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Archive for December 20th, 2024

Happy Holidays!

Season’s greetings from the Purdue University Global Academic Success Center tutors and staff! May you experience all the wonder and joy of the season. We will resume our academic success […]

Practicing the Pomodoro Technique

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Like a yoga practice or a meditation practice, we can grow our study habits, develop the ability for deep […]

Improving Comprehension with the PQ4R Method

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Complex reading, like academic reading, requires greater effort than the reading we do for pleasure. In order to comprehend […]

Success with the Feynman Technique

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Learning requires effort. As I talked about in a previous episode on Using the SQ3R Reading Method, academic […]

Ethically Using AI Generative Tools

With the influx of AI (Artificial Intelligence) -generated programs aiding students in everything from creating an outline to forging a research paper, maintaining academic integrity and writer authenticity is becoming […]

That Naughty, Naughty Word “Plagiarize”: A Writer’s Death Sentence

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. LaMont Durstein was excited about his midterm research essay for History 120!  This would be his first college […]

Better Research With Beam

Research can be one of the most difficult parts of writing—and it happens before the writing even starts! When gathering resources, it is important to consider the purpose of each […]

Using the SQ3R Reading Method

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Many students, while they know how to read, struggle with the challenges of academic reading. It’s different. I can […]

Incorporating A Writer’s Voice in Academic Writing

Writing aims to create a dialogue with the audience and provide information to benefit them. A writer shapes their text with that particular audience in mind, making reading and writing […]

Creating a Productive Study Space

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. It doesn’t take much to set up a productive study space. You don’t need an entire room or even […]