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OWLL: The Online Writing and Learning Link

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Develop your academic writing and study skills with the Online Writing and Learning Link (OWLL) from Massey University. OWLL contains detailed information, interactive content, and online workshops on essay and report writing, referencing, study techniques, computer skills, and more.

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2010 regional seminars

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13 - 27 February. Free introductory seminars for extramural students, available from Whangarei to Invercargill.

Academic writing e-book

Academic Writing front page

Download a copy of this free 114-page e-book on essay and report writing, referencing, and academic study.

Assignment planning calculator

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Create a timeline for planning, writing, and revising your assignment.

APA Interactive

APA Interactive screenshot

Create customised examples of APA references and in-text citations.

Academic writing

Intro | Planning | Researching | Editing & proofreading | How assignments are marked

Assignment types

Essay | Report | Business report | Lab report | Literature review | Research proposal | Other types

Sample assignments

Sample essay 1 | Sample essay 2 | Sample annotated bibliography

Referencing

Intro | Quoting & paraphrasing | APA style | MLA style | Footnotes | Other styles

Study skills

Time management | Memory skills | Note-taking | Reading | Critical thinking

Tests & exams

Exam & test study | Exam question types | In the exam

Computer skills

Microsoft Word

Stream / WebCT

Student guide to Stream | WebCT user guide | WebCT FAQs

Other sections

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Last updated 4 February, 2010

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