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Deterring Students from Engaging in Plagiarism in Law Courses

By Maria Toy, J.D., M.S. Kaplan University Adjunct Professor During the first seminar of the term, I warn students in my law courses about the consequences of plagiarism. Students who […]

A Bloggers Group: Uniting through Writing

By Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor One of the most unique opportunities for growing a campus culture in an online university is through clubs and societies. There […]

When Students Write About Personal Pain

By Teresa Kelly, Kaplan University Composition Faculty As family, friends, colleagues, and fans worldwide mourn the death of comedy legend Robin Williams from suicide on August 11, composition instructors face another […]

BEING A PARALEGAL: Effective Legal Research and Writing

Necole Floyd-Turner, JD Kaplan University Adjunct Instructor, School of Legal Studies Being a paralegal can be a challenging on any given day, but being what I call a paralegal extraordinaire […]

Why Isn’t My Personal Opinion Good Enough? How to Establish an Educated Opinion in Academic Writing

Terresa Fontana Kaplan University Faculty, Department of Educational Studies I’ve served as a professor in the online college environment, teacher in the high school English and literature classroom, and student […]

Should I let a student rewrite a plagiarized paper?

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor in the School of IT I didn’t mean to plagiarize! Can I rewrite this paper? In a previous post, plagiarizing was compared to running a stop […]

The honesty threshold: It wasn’t plagiarized that much. Should I say something or let it slide?

Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor in the School of IT Honesty is an important workplace trait. Lack of honesty can be damaging to the person and to the company. To ensure […]

A Review of Craig Johnson’s Death Without Company

Craig Johnson, Death Without Company (271 pages) Reviewed by Marla Cartwright, Faculty Developer, Center for Teaching and Learning, Kaplan University Who should read this book? Anyone who enjoys the “Longmire” […]

Mindful Reading and Living: A Book Review

Jan Chozen Bays’ How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness (229 pages) Reviewed by Kathleen Bishop, Adjunct Faculty, Kaplan University Health Sciences Dept. Who should read […]

In a Hurry? This Book Review Is for You

The In-Between by Jeff Goins (164 pages) Reviewed by Chrissine Rios MA, Writing Tutor Who should read this book? Anyone who has ever been in a hurry, said, “I can’t […]