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Evaluating Academic Resources – Effective Writing Podcast 22

The Kaplan University Writing Center announces –  Episode 22 of the Effective Writing Podcast series is now available. Once again, Kurtis Clements delivers a clear explanation of a key concept. […]

Late Summer Reading!

Continuing a summer tradition here on our KUWC blog, we want to share our summer reading picks with you.   Tell us what you are reading… Nora Ephron – I Remember […]

New! Plagiarism Video Tutorial from the KUWC

I am pleased to present to you…hot off the press… the new plagiarism tutorial video: Avoiding Plagiarism: An Interactive Self Assessment  This video tutorial will soon be in the KUWC resource […]

“Katie” or “Kate” – What’s in a name?

In recent headlines, it has been said that Katie Holmes is officially using her name, “Katie”, despite her soon-to-be ex-husband’s insistence on calling her “Kate.” What’s in a name? Brain […]

July Workshops: Writing and Technology

July workshops begin on Saturday July 7th with Sam Zahran. Using Images Effectively in College Writing Saturday, July 7, 2012 1:00 PM ET Workshop Link: http://khe2.adobeconnect.com/usingimages/ Learn to place basic images, […]

Learning to Adapt – Lessons from IWAC 2012

Learning to Adapt – Lessons from IWAC 2012 Last week, I posted about how driving in the City of Savannah, site of the 2012 IWAC Conference, reminded me of some […]

Wardrobe of the Mind and Why Writing Matters

Students often ask, “Why do I need to learn to write?” This is usually followed by, “I am an IT major,” or “I am a Nursing major.” During our recent […]

Flags

Since yesterday was Flag Day, I thought I would talk about, well, flags.  Flags whether big or small are flying icons connecting history and the present moment. Flags stand for […]

IWAC 2012 – How driving in Savannah relates to WAC

Last week, I attended and presented at the 2012 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference in Savannah, Georgia.  I have many thoughts about the conference itself and about the presentation […]

Pay Up! Plagiarism Costs $500

This must see video records an incident in which a blogger kindly but firmly requests payment for his work from a newspaper who plagiarized an entire article from his blog […]