Ask OASIS
Ask OASIS
Find self-guided help related to writing, library research, critical thinking, and success strategies, or submit a question to the OASIS team.
OASIS Live
OASIS Live is a live, virtual instruction service led by OASIS experts and graduate assistants. Through two avenues for live instruction—Connect and Learn Sessions and Just Write Sessions—presenters provide instruction and resources for further learning and create spaces for you to practice skills and ask questions.
Library
Ask a Librarian
All Students
Submit a question to OASIS librarians and receive an email response typically within 24 hours. Please note that weekends may affect response times.
This service is great for simple questions that can be answered in written form or those that need a fast response.
Library Live
All Students
Library Live is a live, virtual instruction service led by OASIS librarians. Presenters provide live search demonstrations of specific library tasks and skills and create spaces for you to ask questions or just observe.
This service is great to see library tools and services demonstrated, talk to a librarian, and connect with peers.
Master's Library Appointments
Master's Students Only
In these one-on-one appointments, you can connect with a librarian to brainstorm and develop effective research strategies for assignments, capstone, or other Library research needs.
This service is best for in-depth, specific questions tied to your assignments or capstone project.
Doctoral Library Appointments
Doctoral Students Only
In these one-on-one appointments, you can connect with a librarian to discuss in-depth research questions related to your dissertation or doctoral study.
This service is best for questions related specifically to your dissertation or doctoral study.
Upcoming Library Live Events
All times are Central
Math and Statistics
One-on-One Tutoring Appointments
All Students
OASIS currently offers one-on-one live appointments to all students in statistics-based courses. In these sessions, you’ll connect with a peer tutor or staff member to discuss statistics course concepts and tools.
One-on-One Tutoring Appointments
Group Tutoring Appointments
RSCH 6210, RSCH 8210, and RSCH 8260 Students
In these weekly sessions, you’ll review course concepts with a tutor and a group of your peers. Connect and learn together!
Research Methodology
Qualitative Course Concepts and Tools Tutoring
All Students
OASIS currently offers one-on-one live appointments to all students in qualitative-based courses. In these sessions, you’ll connect with a peer tutor to discuss qualitative course concepts and tools.
One-on-One Tutoring Appointments
Qualitative Methodology Office Hours
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
Office Hours provide an informal, group advising setting where you may ask questions and receive advice about qualitative research methodology at any stage during dissertation or doctoral study research.
Qualitative Methodology Office Hours
Quantitative Methodology Office Hours
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
Office Hours provide an informal, group advising setting where you may ask questions and receive advice about quantitative research methodology at any stage during dissertation or doctoral study research.
Quantitative Methodology Office Hours
Qualitative Capstone Methodology Advising Appointments
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
In these one-on-one appointments, you can connect with a qualitative methodologist to discuss your project study or dissertation.
Methodologists will address questions pertaining to both research design (pre-proposal stage) or data analysis and interpretation (post-proposal stage).
Qualitative Capstone Methodology Advising Appointments
Quantitative Capstone Methodology Advising Appointments
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
In these one-on-one appointments, you can connect with a quantitative methodologist to discuss your project study or dissertation.
Methodologists will address questions pertaining to both research design (pre-proposal stage) or data analysis and interpretation (post-proposal stage).
Upcoming Office Hours
All times are in Eastern.
Success Strategies
Peer Mentors
All Students
OASIS peer mentors are current Walden students, just like you, who understand the experience of learning online. They’re here to share tips, advice, and encouragement to help you build confidence, develop effective strategies, stay motivated, and make meaningful connections.
Peer mentors regularly host Peer Mentor Connect and Chat sessions and OASIS Live events, where you can ask questions, share experiences, and gain helpful insights to support your academic journey.
Upcoming Peer Mentor Connect and Chat Sessions
All times are in Eastern.
Writing and APA
Grammarly
All Students
Grammarly Is an automated grammar, proofreading, and writing style tool. It provides editing suggestions; it is up to you to thoughtfully incorporate or reject them. Grammarly can be used in a web browser or anywhere you write.
APA Rapid Reviews
All Students
In these reviews, you will upload a document to receive feedback.
You can expect tips and instruction related to APA citations, formatting, and style. Reviews focus on just 2-3 APA topics or patterns.
Staff spend about 15 minutes per review, and feedback may include explanations, modeling, and links to resources.
Paper Reviews
All Students
In these reviews, you will upload a document and receive individualized feedback from a writing expert. Reviews can cover a variety of writing topics, including:
- Clarity
- Organization and paragraphing
- Effective integration of evidence
- Cohesion and flow
- Scholarly voice and grammar
- APA style
However, feedback typically focuses on just a few topics or patterns to provide a helpful and manageable quantity of feedback.
SKIL Courses and Workshops
All Students
OASIS offers support courses designed to support the development of your academic skills. The courses vary in length from 4 to 8 weeks.
The doctoral capstone revision workshops are designed to support you throughout your doctoral capstone or culminating experience, focusing on revising and editing sections of the capstone. Each workshop is 6 weeks long.
Upcoming OASIS Live Writing Events
All times are in Central.
Doctoral Capstone Form and Style
Form and Style Editor Office Hours
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
Form and Style editors’ role within Walden is to aid students as they complete their capstone. We work with students on APA, cohesion and flow, alignment, scholarly tone, tables and figures, appendices, as well as other final document characteristics and formatting. Use Office Hours to contact an editor with a question related to the items mentioned above. This service is intended as a quick Q&A about the dissertation or doctoral study, live, with an editor. These are questions that may be answered in 5-7 minutes or less, like: formatting a reference, helping with grammar or APA in one sentence, proofreading a paragraph for passive voice, or determining whether a few sentences are an acceptable paraphrase.
Form and Style Capstone Formatting Inbox
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
Email Capstone Formatting capstoneformatting@mail.waldenu.edu to contact an editor with a question or issue related to formatting the doctoral capstone document in Microsoft Word. Be sure to include the most recent version of your doctoral capstone.
This service is designed to assist students who are experiencing significant technical challenges related to specific aspects of formatting the capstone, such as tagging headings; automating the Table of Contents, List of Tables, or List of Figures; and formatting and captioning tables and figures. Editors will provide supportive resources to assist with these tasks. Where warranted, editors may also provide direct assistance with reformatting aspects of the capstone using Microsoft Word (please see the submission guidance section for specific information on submitting requests for headings and TOC support vs. smaller-scale issues before sending your email).
Form and Style Editor Inbox
Doctoral Capstone Students Only
The Editor Inbox is an asynchronous, email-based service available to Walden students. This account is intended for specific, capstone related APA and formatting questions.
Email: editor@mail.waldenu.edu
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Upcoming OASIS Live Events
All times are in Central.