WriteCast: A Casual Conversation for Serious Writers Podcast
1) Podcast Announcement
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...Show More
2) What is Scholarly Voice? (Episode 90)
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 writ...Show More
3) Paraphrasing versus Quoting (Episode 89)
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 Modul...Show More
4) APA Style Rules (Episode 88)
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 R...Show More
5) What About APA? (Episode 87)
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 mi...Show More
6) SMARTER Goals (Episode 86)
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...Show More
7) Building Confidence (Episode 85)
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 ...Show More
8) Universal Design and Learning Preferences (Episode 84)
Veronica Oliver joins the podcast to discuss universal design and learning preferences, and how students can use this information to help have more effective paper reviews from the writing center. Rel...Show More
9) Avoiding Bias (Episode 83)
How do you avoid bias in academic writing? We dive into the APA 7th edition guidelines on this topic including descriptors, avoiding generalization, and using singular they. Relevant Resources: APA we...Show More
10) Jeannie's Approved Prospectus (Episode 82)
Jeannie, a Walden student and former writing instructor, discusses having her prospectus approve and moving on to the proposal. She discusses tips and her experience finding the right problem to pursu...Show More