Students come to us with a writing history, a story that influences how they feel about writing and any writing task. They may have had a teacher that made them […]
There are times when professors are baffled by why students write intensely personal information on a discussion board or for an assignment. While there are many reasons this may happen, […]
Click the link to listen to the WAC Podcast Series: Interview of Kevin Kelly by Kurtis Clements Kurtis Clements had a moment to sit down with author and Kaplan University […]
One of the goals of a true writing across the curriculum program is to incorporate meaningful writing into all courses. Meaningful writing means that students use writing to learn as […]
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses (270 pages); Reviewed by Melody Pickle, Writing Consultant, Writing Across the Curriculum, Kaplan University Writing Center Who should read this book? Anyone who read Walls […]
Every once in a while, you run across an article that hits home about something you’ve been thinking about for some time. I recently had that experience with Writing to […]
One of the goals of writing across the curriculum is to make writing more meaningful to students in all classes. It is not a matter of quantity or frequency, but […]
Last week, I attended the Conference on College Composition and Communication in beautiful downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Aside from the pleasure of having grits at every meal (buttery grits, cheesy grits, […]
or so I say it is! During April, all of our student workshops focus on grammar, mechanics, and punctuation (the workshop schedule will be available on the Writing Center Writing Workshops page […]
I am a creature of habit. When I go to Chili’s, I order the same fajita plate every time. When I go to Baskin Robbins, you won’t see me trying […]
