies.
Practical Writing Skills: Using & Integrating Quotes
Thursday, March 21, 2019
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Learn the best way to use and integrate quotes in your academic writing in this interactive webinar. In the first half of this webinar you'll learn the basic principles for incorporating quotes into your writing, and then in the second half you'll practice integrating quotes so you can master this writing skill.
Mastering the Mechanics Part 2: Compound & Complex Sentences
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Eastern)
The second webinar in the Mastering the Mechanics series focuses on writing compound and complex sentences, with an emphasis on using correct punctuation, identifying common errors, and practicing skills. This webinar will support students in composing varied, sophisticated, and grammatically correct sentences.
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions in person, we post recordings of every live webinar event on the Walden University Writing Center website. The recordings of these sessions are posted 24 hours after they take place, and you can watch them free and on-demand.
The Walden University
Writing Center creates content to help students with a range of topics
related to scholarly writing, APA style, and the writing process. We host
webinars, and offer paper reviews, live chat, and a podcast.
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Planning for Writing Center Sessions at Residencies
Whether you are planning to attend a doctoral in-person or virtual residency, the preparation process can be daunting. In terms of
logistics, you may have to plan to take time off from work, find accommodations
for family members or pets, or arrange a ride to the airport (just to name a
few!). Not to mention, you have to emotionally prepare to interact with peers,
faculty, and staff in a synchronous environment, which, for Walden students, is
not the normal, everyday educational experience.
The preparation process can be a lot to handle, but as a
doctoral student, you are used to preparing. For some, your entire doctoral
career could be viewed as a preparation process for the next step in your professional
career! So you know that preparing can pay off and result in a more productive
experience.
Here are a few steps you can take to prepare for residency
sessions led by Writing Center staff to improve your experience:
Bring Your Laptop
Now, if you are attending a virtual residency, you are
likely not going to forget to bring your computer to residency sessions. But if
you are preparing to attend an in-person residency, do make sure to bring your
laptop to all Writing Center-led sessions. At both in-person and virtual
residencies, you’ll be asked to complete activities, some of which require
internet access. You might be asked to format an online journal article reference list entry, find a DOI number for a source, or add analysis to a MEAL Plan paragraph. Having the ability to view supporting materials and
activity instructions from your laptop during residency sessions can be very
convenient, especially if you’re nearsighted, like I am!
Bookmark the Writing Center’s Website
Speaking of the benefits of bringing a laptop to Writing
Center-led sessions, bookmarking the Writing Center’s website home page on your primary web browser before the residency can save
you a lot of time. In many Writing Center-led sessions, staff will guide you
through the Writing Center’s website to find helpful resources, such as
information about paper review appointments and what it means to synthesize. If you are able to easily access the Writing
Center’s homepage, you can then follow along with the staff member as they
navigate the Writing Center’s website. And once you know how to bookmark a
webpage, you can bookmark webpages of specific interest to you as the Writing
Center staff member shows you where to find answers to your APA and
writing-related questions.
Write Down Your Questions
Have a burning APA question you want to ask an expert? Or
maybe you’d like to know more about scholarly writing. Write it down! Create a
Microsoft Word document or a note in your phone and type up all of your
questions. Chances are we’ll answer many of your questions during the Writing
Center-led sessions you attend at the residency, but if we don’t, feel free to
ask! Writing Center staff are happy to answer your questions during residency advising
sessions, during presentations, or after residency sessions (if your question
is a little more intricate). As a bonus for those of you attending a virtual
residency, if you have all of your APA and writing-related questions typed up,
you can simply cut and paste them into the chatbox of the virtual environment in
which we meet!
Even though, as a residency presenter, I find I am able to
answer the majority of students’ questions without having to look up the
answers, I still learn something new at every residency. So if you stump me with
a question, good for us! We can locate the answer together. In any case, if you
record your questions somewhere, you’re less likely to forget to ask them. And
if you come up with questions after the residency ends, send them our way at writingsupport@waldenu.edu.
Your time is valuable, and spending some of your valuable
time prepping for Writing Center-led residency sessions can help you get the
most out of our sessions! We so look forward to seeing you at your next
residency.
Ellen Zamarripa is a Writing Instructor and the Coordinator of Residency Planning for Walden University's Writing Center. She loves to teach and especially enjoys working with students asynchronously through paper reviews and then meeting them synchronously at residencies.
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