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A Shark Chomp versus a Mosquito Bite: A Primer on Mental Attitude in Writing
If you do not see the podcast player, please click here to listen. Wilia Caruthers was distraught! Her first essay came back from Criminal Justice: An Introduction, and it was a D! There was now no chance for her to pass the course, she thought. No doubt the professor has washed his hands of her,…
Strategic Thinking for Student Success
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. September is International Strategic Thinking Month, and we’re kicking things off in the Learning for Success Center by exploring some of the ways students can use strategic thinking to enhance their learning, improve their academic outcomes, and prepare for a successful career. In…
Paraphrasing with Purpose
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Curt pushed away from his computer in frustration. He felt like he’d been staring at the same words on the screen for so long they’d lost all meaning. Curt couldn’t understand how he was supposed to paraphrase sources instead of using direct quotes…
Study With Me! The Value of Virtual Study Sessions
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. We have recently observed a profusion of video content on YouTube depicting users in various acts of academic study. They might be typing on their computer near a window, reading coursework in a cafe, or even making flashcards. This “Study With Me” trend…
Non-Writing Factors: They Can have a Big Impact on One’s Writing!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Punky LeDodge was excited about his latest writing assignment! A freshman in college, his grades were thus far stellar, with A’s and B+’s in the four subjects he was taking. Now, in his Freshman Composition class, he was tasked with writing an eight-paragraph…
Online Spaces and Autism
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. When Covid-19 brought many social interactions and education online, some people wished to return to face-to-face settings because they found online spaces to be frustrating and missed in-person human interaction. While this may have been the case for some in the neurotypical community,…
Summer Reads
June 21, 2023 was the official first day of summer in the United States, and summer’s return marks a perfect opportunity to share previous book reviews from Purdue Global Academic Success Center staff and English and Rhetoric Department faculty. Read on for some classic reading suggestions and books reviews previously featured on this blog. Let…
Body Paragraphs: Writing the Unsung Heroes for Impact!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Oh, this was going to be a great assignment for Zinnia McGillicuddy! A Creative Writing major, she enjoyed using her creative mind and knowledge of creativity in making clothes, cooking, laying out her flower garden, and decorating her apartment. Now came her Media Report…
The “Four Reads” Approach to Excellent Editing and Revising!
If you do not see the podcast players, click here to listen. It was a windy, cold day in February, made even more so for Rocky Pantinio when he saw his midterm essay grade in a first-year English course: D+. Beyond being disheartened, he was confused, as he had pretty good grades in English throughout…
Spring Cleaning Your Mind
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. When spring starts sending its warm breezes my way, I love nothing more than to throw open all my windows, get some cross-breezes going, and blow the winter stuffiness out of my home. Spring is a time for renewal and fresh beginnings, and…
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