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The Academic Support Video Series: A Resource Initiative and Collaboration

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center A tutor’s work is highly collaborative.  Tutors collaborate with students by nature, but tutors also collaborate with one another, with academic […]

Saving Time with Tutoring

By Amy Sexton, Writing Center tutor Managing our time successfully can be a challenge for all of us, and college students may be especially busy.  They are juggling school assignments, […]

Read and Write Outside the Classroom, Too.

Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty For months, my daughter asked—not quite begging, but close—for a “real bike.” Her Radio Flyer big wheel just barely contained her lanky frame, […]

Cybersecurity for the Non-technical Person, Part 2

Dr. Lynne Williams, Purdue University Global Faculty, MSIT and MSCM Programs Many of us at Purdue University Global  (Purdue Global) are lucky enough to be able to work from home. […]

Extra Email Checks Go a Long Way

Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty   “Mommy!” I let out a mangled “Whamb?” through the apple pulp in my mouth as I wash dishes. “Mommy mommy M-O-O-O-O-M-M-Y!” I […]

Maintaining Presence in an Online Classroom

Jeremy Pilarsky, Purdue University Global Composition Professor The term presence sometimes appears in teacher observations and evaluations when assessing a classroom environment. Presence, in pedagogy, means the instructor projects an […]

Capstone—Celebrating Creative Purdue University Global Alter Egos

Barbara c.g. Green, MA & MS, Purdue University Global Assistant Chair of Composition For most academics, writing usually focuses on grading papers and working to get academically published.  Clearly, tasks […]

Teaching Students to Learn

Nicole A. Bertke, MS, Purdue University Global CTL Faculty Developer The intent of higher education is no doubt for students to learn. Yet in an informal poll during a recent […]

Cybersecurity for the Non-Technical Person

Dr. Lynne Williams, Purdue University Global Faculty, MSIT and MSCM Programs Target, Home Depot, even the U.S. Internal Revenue service have all suffered high-profile security breaches in recent years.   They’re […]

Summer Reading Review: The White Queen

Angela Roberts, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor   The White Queen is a historical fiction novel by Philippa Gregory. It provides a fascinating account of the life of Elizabeth […]