{"id":240,"date":"2016-12-12T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T18:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/dwc\/?p=240"},"modified":"2016-12-20T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T23:59:13","slug":"our-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/2016\/12\/12\/our-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Our blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We at the Centre for Academic Communication (CAC) are excited to launch this resource for graduate students.\u00a0 Starting in 2017, we&#8217;ll be blogging bi-weekly with\u00a0juicy material on writing your thesis or dissertation and \u00a0surrounding issues. We&#8217;ll be reaching out instructors, students, and staff to provide guest posts. \u00a0Is there an academic writing topic you want\u00a0to share about? We&#8217;re interested in topics from technology to terror of public speaking. Do you have a story to tell about your own writing journey as you develop your thesis or dissertation? \u00a0Are you a faculty member with wisdom you&#8217;d like to impart? \u00a0Please email Madeline Walker<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/dwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2029\/2016\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/dwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2029\/2016\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2029\/2016\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2029\/2016\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2029\/2016\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2029\/2016\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-2110144017-2.jpg 954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a> at cdrcac@uvic.ca and sketch your idea or story in 250 words (final blog posts will be 300-800 words).<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/thesis-tool-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thesis Writing Starter Kit <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/gradwriters\/dissertation-writers-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dissertation Writers&#8217; Resource<\/a> for lots of information (see menus at top of page).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/learningandteaching\/cac\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">The Centre for Academic Communication<\/a> will re-open for regular tutoring appointments on January 9th, 2017. Our experienced tutors can help you with all aspects of academic communication, from pre-writing to presentations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at the Centre for Academic Communication (CAC) are excited to launch this resource for graduate students.\u00a0 Starting in 2017, we&#8217;ll be blogging bi-weekly with\u00a0juicy material on writing your thesis or dissertation and \u00a0surrounding issues. 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