If you have questions about the Walden University Writing Center, our services or resources, or our pedagogy for working with students, contact Brian Timmerman, Writing Center director. Let us know what you’ve found useful on our website, and we’re always happy to talk about our services.
The contents of this website were created by Writing Center's professional staff, except where noted. The webinar recordings, modules, blog posts, podcasts, and other multimedia instructional content, which are housed on various platforms and linked on this website, were also created by the Writing Center's staff. All of this content is copyrighted by Walden University. The informational and instructional resources are made available online under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Please feel free to use, reuse, copy, and distribute the instructional content on our pages! We ask that you simply include a statement acknowledging us as the creators of the content and link to the Creative Commons license. Sample statement:
This instructional content was created by the Walden University Writing Center and is reused under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The images are copyrighted by the respective photographers and creators; please contact us if you are interested in reusing these images.
Resources and links change regularly on our website. To maximize continuity of links, please follow these recommendations for linking to our resources. (Note: To link to a box on one of our webpages, look to the left menu column and click on the corresponding white box for box-level links.)
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Type of Resource |
Update Schedule |
How to Link |
How NOT to Link |
Notes |
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Webinar recording |
At least every 12 months |
Link to the Quick Answers page with the recording and transcript. |
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Ensures updated information/link. |
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Modules |
Quarterly |
Link to the box the module lives in, as well as the technical information page. |
Do NOT link to the module’s direct registration page. |
Ensures students can access technical information. |
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Short videos |
Every 12 months |
Link to the box the short video lives in. |
Do NOT link directly to YouTube page for the video. |
Ensures access to transcripts and related writing instruction. |
| Templates for course papers through preproposal documents | As needed to update links, APA style rules, or information contained in the templates. |
Link to the box for the specific template on our General Templates page for course, KAM, thesis, or other non-doctoral-capstone templates. For preproposal (premise and prospectus) doctoral capstone templates, link to the Programs page of the Doctoral Capstone Form and Style site or the individual program pages listed in the left menu of that page.. |
Do NOT download template documents to post in a course shell or to distribute to students via e-mail. |
Ensures students will access the most current version of the Walden-specific templates. |
| Templates for doctoral capstone documents | As needed to update links, APA style rules, or information contained in the templates. | For doctoral capstone templates, link to the Programs page of the Doctoral Capstone Form and Style site or the individual program pages listed in the left menu of that page. Preproposal templates are also located on those pages. | Do NOT download template documents to post in a course shell or to distribute to students via e-mail. | Ensures students will access the most current version of the Walden-specific templates. |
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Podcast |
Every month |
Link to the podcast page or to the episode archive; include title and number of episode if directing student to a specific episode. |
Please do NOT link to the SoundCloud page. |
Ensures students have access to the archive, transcripts, and information on how to listen; encourages students to view other episodes and other Writing Center resources. |
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Webpages |
12-month audit cycle |
Link to page-level URL or box-level URL. |
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We attempt to redirect any changes in URLs (such as with reorganization of pages or deletion of content). |
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Blog posts |
Once per week on Monday |
Link directly to the post by using the direct URL. |
Do NOT link to the main blog page when pointing students to a specific blog post. Instead, provide the direct URL to that post. Link to the main blog page only if you’re just sharing the existence of the blog with students. |
Ensures that students are able to find the precise post/information towards which you’re pointing them. |
If you have any questions or suggestions about these recommendations, please let us know at wcwebsite@waldenu.edu.
