WriteCast: A Casual Conversation for Serious Writers

Walden University Writing Center

Kacy and Claire from the Walden University Writing Center chat about all things academic writing. Special guests include students, faculty, and Writing Center editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 06/06/2022

    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 Resources Episode 18: Student Q&A Episodes 34 (Taking Care of Yourself with Mindful Writing) and 35 (A Brief Daily Session Walkthrough) Episode 84: Avoiding Bias Episode 79: How to Start Writing Episode 72: Emotional Intelligence for Online Students Also be sure to look over our archive and categories on the WriteCast homepage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min

  2. 03/05/2022

    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 webpages What is academic writing? webinar Scholarly Tone and Voice blog series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  3. 04/04/2022

    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 webpages Plagiarism Prevention Modules Paraphrasing Primer: How to Paraphrase Sources Successfully (webinar) Using and Integrating Quotations (webinar) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  4. 03/03/2022

    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 Resources: Anthropomorphism webpage Passive voice webpage APA Style modules APA's website on Mechanics of Style Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  5. 03/02/2022

    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 might not use all of APA's usual standards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  6. 01/01/2022

    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 webpages Keeping Up Your Motivation podcast episode How to Set and Stick to a Writing Goal podcast episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 min

  7. 01/12/2021

    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 WriteCast episode Why Set a Writing Goal webpage How to Start and Sustain a Writing Group WriteCast episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min
  8. Universal Design and Learning Preferences (Episode 84)

    01/10/2021

    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. Relevant resources: Can you Doodle Your Way to Better Writing? blog post on learning preferences. Mapping your Mind with Bubbl.us blog post Speech to Text: Prewriting by Speaking blog post Our Paper Reviews webpage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
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Kacy and Claire from the Walden University Writing Center chat about all things academic writing. Special guests include students, faculty, and Writing Center editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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