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Presentation:Class 14--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | July 16, 2011
PowerPoint presentation from final session of Intensive Course in Research Writing, held 27 June through 15 July 2011 at Texas A&M University. Session included a guest segment on academic writing style and building English vocabulatry, continued discussion of communicating specialized information to the public, a wrap-up exercise, and information on some resources. To make the file small enough to download rapidly, pictures were omitted from the version posted. Including discussion and a break, the session ran about 3 hours.

Presentation:Class 12--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | July 14, 2011

PowerPoint presentation from Intensive Course in Research Writing, held 27 June through 15 July 2011 at Texas A&M University. Session included a guest segment on modals and a presentation on writing and publishing book chapters and books. To make the file small enough to download rapidly, pictures were omitted from the version posted. Including discussion and a break, the session ran about 3 hours.

Presentation:Class 10--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | July 11, 2011
PowerPoint presentation from Intensive Course in Research Writing, held 27 June through 15 July 2011 at Texas A&M University. Session included a guest segment on verb forms and a presentation on preparing grant proposals. To make the file small enough to download rapidly, pictures were omitted from the version posted. Including discussion and a break, the session ran about 3 hours.

Presentation:Class 7--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | July 7, 2011
PowerPoint presentation from Intensive Course in Research Writing, held 27 June through 15 July 2011 at Texas A&M University. Session included presentations by some class members about their work, a segment on aspects of writing style, and most of a segment on ethical and other issues. To make the file small enough to download rapidly, pictures were omitted from the version posted. Including discussion and a break, the session ran about 3 hours.

Presentation:Class 2--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | June 28, 2011

PowerPoint presentation from Intensive Course in Research Writing, held 27 June through 15 July 2011 at Texas A&M University. Main topics of the session: approaching a writing project, writing in English as a foreign language, writing the methods section, and providing feedback on drafts. To make the file small enough to download rapidly, pictures were omitted from the version posted. Including discussion and a break, the session ran about 3 hours.

Web resource:Association of American University Presses Resources

By | June 3, 2011

Resources for authors, scholarly publishers, libraries, and others. Includes a grid listing main subject areas of interest of member presses. Also includes a set of FAQs on permissions and copyright.

AuthorAID Tips of the Week 1-25

By | May 20, 2011
Weekly tips on writing and publishing. Prepared by AuthorAID graduate assistant Bernard Appiah. Original dates of posting: 1 December 2010 through 17 May 2011.

Case study:Peer approved

By | May 12, 2011

How an AuthorAID writing workshop helped to improve research publication at the National University of Rwanda (NUR).