By Teresa Kelly During Plagiarism Education Week, educators have an opportunity and an obligation to assess the presentation of academic integrity to students. When students violate academic integrity policies, changing […]
By Joni Boone Incorporating research into papers and projects is a difficult task for many students, and learning to paraphrase is a key component of that task. I often find […]
by Carrie Hannigan, M.S. Spring cleaning led me to think about how I organize information through internet tagging. Okay, so I wasn’t actually cleaning, but moving large binders of paper […]
Online Writing Instruction (OWI) is a viable method for teaching writing that has its own methodologies and pedagogies (Hewtt, 2010). While this field continues to grow and adapt to the […]
Don’t miss Quick Tips for Revision, the latest Effective Writing Podcast by Kurtis Clements. The KUWC provides this and other podcasts as learning resources. These entertaining podcasts are a great way […]
Attaching student writing to wider audiences and real world situations by publishing their writing both inside and outside the classroom encourages students to think of themselves as writers (Atwell, 1998; Graves, […]
Whenever I received a writing assignment in college, one of the first pieces of information I looked for was the page length requirement. When one wasn’t provided, or when an […]
One of my new graduate students in the English Language Learner (ELL) Tutoring and Outreach Program forwarded an email to me from her professor to show that she was given […]
Paraphrasing is a key part of research writing. It is also a learned skill that can be very difficult for students. Many students are accused of plagiarism because of improper […]
Stress is a universal concept all teachers relate to as they teeter on the edge of burnout. Stress is the body’s way of responding to any kind of demand, both […]
