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October Live Webinars
Next week, we're excited to host two live student webinars. "Welcome to the Writing Center" is a great webinar for you if you're new to Walden, haven't used the Writing Center much yet, or would like some guidance on what resources are most helpful depending on the time you have and your learning style.
October is a special month for the Walden community, as students, faculty, and staff come together with each other and in their communities to celebrate Global Days of Service. This year marks Walden's 15th Global Days of Service, a dedicated time to volunteer and enact positive social change through service.
To join in the celebration, our second webinar this month, "Using Restorative Writing to Enact Social Change," is a specialized discussion about using writing to transform pain into engagement and even potentially social change. In this interactive session, learn what restorative writing is, why it matters, and how to use it for healing, self-care, and building stronger communities.
If you can't attend the webinars live, visit our webinar recordings archive to access recordings and transcripts for all of our webinars. Better yet, register for the webinars below to receive the recording links by email as soon as they're available!
Welcome to the Writing Center
October 20, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
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This webinar will orient you to the many resources available at your fingertips, including paper reviews, extensive website and videos, Quick Answers, live and recorded webinars, self-paced modules, and social media. We'll specifically focus on which resources will be most helpful when you're short on time, have a few days to get help, or are looking to develop your writing skills long-term. Using Restorative Writing to Enact Social Change
October 22, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
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The Walden University Writing Center offers live webinars each month on academic writing topics such as scholarly writing, APA style, and practical writing skills.
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July 2020 Live Webinar Events
Mark your calendar for upcoming Writing Center webinars!
The webinar details and links to register are below, and you can also find registration and more information on the Writing Center’s webinar calendar page. All webinars include live captioning.
We know students can’t always attend a live webinar, so we record all of our webinars and archive them in our webinar archive for viewing at your convenience. You’ll also find the slides and transcripts for each webinar there as well.
Preparing for the Form and Style: Common Errors and Editor Q&A
Date: Thursday, July 9
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Audience: Doctoral Capstone Students
In this webinar we discuss the purpose of the form and style review and where it occurs in the approval process as well as outline student, committee, and editor responsibilities in finalizing manuscript drafts to prepare for ProQuest publication. The last portion of this session is Q&A with three of the Writing Center's editors.
Writing Effective Academic Paragraphs
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Audience: All students
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.
Practical Writing Skills: Paraphrasing Source Information
Date: Tuesday, July 28
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Audience: All students
Join us for a discussion of what paraphrasing is and tips for paraphrasing. In the second half of the session, you will be asked to practice so you can walk away confident in your paraphrasing skills.
We hope to see you at the webinars this month!
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The webinar details and links to register are below, and you can also find registration and more information on the Writing Center’s webinar calendar page. All webinars include live captioning.
We know students can’t always attend a live webinar, so we record all of our webinars and archive them in our webinar archive for viewing at your convenience. You’ll also find the slides and transcripts for each webinar there as well.
Preparing for the Form and Style: Common Errors and Editor Q&A
Date: Thursday, July 9
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Audience: Doctoral Capstone Students
In this webinar we discuss the purpose of the form and style review and where it occurs in the approval process as well as outline student, committee, and editor responsibilities in finalizing manuscript drafts to prepare for ProQuest publication. The last portion of this session is Q&A with three of the Writing Center's editors.
Writing Effective Academic Paragraphs
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Audience: All students
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.
Practical Writing Skills: Paraphrasing Source Information
Date: Tuesday, July 28
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Audience: All students
Join us for a discussion of what paraphrasing is and tips for paraphrasing. In the second half of the session, you will be asked to practice so you can walk away confident in your paraphrasing skills.
We hope to see you at the webinars this month!
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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The Wonderful World of APA 7: Advice and Favorite Changes
With the summer term starts, Walden University has
officially adopted APA 7 across the university community. The Writing Center
instructors and editors have been busy preparing for the shift, working with faculty
and students on this transition to APA 7, and we are excited that the entire
university is now using APA 7.
APA 7 incorporates many changes that are responsive to current
writing and researching practices, and it clarifies some APA 6 rules that were
cumbersome or confusing. Take a look at few favorite APA 7 changes of Writing
Center staff and Walden faculty below.
What rule
change are you excited about in APA 7?
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Simplified rules for when articles do not have a
DOI. –Claire Helakoski, Writing Center Writing Instructor
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Always include the issue number in journal
article references where available. Much easier and quicker to reference! –Dr.
Kate Andrews, Contributing Faculty, PhD College of Management and Technology
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One of the APA rule changes I am most excited
about is the streamlining of et al. use, so now sources with three or more
authors follow et al. format for each citation. –Veronica Oliver, Writing Center Writing Instructor
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"they" and the rationale behind it! –Dr. Jan Garfield, Core Faculty,
Doctor of Business Administration
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are so many, but I'm particularly excited that the new edition explicitly
supports the use of the singular "they". This is an example of
putting people before rules, and adjusting expectations around language to
reflect the inclusiveness we want to embody in our work. –Grete Howland, Writing Center Writing Instructor
With all this enthusiasm, we also recognize that students,
staff, and faculty are just beginning to learn the APA 7 guidelines. We have many
resources available to help you continue your journey:
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Our APA6 and APA 7 Comparison Tables highlight the primary differences between APA
6 and APA 7, and the new APA7 Transition FAQ documents the most common transition questions we’ve heard
from students and faculty.
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The APA Citations and Style Webinar Recordings are now all in APA 7, including our
APA 7 at a Glance sessions that detail the major changes from APA 6 to APA 7.
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The General Templates and Doctoral Capstone Templates have been updated for APA 7. You now have the option of
accessing the Doctoral Capstone Templates and Prospectus Templates in either
APA 6 or APA 7.
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All of the Writing Center’s APA Style instruction is now updated for APA 7, so you can
get the most up-to-date information from our website.
These are only a few of the ways you can develop your APA 7
skills! See some excellent recommendations from Writing Center staff and Walden
faculty below.
What will
you be doing to continue to learn and engage with APA 7?
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I will continue to follow APA on social media to gain
insight on their reasoning behind their guidelines. This helps me understand
how to apply the rule in various situations. –Lauri Barnes, Writing Center Writing Instructor
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I've participated in several webinars online. I've accessed a few "tip" guides online too that
highlight the major changes between APA 6th and 7th. [One example is the
Writing Center’s APA6 & 7 Comparison Tables!] Lastly, I've updated my EndNote program to
make sure that APA 7th edition format is installed. –Dr. Terrell Strayhorn,
Contributing Faculty, Riley College of Education
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To continue to learn and engage with APA 7, I
plan to review Writing Center APA resources, such as the “APA7 at a Glance: Changes and Support for the Switch” webinar. –Veronica Oliver, Writing Center Writing Instructor
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As I write articles and finish up a Master's
thesis, I am actively engaging APA and highlighting those sections reviewed.
Look at the index highlight and then the actual page. –Dr. Ora Robinson, Contributing
faculty, College of Nursing
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I'll be watching all of the Writing Center's new
APA 7 webinars, and staying in conversation with my colleagues to clarify rules
and figure out the best way to communicate changes. –Grete Howland, Writing Center Writing Instructor
We invite you to post your favorite APA 7 change and how
you will continue to learn APA 7 in the comments below!
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Upcoming APA 7 Webinars
Mark your calendar for upcoming APA 7 webinars! As the Walden
University community learns APA 7 and prepares for the university’s transition
(May 4 for students in semester-based programs and June 1 for students in quarter-based
programs and Tempo programs), we’re excited to share our May webinar schedule
with you. The Writing Center will be hosting live webinars about the transition
to APA 7 and APA-focused instructional webinars that have been updated to
reflect APA 7 guidelines.
The webinar details and links to register are below, and you
can also find registration and more information on the Writing Center’s webinar calendar page and on the Writing Center’s APA 7 transition page. All webinars include live captioning.
We know students can’t always attend a live webinar, so we
record all of our webinars and archive them in our webinar archive for viewing
at your convenience. You’ll also find the slides and transcripts for each
webinar there as well.
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We hope to see you at the webinars, and we look
forward to continuing to support you on your journey of learning APA 7!
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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An APA 7 Update and Resources
We here in the Walden University Writing Center recently updated our APA 7 transition webpage to provide more information about how we’re preparing to
help Walden University students use the APA’s new style guide.
To help support Walden students’ transition, the instructors
and editors of the Writing Center are working to learn the details of the new
style guide, update our instructional resources, and create new resources. For
example, these APA 6 and 7 comparison tables provide a concise preview of the significant
changes between the old and new version of the manual. These tables are just
one example of the type of resource our staff is working on to highlight and
help you learn the changes.
We also just published a WriteCast podcast episode
on a few of the APA 7 changes that we’re most excited about. Stream or download (click the connect button on the player) the episode
here, or listen on your favorite podcast app. If you have heard or read about
upcoming changes, we’d love to know which ones you are looking forward to the
most!
Please bookmark our APA 7 transition webpage to learn about when new Writing Center resources will go
live and for information about the official Walden University timelines for the
transition. We’ll continue to share updates with you on resources, training,
and timelines as we all make this exciting move together!
Any questions related to the transition to APA 7 can be directed to APA7@mail.waldenu.edu.
Any questions related to the transition to APA 7 can be directed to APA7@mail.waldenu.edu.
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December 2019 Live Webinar Events
Join us for our Live Webinar Events in December, 2019. We hope you can join these live sessions, but if not, we archive recordings of all of our sessions. Access our webinar archive here.
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| Title: | Life Cycle of a Paper |
| Date: | Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 8:00PM - 9:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Beginnings and Endings: Introduce and Conclude Your Writing |
| Date: | Wednesday, December 11, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
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There’s a New APA Manual: What Does It Mean for Walden?
As you may have heard, APA released a new, seventh edition of
its Publication Manual on October 1. For now, Walden will continue using the sixth
edition of the manual, so no actions are needed from students or faculty yet!
The Writing Center is working with academic leaders to ensure the transition to
the updated manual will be smooth, and to communicate timelines and other
details of this transition as they are decided.
Walden Writing Center staff members have all received copies
of the seventh edition of the APA manual and are currently doing a close read
to understand the changes that come with it. Throughout November, we’ll be
assembling a document detailing these changes, which we’ll use to make the
needed revisions to our own resources and to develop student and faculty
training. Faculty and students will be receiving a communication in the next
few weeks with some clarification on this transition and the next steps.
In the meantime, Walden students, faculty, and staff can
visit the APA Transition Page on the Writing Center website for announcements related to
APA 7 and send any questions about this transition to the Writing Center at APA7@mail.waldenu.edu.
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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November Live Webinar Events from the Walden University Writing Center!
This month, our Writing Instructors will be presenting live webinar sessions on practical (and important!) scholarly writing topics. If you're able to join our webinars at the times listed below, great! Be prepared to think about, chat about, and practice scholarly writing skills in an interactive presentation space with plenty of like-minded Walden scholar-practitioners. Writing can sometimes feel like a solitary activity, but it doesn't have to be!
Join us this month for these sessions:
If you're unable to attend these sessions in person, no problem! You're free to view the recordings of these sessions, and any of our 50+ webinar recordings. Click here to access our library of fully-accessible, informative, super-helpful webinar recordings!
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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Join us this month for these sessions:
| Title: | Practical Tips to Successfully Write in Academic American English |
| Date: | Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
| Title: | Practical Writing Skills: Incorporating Analysis and Synthesis |
| Date: | Wednesday, November 20, 2019 |
| Time (Eastern): | 8:00PM - 9:00PM |
| Audience: | All Students |
If you're unable to attend these sessions in person, no problem! You're free to view the recordings of these sessions, and any of our 50+ webinar recordings. Click here to access our library of fully-accessible, informative, super-helpful webinar recordings!
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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Set a Writing Goal (and Stick To It!) With This New Writing Center Service
In the Writing Center, we know that improving your scholarly writing skills can be a big challenge. What can make this especially difficult is that developing your writing process can seem so big and complicated that you may not know where to begin. Should you focus on grammar? APA? What about organization and paraphrasing? Should you try to do it all at once? Setting writing goals for yourself (which we’ve discussed previously on this blog) can help you chart a path through this work, letting you focus on your priorities and identify concrete, positive steps you can take.
To further support you and encourage you to set writing goals, we’re offering a pilot program—which we’re calling a Goal Plan—that includes four guaranteed paper-review appointments with the same writing instructor focused on your writing goals. Each Goal Plan is kind of like a cross between our standard paper reviews and a miniature writing course: you’ll set the goals that you want to work towards, and we’ll give you feedback to help you make meaningful progress over time. As with all of our paper reviews, our aim is to help you develop skills that you can then apply to all of your future writing.
If you would like to participate in a Goal Plan, you can get started by completing our Writing Goals and Planning Module. If you have any questions, feel free to email us. We look forward to working with you!
The Walden University Writing Center creates innovative writing instructional services to enhance writers' understanding of the complexities of scholarly writing. The Writing Center's staff encourages writers to take control of their scholarly writing development with resources, instruction, and multi-media & on-demand learning opportunities.
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The Walden University Writing Center creates innovative writing instructional services to enhance writers' understanding of the complexities of scholarly writing. The Writing Center's staff encourages writers to take control of their scholarly writing development with resources, instruction, and multi-media & on-demand learning opportunities.
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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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