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Kyla James's blogs
The importance of citing sources in academic writing
By Kyla James July 31, 2023 - 1:16pmCiting sources is a key feature to academic writing as it helps strengthen your argument in your work. It further supports what you’re stating and gives support by providing other research and academic professionals that completed...Differences between a library search engine and a public search engine
By Kyla James July 31, 2023 - 1:13pmAs we near the end of the semester, we are asked to complete a literature review as our final assignment. This entails a vast amount of time researching a topic and comparing commonalities and differences between sources. As we embark on this...Writing format and common grammar and sentencing errors
By Kyla James June 24, 2023 - 9:16pm Comments (1)This week we are editing our drafts for our critical review assignment and are asked to reflect on our how we usually format our writing, our reaction to style guides, and sentence, grammar, and punctuation issues that we may have identified in our...Criteria-based feedback and reader-based feedback
By Kyla James June 19, 2023 - 9:09pm Comments (1)Rarely am I in the position of editing other students work in academia, most likely because of time and opposing schedules, however the 606 graduate writing class at AU has provided me with this opportunity. I read the Elbow Chapters assigned...Tips and tactics used while writing
By Kyla James June 12, 2023 - 9:18am Comments (1)Cory Doctorow's "Writing in the Age of Distraction" article has me reflecting on my own writing tips and which strategies that I use and which of his tips I could incorporate into my writing practice. One of the strategies that I use in...Drafting and Outline for Critical Review
By Kyla James June 11, 2023 - 2:40pm Comments (1)This weekend I was able to re-read the article assigned to us for our critical review and made use of the alphanumerical ouline format that OWL Purdue website included. I've previously used a similar format when joting notes down in Microsoft Word...Reading and Writing Critically
By Kyla James June 8, 2023 - 1:25pm Comments (1)I have learned that I write better than what I originally thought and to extend myself some grace in terms of identifying as a writer. I am a perfectionist by nature and can get bogged down in details or delay beginning work as a result....Adapting to online learning
By Kyla James May 21, 2023 - 11:39am Comments (1)I have recently enrolled in the Master of Nursing graduate program at Athabasca University, and this is the first time learning and completing coursework exclusively online. One of the reasons for enrolling at AU was because of this, and like...
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