welcome to the writing center anne (torkelson) shiell writing consultant walden university
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Welcome to the Writing Center
Anne (Torkelson) ShiellWriting ConsultantWalden University
Housekeeping
• Type your questions in the questions box
• Download the PowerPoint slides (at any point) and view the recording (later):
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/415.htm
Agenda
• Writing Center’s role in your writing • Writing support: Residencies & courses• Writing Center’s services & resources
– Website resources– Grammarly– Turnitin– Paper reviews
• Staying in touch with the Writing Center– Email– Social media
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Writing Center Tutors & Editors
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Poll
How familiar are you with the Writing Center and its services?
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Writing Center mission
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The Walden University Writing Center is dedicated to helping students become better writers. Recognizing the importance of the written word in effecting social change, we work to provide scholar-practitioners with the tools to transform themselves and society by becoming more effective communicators. We contribute to Walden’s thriving academic community by working one on one with students online and at the university’s academic residencies. We offer Walden students advice on organization, grammar, format, and APA style, and we answer students’ questions concerning the writing process and its outcomes so that they can best contribute to ongoing scholarly dialogues within each of the university’s schools and the broader academic community.
Writing Center and you
Our mission is to help you• Develop your writing skills
– Critical reading; critical thinking; synthesizing sources
• Communicate effectively– Organizing ideas; using evidence; applying APA style
• Generate positive social change– Putting ideas into words & words into action
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Writing support: University partnerships
• Residencies– Writing Center’s role: Presentations & advising
• Academic Skills Center– Math, science, & statistics tutoring– Support courses
• Assignment strategies• Exams• Reading• Writing• APA Style• Academic integrity
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Poll
For all students (any program, any field, any GPA)
Poll: Have you used a resource on the Writing Center’s website?
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http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu
Writing Center overview
• Writing Center website (writingcenter.waldenu.edu)
• Getting Started• APA writing templates• Webinars
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Poll
Have you participated other Writing Center webinars?
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Writing Center overview
For all students (any program, any field, any GPA)
• Writing resources• Grammarly• Turnitin• Paper reviews
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Grammarly
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• Provides instruction rather than “fixing” paper
• Requires critical thinking by the student
• Supplements rather than replaces the live tutors
• Tutorial
Turnitin (TII)
• Tag line: “Prevent Plagiarism. Engage Students.”
• Generates “Originality Report”
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Turnitin (TII): Example report
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Turnitin (TII)
• Academic Integrity & Turnitin• While instructor’s TII accounts may submit
your paper to larger TII database, the writing center’s TII drop boxes do not
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Poll
Have you had a paper review?
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Paper reviews: How they work
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Paper reviews: How they work
• Make an appointment• Upload your paper by 5 a.m. EST the
day of your appointment• Tutor will return your paper to you
by email within 2 business days of your appointment– e.g., if your appointment is on
Wednesday, you can expect to receive feedback on Wednesday or Thursday
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Making an appointment: First step
Log into myWalden portal and click “Schedule an Appointment” from the Academics tab
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Making an appointment
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• Video: http://screencast.com/t/H249BaITfy
• Tutoring tab on http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu
Paper reviews: What to expect
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A typical review, with tutor feedback displayed in the text and in bubble comments.
Paper reviews: Things to note
• You must have an appointment to have a paper reviewed
• Tutors review discussion posts, course papers, KAMs, capstone proposals (chapters/sections 1-3)
• Tutors are limited to one draft per appointment • You can make an appointment at any stage in
your draft process (exception: capstones are limited to proposal chapters/sections)
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Paper reviews: Things to note
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Paper review policies
• No Shows• Papers submitted by 5:00 a.m. EST day of your
appointment• Plagiarism• Tutors v. Editors for Hire
• Our job is to teach
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For full policies, visithttp://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/825.htm
Paper reviews and Form & Style
Tutors• Paper reviews
Editors• Form & Style
Poll
Have you followed the Writing Center by reading its blog, Twitter feed, or Facebook page?
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Writing Center: Join the conversation
Twitter (@WUWritingCenter)
Blog
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Meet the Tutors
Meet the Editors
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Questions
Now: Use the Q&A box on your screen
After the webinar: Email the tutors at [email protected]