Too often, students tell themselves "I am not a good writer." The truth is that by writing you can become a better writer. Writing is a skill that one can develop. Writing is an important skill in higher education. After all the researching and outlining, comes that faithful moment when you have translate it all into words, sentences, paragraphs, etc.

The Writing Center of the Virtual University Initiative attempts to remind you of the technical and grammatical aspects of learning as well as to present some goals of writing. along with improvement strategies.

Visit this page as needed. We will add and/or update our writing modules and add writing tips on a regular basis.



The Writing Process: Part I

This video introduces common essay types and discusses the initiation of the writing process


The Writing Process Part II

This video introduces the three major parts of an essay.


The Writing Process Part III

This video reviews the basics about paragraph development, including a discussion about unity and coherence.


The Writing Process Part IV

This video presents some general rules for the use of the comma, semicolon, colon, parentheses, and dash.


The Writing Process Part V

This video presents commonly misused words. Though most word processing software have fairly robust grammar checks, an understanding of grammatical practices remains an essential component of effective writing.