Writing Center

• APA/MLA/Chicago Syle Guides for help with citations

• Advice on Academic Writing (created by Dr. Margret Procter, coordinator, writing support, University of Toronto) college-level writing and grammar information.

• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant (created by Chuck Guilford) entry-level online writers guide.

• Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a wide-ranging resource covering many writing topics.

• University of North Carolina’s Writing Center’s Tips and Tools is another resource, especially for writing in different fields.

• Writer's Web (published by the University of Richmond) stages of the writing process.

• Writing Resources (published by Harvard University) tips and helpful links for writers.

• Activities for ESL Students (published by The Internet TESL Journal) diverse collection of online activities for all levels of ESL students.

• Dave's ESL Cafe (created by Dave Sperling, The English Language Institute at San Diego State University) has more than 100 categories of the English language.

• English as a Second Language (created by Rong-Chang Li) free learning site links for ESL students and teachers.

• TOEFL Go Anywhere (Educational Testing Service) TOEFL preparation services.

• American Anthropological Association

• American Chemical Society

• American College of Sports Medicine – (from Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)

• American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, 11th Ed.

• AMA 10th Ed. Quick Guide for Citing Sources – (from St. Catherine University Libraries)

• American Political Science Association Style Manual

• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 

• APA Stylebook – References and format guidelines of the American Psychological Association

• Associated Press Style Guide – Rules on grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage as indicated by the Associated Press (from Scribd)

• Chicago/Turabian Documentation – Guidelines on using Chicago/Turabian Documentation (from the UW–Madison Writing Center)

• Chicago Manual of Style Online

• Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation Guide – (from UW-Madison)

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – (from UW-Madison)

• MLA Style Center – Get started using the format of the Modern Language Association

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide – comprehensive Works Cited and format guidelines (from the Purdue OWL)

• APA Style Tutorial – Tutorials and Webinars, Handouts and Guides, and Sample Papers (from the APA)

• APA Formatting – APA Format Setup in Word 2010 (audio/video), approx. 5 minutes (from the Daytona State College Writing Center)

• MLA Formatting – MLA Format Setup in Word 2010 (audio/video), approx. 5 minutes (from the Daytona State College Writing Center)

• MLA Style Overview – MLA 8th edition guide from the Purdue OWL (PowerPoint presentation)

• MLA Style Center – Tips and FAQs about MLA style including  Ask the MLA

• Disciplinary Procedures

UW-Whitewater Andersen Library 

• UW-Whitewater and Rock Campus Libraries Home Page

• Research, Citation, and Class Guides

• Services

• Archives

Writing Scientific Reports – (from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Grammar and Writing Websites

• Grammar Exercises – (from the Purdue OWL)

• Grammar Bytes – (from Robin L. Simmons, Valencia Community College)

• Using the Singular “They” – IWCA Position Statement

• Using the Singular “They” – IWCA Position Statement

• Grammarly for Education – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has partnered with Grammarly in order to provide a premium Grammarly for Education subscription to all students. Grammarly examines your work for grammatical and spelling errors, and is a useful tool for improving academic and professional writing.

Plagiarism

• Citation Styles and Avoiding Plagiarism – Includes information on when to cite sources (from UWM Libraries)

• Questions about Plagiarism – Includes explanations of why, when, and how to use sources (from the University of Auckland)

• Avoiding Plagiarism – Includes what plagiarism is and how to avoid it (from the Purdue OWL)

• What is Plagiarism? – How to recognize plagiarism (from Indiana University of Bloomington School of Education)

Graduate Student Writers

• Strategies for Graduate Writers and Others Working on Long Papers – Helpful guidelines so you can plan accordingly and make the best use of your session (UWM)

• Curriculum Vitae and Related Topics – University of Virginia

Recommended Reading

• They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein

Interested in the UW-System's stance on the uses of AI in an academic setting? 

See the Universities of Wisconsin guidance document for advice on the proper usage of Artificial Intelligence programs in a university context.

How do writing centers view AI in academic work?

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center has offered valuable insight into their experience with incorporating Artificial Intelligence into their tutoring. Find out what they recommend.

Did you get accused of AI cheating?

• UW-Whitewater Disciplinary Procedures

• What to do if you're accused of AI cheating

• If you’re accused of using AI and did not use it, we emphasize and encourage that you have a polite conversation with your professor before anything else. It can be frustrating to be falsely accused of doing something, but there are steps to remedy the situation.

• “Part of education is learning to advocate for yourself" (Fowler). It’s important to take a step back and remind yourself that AI is new to everyone – including professors. Nonetheless, there are tools to help you advocate for yourself both as a writer and as a student. Having a polite conversation is a great place to start in terms of self-advocacy. 

• Research suggests that AI detectors may be unfair against non-native English speakers/writers and that AI detectors are evidently imperfect in other ways. AI detectors might indicate that something was written by AI when really it is a more technical topic that may be challenging to write about. After all, how many ways are there to explain the scientific method? 

• Utilize the ‘version history’ of your writing software. Google Docs and Microsoft Word provide version histories of your document that keep track of changes. You can easily show this to your professor to prove that you did not use AI in your paper, therefore acting as a form of ‘physical’ evidence.

• If you’re accused of using AI when you did not, start with a polite conversation with your professor. From there, you hopefully now have a better idea of how you can proceed in proving you did not use AI. We hope this helps!