Course curriculum

  • 1

    First Steps

    • Welcome to the Researchers' Writing Academy

    • Welcome survey

    • Terms Of Use

    • How to access the Researchers' Writing Community

  • 2

    Module 1: Streamline your process

    • Module 1 - Action Plan

    • Project managing your writing

    • Writing wrenches

    • Integrating your co-authors

    • Feedback on module 1
  • 3

    Module 1 - Bonuses

    • Bonus guest expert Q&A: Being a productive academic writer when you have chronic health issues

    • Bonus tools: Project planning and publication pipeline Trello boards (Access & Tutorial)

    • Bonus tool: Writing Session Tracker
  • 4

    Module 2: Develop your story

    • The Scientific Storytelling Framework

    • Define your key findings + central message

    • Define your audience

    • Storyboarding

    • Define the narrow problem

    • Define the broad problem

    • Define the key implication

    • Key Story Elements: Putting it all together

    • Feeback on module 2
  • 5

    Module 3: Structure each section

    • Module 3 Action Plan

    • Develop the Results section

    • Develop the Introduction section

    • Develop your References

    • Develop the Discussion section

    • Feeback on module 3
  • 6

    Module 4: Communicate your findings

    • Module 4 Action Plan

    • Sentence & paragraph structure

    • The 5 foundations of clear & concise writing

    • Write the Results section

    • Write the Methods section

    • Write the Introduction section

    • Write the Discussion section

    • Write the Conclusions section

    • Creating clear & concise Figures

    • Editing (your own work)

    • Feedback on module 4
  • 7

    Module 5: Package for publication

    • Module 5 Action Plan

    • Crafting an effective Title

    • Crafting an effective Abstract

    • Crafting a compelling Cover Letter

    • Bonus: Designing a stunning Graphical Abstract

    • Feedback on module 5
  • 8

    Example paper applying the JPF

    • Example paper applying the JPF

  • 9

    Workbook

    • PDF Workbook

  • 10

    Group Coaching Calls

    • Upcoming sessions & how the group coaching sessions work

    • Key Story Elements Workshop - November 19th, 2024

    • Feedback Call - October 15, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - September 17th, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - September 5th, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - August 20, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - August 6, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - July 25, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - July 16, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - June 18, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - May 21, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - May 7, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - April 23, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - April 10, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - March 26, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - March 14, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - February 28, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - February 1, 2024

    • Group Coaching Call Recording - January 24, 2024
  • 11

    2024 Events

    • Writing Sprint Week 2 - Reflection + Celebration - November 1, 2024

    • Writing Sprint Week 1 - Check-In & Reflection - October 25, 2024

    • Writing Mindset Mastery Workshop - Oct 21, 2024

    • Quarterly Writing Planning Workshop - September 24, 2024

    • Book club: Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu - September 18, 2024

    • Book club: Slow Productivity by Cal Newport - July 23rd, 2024

    • Writing Sprint Week 2 - Reflection + Celebration - July 19, 2024

    • Writing Sprint Week 1 - Check-In & Reflection - July 12, 2024

    • Writing Mindset Mastery Workshop - July 5, 2024

    • Quarterly Writing Planning Workshop - June 26, 2024

    • Author Q&A - Dr Cathy Mazak - June 11, 2024

    • Summer 2024 Writing Planning Workshop

    • Book Club: Making Time to Write by Dr Cathy Mazak - April 24, 2024

    • Group Discussion: Writing while parenting - April 2, 2024

    • Quarterly Writing Planning Workshop - March 27, 2024

    • Group Discussion: Writing in Difficult Times - March 20, 2024

    • Group Discussion: Generative AI in Writing & Research - January 9, 2024