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Academic-industry parnterships makes us better at what we do

During the first week of October, I presented at and attended the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) in Harrisonburg, VA.  Besides being blown away by the […]

Podcasting: How-To

In my blog post on Tuesday, I spoke about the uses of podcasts in an educational context and shared some basic facts about podcasting. Today I want to explain how […]

The Power of Podcasting

We’ve all probably said it in varying incarnations countless times: Why don’t students complete the assigned readings? Why don’t students read my comments? Why don’t students read the information I […]

APA Workshops for Students & Faculty

Greetings readers! In August, at the request of a number of KU faculty, Diane Martinez and I developed and presented a couple of workshops on particular aspects of APA. Those […]

How to Organize PDF Files

If you’re anything like me, most of your research is done electronically, and you probably have countless folders chockablock full of memory-hogging pdf files. Or worse: one ginormous folder teeming […]

Help Name the Kaplan University Literary Journal

“Seize control of your splendid language. Work your alchemical mumbo jumbo. Mix up your slang. Blow your innumerable horns. Play with feeling.” -Rick Moody I wrote this quote on an […]

“Tutor experience” research opportunity

Two graduate students and tutors at the Writing Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Lindsay Sabatino and Jessica Showalter, have an exciting research project they will be presenting at the […]

Conference Opportunities Galore!

When the student is ready, the master appears.  ~Buddhist Proverb Hello, readers! I know that September is a busy, back-to-school month for many of us. However, nothing motivates and inspires […]

Writing Center Promotion as a Component of WAC Outreach!

Hi, all! For the next two weeks, I will be sharing some awesome information every Tuesday and Thursday on the following topics: Inventive writing center promos & how we can […]

Grading and the Believing Game

One thing I do as I grade papers is play a form of the Believing Game. Playing the Believing Game as I read keeps me from being overly critical or […]