SPRING 2023
Your Semester Writing Webinar: Time, Routine, & Strategies
JAN 24, 11-11:50 AM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar covers topics of time chunking, agile scheduling, and habit formation. These approaches will help writers prioritize writing in their schedules while assuring they have also included for rest, recreation, and other life-affirming activities. A goal of this session is for participants to leave with strategies to create a workable writing schedule that supports their semester life goals, well-being, and writing productivity.
Your Semester Writing Workshop: Semester Planning Session
JAN 25, 12-1:30 PM MST
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: LSC 306
This in-person working session covers time chunking, agile scheduling, and habit formation to help attendees craft a semester writing schedule that supports their semester life goals, well-being, and writing productivity. It will draw on approaches covered in the January 24 webinar and provide time for writers to work with the techniques. Literally on paper. Participants will leave this workshop with a weekly plan and skills to schedule and build momentum on their writing projects. (Note: Participants do not need to attend the 1/24 webinar—all concepts will be covered in this working session.)
4-Hour Article Draft Intro Session
JAN 26, 2-2:50 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This session introduces an experimental workshop designed for writers to produce a draft article in 4 hours. We will explore the preparation for the two 2-hr writing sessions in February (2/23) and March (3/2). Attendees will do best if they have all data, literature, and clarity of findings/analysis/interpretations. We will be bold and explore what is possible with preparation and deep work, together.
Write to Publish (W2P): Information Session
JAN 30, 3-3:50 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
The Write to Publish (W2P) non-credit course guides writers through the steps of producing an article for publication in 12 weeks. This introductory session for the Write to Publish (W2P) non-credit course includes information about writing for publication, the arrangement of the 12-week course, and scheduling to prioritize article writing. The workshop is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and CSU researchers.
Writing for Publication: The Big Picture
FEB 6, 2-2:50 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar focuses on the processes of writing articles for academic journals. It includes information on such key steps as: identifying and contacting relevant journals, crafting the abstract, and tracking your progress through the process. This webinar is cross-listed with the W2P 12-week, non-credit certificate course.
Strategies to Address Procrastination & Writing Slumps Webinar
FEB 1, 12-12:50 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar brings together studies of stalled writers with research on procrastination to help writers create a regular writing practice. We will explore techniques to identify and address barriers that may keep us from writing regularly as well as strategies that can make sitting down to write easy and rewarding.
Write at Speed Webinar: "How To" Information Session
FEB 2, 1-1:50 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar covers strategies that help writers draft quickly (and edit slowly) to increase overall writing productivity and satisfaction. It will also explore what it takes to “write for speed” regularly so that writers can build momentum on a project over the semester.
Write for Speed Workshop: Practice Session
FEB 8, 12-1:30 PM MST
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: LSC 322
This workshop covers additional strategies writers can use to draft quickly (and edit slowly) during a writing session and to learn methods that can build writing focus and endurance. Writers should plan to practice writing on a current writing project.
ETD Information Session: Experts from the Graduate School & Library
FEB 14, 10-10:50 AM MST
WEBINAR ON TEAMS
This session covers where to go for information about ETD submission processes and paperwork as well as the basics of copyright and ProQuest as they pertain to graduate student theses and dissertations.
How to Revise and Edit Webinar: Key Types and Steps
FEB 15, 12-1:30 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar covers the principal steps for revising and polishing a manuscript. Participants will learn about the key types of revision and editing and an easy-to-use step-by-step process to create flow and clarity in their writing.
Writing Collaboratively with Faculty Advisors Webinar
FEB 22, 12-1:30 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar provides graduate students with information about types of collaborative writing, types of feedback, and strategies for writing with others. We will discuss how to interpret and use feedback well to move writing projects forward. The final 30 minutes of the webinar will open to Q&A so that graduate student can connect and troubleshoot challenges.
Zotero & Mendeley Training Session
MAR 2, 3-4:30 PM MST
IN-PERSON SESSION: LSC 324
This training builds off last semester’s introduction to Zotero & Mendeley, “Top 10 Things You Can Do with Citation Management Software (#7 will shock you!).” Working with your own research library, you can put tools and strategies into practice and ask questions of citation management experts to immediately build your citation and source management skills (with experts from CSU Libraries, Renae Watson and Rachelle Ramer).
Note to participants: Please bring your laptop with access to the software you are using to this workshop.
Passive/Active Voice Webinar with Kelly Bradbury
MAR 8, 1-2:15 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This webinar will help you recognize passive voice, edit your writing for passive sentences, and revise sentences to make them active. These techniques can be useful for all fields of study and types of academic writing.
Avoid Jargonitis Webinar: How to Use Specialized Language for Various Audiences
MAR 21, 12-1:30 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
Most academic writers will suffer from jargonitis at some point in their career. “Jargonitis” is the recurring and excessive use of specialized language that obscures rather than communicates meaning. This webinar will help writers identify and eliminate jargon and to opt instead for the skillful use of specialized language. The most complex field-specific words can carry meaning to various reader—attend and learn how to write with meaning and avoid jargon.
Grants at the Sentence-Level: A Workshop with Dr. Jeff Wilusz of MIP & Dr. Kristina Quynn of CSU Writes
MAR 23, 2-2:50 PM MST
WEBINAR ON TEAMS
This workshop examines what makes grant proposals succeed or fail at the sentence-level. Grant writers will leave this session with reviewer insights and key revision strategies.
Punctuation with Editor Stephanie G'Schwind Webinar
APR 4, 12-1:30 PM MST
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
This workshop covers the basic rules of correct punctuation: commas, semi-colons, colons, dashes, and more!
Guest presenter Stephanie G’Schwind is the editor of Colorado Review and the director of the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University.
Prior Workshops & Series
SPRING 2022
- Fresh Start: Scheduling Tools
- Literature Review
- Writing for Publication
- Abstracts
- Write for Speed I and II
- Reverse Outlining
- Getting and Using Feedback
- Summary/Paraphrase
- Punctuation
- Overcome Writing Stalls
- Engaging Audiences
- Passive/Active Voice
FALL 2021
- Schedule to Prioritize Writing
- Deal with Inner Writing Critics
- Summarize & Paraphrase & Avoid Plagiarizing
- Literature Review
- Abstracts
- Productivity & Well-Being
- How to Prepare to Write
- Edit for Clarity: Top 3 Sentence Issues
- EDT Info Session (with Graduate School and Library experts)
- Write for Speed
SPRING 2021
- Schedule to Prioritize Writing
- Writing for Publication
- Summarize & Paraphrase & Avoid Plagiarizing
- Literature Review
- Write Concisely with the Writer’s Diet
- Citation Management Software
- How to Prepare to Write
- Edit for Clarity: Top 3 Sentence Issues
- EDT Info Session (with Graduate School and Library experts)
- Write for Speed
- Writing Your Teaching Philosophy
FALL 2020
- Schedule to Prioritize Writing
- Summarize & Paraphrase & Avoid Plagiarizing
- Literature Review
- Productivity & Well-Being
- How to Punctuate (with Stephanie G’Schwind)
- Edit for Clarity
- Edit for Flow
- EDT Info Session (with Graduate School and Library experts)
- Write for Speed
SPRING 2020
- The Magic Writing Workshop
- Habits that Build & Sustain Writing Momentum
- Writing for Publication
- Productivity & Well-Being
- ETD (Electronic Thesis & Dissertation) Information Session
- Create Your “Shelter in Place” Research Writing Action Plan
HOW TO SERIES:
- Edit for Flow (organization & development)
- Edit for Wordiness (sentence-level editing for clarity & concision)
- The Literature Review: How to Prepare & Organize
- How to Punctuate
- Passive Voice: When & When Not to Use
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Construction Management/School of Education Workshop Series:
The NUTS & BOLTS OF WRITING IN GRADUATE SCHOOL
2/19: Writing as Construction
2/26: Frame & Connect
4/1: Engineering Sentences
4/8: Clarity & ReVision
