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Exam Editing
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The OLProductionExams email address is no longer active. Please send edited exam files to the Learning Environment Development team (i.e., Production) like this:
Don’t Panic! A Tutorial for Word’s Track Changes
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Some of the course developers we work with are new to using MS Word’s track changes. When the editor sends a query or document for review, the number of changes shown could be overwhelming. This tutorial on MS Word 2010 could help: Lynda.com. (2013, April 7). Word tutorial: How to track changes in documents (4:34) [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/5_knruAysnA.
Engage with the Reader as a Non-Expert
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Students have a wealth of knowledge and experiences from which to draw; however, at the start of a course they are not experts in the course concepts. One way to communicate concepts clearly to non-experts is to use plain language principles so the writer’s ideas can be easily understandable by anyone. This might include: Defining new…
TRU-OL Social Sciences Style Guide
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Thanks Mona for bringing this up: Some older courses include a link to TRU-OL Social Sciences Style Guide in the course guide. This guide was created to help students write academic papers. It tells how to write citations and gives instructions on the formatting and structure of papers. Unfortunately, the document is out-of-date for MLA and APA citations. For example, it refers to the fifth edition…
Editors Meeting Notes for Oct. 9, 2019
Attendees: Chris, Cory, Courtney, Justin, Mona, Dani Date Time 10/9/2019 11:00 AM Location OL344 Notetaker: Cory Stumpf – Timekeeper: Chris Ward (unofficially) 😉 What is a reasonable expectation for internal review? Course Guide components, assignment titles and marks, etc. Assessments: marks (do they add up?) / grading criteria Headings Consistency (of capitalization, titles, etc.) Check…
Reference Errors (Interview)
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A big part of our work involves checking, formatting, and creating academic citations, so this interview with Marilyn Oermann is highly relevant for educational editors: McCook, A. (2016, October 4). You cited which paper?? Reference errors are more common than many realize [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://retractionwatch.com/2016/10/04/you-cited-which-paper-reference-errors-are-more-common-than-many-realize/. Oermann found that reference (citation) errors are much more common…