Writing and Communication
Enhance your ability to write and speak with expertise, integrity, and purpose, in ways typical of your discipline, field, or program.
Services
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The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication supports a diverse community of writers at 亚洲天堂, at various levels of proficiency, across many types of graduate student writing situations: academic, creative, professional, and technical. Consider booking a one-on-one appointment (in-person or written feedback) with a peer writing consultant to support your writing projects.听听 Visit their to learn more about hours, how to prepare for, and to book, a writing consultation. |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication | |
The Monday Motivator |
This weekly email provides positive energy and a productivity tip, with concrete and actionable steps to help with your week or semester.听 Sign up when registering! through 亚洲天堂's subscription. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
14-Day Writing Challenge |
The is an opportunity for you to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. the site through 亚洲天堂's subscription.听 The next challenge is: Sept 8 - 21, 2025.听 by Aug 29. Future dates will be posted once available. It's very simple... |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
Tired of solo writing sessions? Craving a supportive environment to fuel your creativity? Look no further than our weekly writing community, tailored for the 亚洲天堂 Okanagan community. |
Centre for Scholarly Communication |
Resources
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Dissertation Success Curriculum |
The 12-week Dissertation Success online, on-demand program is designed for doctoral candidates who are focused on finishing their dissertation. Each module includes a recorded training video and resources. with the University of British Columbia's subscription to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, then . |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
A short in which Drs Susan Porter and Beth Haverkamp discuss the importance of writing with integrity (the importance of writing and contributing new knowledge and scholarship with integrity; avoiding plagiarism) |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Pathways to Success | |
A series of videos to introduce students to the fundamentals of academic writing and research: 鈥淲riting in Situations鈥, An interview with Dr. Anthony Par茅 plus |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Pathways to Success | |
Study guides, videos, and quizzes to help with Communicating Science, Finding, Integrating, and Citing Sources, Grammar and Style, Developing an Effective Writing Process, and more.听 There are also resources, including , that provide strategies for teaching writing, grading assignments, using peer review, giving feedback, and more. |
Science Writing Resources for Learning (ScWRL) | |
This program ($245US), exclusively for听graduate students and postdocs, offers听12 weeks of access to the WriteNow platform and timer for听increased writing productivity, goal setting, and community support. NCFDD through 亚洲天堂's subscription then learn more about the , including future offerings.听 What to expect: Every Day (Monday - Friday): |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity | |
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication developed these to assist students across the disciplines and professions. These evidence-based resources describe some of the typical practices that occur in high-stakes writing situations, with a focus on academic genres: abstracts, lay summaries, literature reviews, research article introductions, and so on. |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication | |
Check out this for handouts and materials from sessions on Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Analysis and Visualization, Digital Scholarship, Research Data Management, Citation Management, Copyright, and more. |
Library Research Commons | |
Check out this page听 for numerous resources and supports for both students and instructors. In particular, there are several relevant Canvas modules including: |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication | |
Book List: Succeeding in Grad School and your Career |
Below is a list of recommended reading to help you navigate grad school and strategize for your career.听 These are some examples and there are many more!听 Many have very similar topics.听 Pick one or two depending on where you are in your program.听 You do not need to read them all! They range from helping you choose your research project, to navigating each stage of your program, to helping you select opportunities for career planning. (Note: many of these are available through the 亚洲天堂 library) |
Graduate Pathways to Success |
Media training for 亚洲天堂 researchers |
This course is designed by 亚洲天堂 Media relations specifically to help scholars develop the confidence to engage with media about newsworthy research. Researchers will learn: |
亚洲天堂 Media Relations |
A mini-series of short videos (5 - 10 mins each), to provide quick tips for success in a variety of areas across the academic sphere. for free with 亚洲天堂's subscription, then Chapter 1: Accountability Matters: When it comes to research and writing, accountability matters. This video highlights three ways to increase academics鈥 accountability and boost their research productivity. Chapter 2: Creating Micro Goals to Maximize Your 30-Minute Writing Sessions |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity | |
Developed by the Public Humanities Hub, as part of their public scholarship series, each toolkit is themed around a specific kind of public scholarship, including:
include presentation recordings, examples, resources, and more. |
Public Humanities Hub | |
Research Impact Canada has developed freely accessible online e-modules, each focused on a specific skill important in KMb. These online modules are stand-alone and can be completed in any order at any time. The purpose of these modules is to: |
Research Impact Canada | |
KxM Research to Impact Foundations Course is a self-paced, online course designed for members of the 亚洲天堂 community 鈥 including faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and researchers 鈥 whose research aims to create social impact through informing practice and policy and/or expanding public conversation. Learn more and enroll here: Course format: |
Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation |