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Kacy and Claire from the Walden University Writing…


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  • 91. Podcast Announcement

     04:29
    The podcast will be on hiatus for a while. Claire and Kacy recommend 6 of their favorite episodes. Links to Episodes and Archive:Episode 13: 60 Minutes or 60 Seconds, Maximizing Your Time with Writing ResourcesEpisode 18: Student Q&AEpisodes 34 (Taking Care of Yourself with Mindful Writing) and 35 (A Brief Daily Session Walkthrough)Episode 84: Avoiding BiasEpisode 79: How to Start WritingEpisode 72: Emotional Intelligence for Online StudentsAlso be sure to look over our archive and categories on the WriteCast homepage

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  • 90. What is Scholarly Voice? (Episode 90)

     07:13
    What is scholarly voice, anyway? Claire and Kacy discuss how to be clear and direct in your academic writing to achieve scholarly voice.Relevant resources:Scholarly voice webpagesWhat is academic writing? webinarScholarly Tone and Voice blog series

  • 89. Paraphrasing versus Quoting (Episode 89)

     07:08
    When should you paraphrase? What about quoting? Claire and guest host Brittany Rogers discuss four easy steps to paraphrase and more!Relevant Resources:Paraphrasing webpagesPlagiarism Prevention ModulesParaphrasing Primer: How to Paraphrase Sources Successfully (webinar)Using and Integrating Quotations (webinar)

  • 88. APA Style Rules (Episode 88)

     07:23
    APA Style Rules can be a confusing phrase. APA is more than just citations and references, and Claire and Kacy delve into passive voice, anthropomorphism, and numbers rules in this episode. Relevant Resources:Anthropomorphism webpagePassive voice webpageAPA Style modulesAPA's website on Mechanics of Style

  • 87. What About APA? (Episode 87)

     06:33
    What should you do when your assignment doesn't seem to meet APA or is a different format than a typical paper? Claire and Kacy discuss APA rules and how to adjust to different writing formats that might not use all of APA's usual standards.

  • 86. SMARTER Goals (Episode 86)

     08:36
    Instead of resolutions, Claire and Kacy discuss setting achievable, reasonable goals they term SMARTER goals for your writing projects!Relevant resources: Setting writing goals webpagesKeeping Up Your Motivation podcast episodeHow to Set and Stick to a Writing Goal podcast episode

  • 85. Building Confidence (Episode 85)

     07:53
    How can student writers build their confidence? Guest Grete Howland explores three main approaches students can use in this month's episode. Relevant Resources: How to Set and Stick to a Writing Goal WriteCast episodeWhy Set a Writing Goal webpageHow to Start and Sustain a Writing Group WriteCast episode