Sometimes instructors and tutors miss the mark when teaching students how to avoid plagiarism. With a TurnItIn® report as evidence of the offense, plagiarism is treated as a matter of ignorance–of […]
By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Students often want to know how they can become better writers. While there are many possible answers to this question, perhaps the easiest […]
by Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Writing Center When I was still living near family in the South, I got to help my grandmother prepare for a New Year’s […]
Thank you for being part of the KUWC blog in 2013. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here are some highlights. Here’s […]
I wish to bring in the new year with the hope and inspiration provided by poet, Maya Angelou. In her tribute here to Nelson Mandela, we move beyond the political […]
Does anyone in your family write letters to Santa? I have been intrigued by the idea of letters to Santa since seeing that scene in Miracle on 34th St where […]
By Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Recently, while in a tutorial session, I found myself a bit taken aback by how surprised a student was upon hearing about our university’s tutorial […]
By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center When I write longer papers, I always print out at least one hard copy of my draft before I complete final revisions. Even […]
Acts of Kindness David Werner December 1, 2013 Floyd, Lloyd, Elwood, Woodrow, and David are not historical figures, except in their native Ithaca, N.Y.; but David was my father the […]
By Chrissine Rios, KUWC Writing Tutor Thesis-support essay organization is standard in academic writing, yet it doesn’t come naturally to all students. Essay organization reflects the way we organize thoughts, […]
