We’ve all probably said it in varying incarnations countless times: Why don’t students complete the assigned readings? Why don’t students read my comments? Why don’t students read the information I […]
Greetings readers! In August, at the request of a number of KU faculty, Diane Martinez and I developed and presented a couple of workshops on particular aspects of APA. Those […]
If you’re anything like me, most of your research is done electronically, and you probably have countless folders chockablock full of memory-hogging pdf files. Or worse: one ginormous folder teeming […]
“Seize control of your splendid language. Work your alchemical mumbo jumbo. Mix up your slang. Blow your innumerable horns. Play with feeling.” -Rick Moody I wrote this quote on an […]
Two graduate students and tutors at the Writing Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Lindsay Sabatino and Jessica Showalter, have an exciting research project they will be presenting at the […]
When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist Proverb Hello, readers! I know that September is a busy, back-to-school month for many of us. However, nothing motivates and inspires […]
Hi, all! For the next two weeks, I will be sharing some awesome information every Tuesday and Thursday on the following topics: Inventive writing center promos & how we can […]
One thing I do as I grade papers is play a form of the Believing Game. Playing the Believing Game as I read keeps me from being overly critical or […]
Students come to us with a writing history, a story that influences how they feel about writing and any writing task. They may have had a teacher that made them […]
There are times when professors are baffled by why students write intensely personal information on a discussion board or for an assignment. While there are many reasons this may happen, […]
