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“Unconfusing” the Most Confusing Punctuation Mark of All: The Semicolon!

Fear struck Augustus McTavish beyond what he could recall. Yes, as a child he was frightened by seeing costumes on his first Halloween; he had almost stepped on a snake during a […]

Strategies for Success in Online Learning

In this video log (VLog), Purdue University Global Academic Success Center lead tutor Michele Paulsen and tutor Melinda Hall discuss the roles that metacognition and self-regulation play in learning. Michele […]

The #1 Rule of Writing: You Write for the Reader!

The company had hired Renita Lablount for her accomplished history in food production and development. She led a staff of 14, and her supervisor was extremely pleased with the successes […]

Resource Spotlight: Summarizing

Many writers know that citing and paraphrasing are effective ways to incorporate information from other sources in their writing. Summarizing is also a useful technique, as well as an excellent […]

Digging for Gold: How the Perfect Research Can Make for a Valued Essay

Oceana Tomlinson was in her first year of college and was excited to begin pursuing her major of Urban Management. She had been involved in several of her community volunteer […]

Resource Spotlight: Time Management for College Success

Managing their time effectively is a crucial skill for college students, especially those who are taking online courses. This short video (under five minutes) offers time management tips to help […]

A Writer’s Treasure Chest: The Purdue Global Academic Success Center

It was to be the final term paper for Stosh Ivanov.  He had been anticipating this all session when he first read over the syllabus: “This is an English course, […]

Erasing the Speaker’s Curse: Filler Words

Ramona DiAsola was the newest member of the training team in a large multinational insurance company.  Attending her first conference, her supervisor selected Ramona to make a presentation on a […]

Read it Again

It’s after one o’clock in the morning, and even though I am usually an early riser who turns in before 11 pm, I still eagerly thumb through my worn copy […]

Assignment Mistakes: Beauties to Be Embraced

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Chin O’Malley was halfway through his Advanced Biology course, and on his computer he had several files open to help […]