Meet the New Blog
Get ready! Every Friday the Purdue Global ASC and WC Resource Center and Blog will publish new content for our learning community. “Every Friday?” you might be asking. Yes, starting today, each and every...
Author: Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center
Celebrating Writing
Amy Sexton, MSEd, Writing Tutor Fall means crisp, cooler weather, stunning autumn shows of crimson, rust, and golden leaves, bountiful garden harvests, and, on Friday, October 20, a celebration of writing! October 20 is...
Resource Spotlight: Three Effective Writing Podcasts
This time last year, this is what we were posting, three new Effective Writing Podcasts. APA Reference Page Checklist (Transcript) Argument and the Toulmin Model of Argument (Transcript) Using Signal Phrases and Interacting...
Searching for Reading Material: A Little Murder, a Little Mystery
Dr. Tamara Fudge Purdue University Global Professor, Business and Information Technology It’s pretty easy to go to a bookstore at the local mall or search online and find all sorts of reading material...
Harnessing the Power of Mindset
By Amy Sexton, Writing Center Tutor Flash back to April 4, 2016: It is the championship game of the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Basketball tournament, and North Carolina and Villanova are tied...
Prepping Students for the Holidays
Dr. Tamara Fudge Professor, Business and Information Technology, Purdue University Global The holidays are here, and it is time to prepare your students. Along with the turkey, holiday gifts, champagne, awkward chat with the...
Growing Leadership Muscles Through Feedback: Showing Students Where They’re Going
Dr. Shaneika A. Dilka, PhD Psychology Professor, Purdue University Global Feedback is one of the most vital elements in the learning process. Faculty, instructors, mentors, tutors, etc., serve critical leadership roles in academic institutions...
The Keys to a Successful Conference Submission Process: Part Two, Choosing a Topic
Steven V. Cates, DBA SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University Global Professor, School of Business and IT In our first discussion, we looked at the value of doing research and presenting our findings at a conference....
This Month, Shoot the Moon with NaNoWriMo!
Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty I’ve written here before about the importance of educators who “walk the walk.” For all their recommendations to students to read and write more, educators should...
Brexit Voters Broke It and Now Regret It-Part I: Establishing the Importance of Teaching and Learning in Developing an Educated, Global Electorate
Teresa Marie Kelly, MAT Composition Professor, Purdue University Global Brexit – short for British Exit – the historic and controversial 2016 vote by the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU)–...