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Strategies for Success: What is Academic Writing?
Review the PowerPoint presentation, Strategies for Success: What is Academic Writing by Beth Nastachowski, Manager of Multimedia Writing Instruction at Walden University Writing Center.
The Learning Objectives of this presentation are as follows:
- Articulate the differences between academic writing and other forms of writing
- Identify the conventions of academic writing
- Understand effective writing habits and ways to incorporate them into your writing process