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Archive for November 4th, 2015

Verbosity

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Kaplan University Professor in the School of Business and IT    We’ve all gotten those papers – the verbose ones where every sentence feels like a lead […]

Revisiting Emig and Why Writing is Hard

by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Every month I post to this blog, and every month I don’t know what to write, so I thought this time I’d […]

Exploring and Preventing Plagiarism in a Digital Age

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor In today’s digital age, students have instantaneous, easy access to a wealth of information and knowledge via the internet.  While the availability of […]

Factoring in Feelings in Online Tutoring

Molly Wright Starkweather, MA,  Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor “Why should we as tutors prioritize the emotional issues of our students?” This is a question that comes from a healthy […]

6 Ultimate Resources on APA and Avoiding Plagiarism

by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center   Students frequently ask writing tutors for help with APA citations and formatting as well as how to avoid and understand plagiarism. […]

Meet Some Kaplan University Writing Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Writing Center Specialist   The Kaplan University Academic Support Center blog will be featuring periodic tutor introductions.  We hope this will give our readers a […]

The Three-Ingredient Thesis Statement

Molly Wright Starkweather, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor When teaching thesis statements, the standard advice from teaching guides varies depending on the expertise of the student and the content […]

Tutoring Shaped for Online Student Success

By Chrissine Rios Cairns, MA The role of tutoring in student success has received renewed attention in higher education in recent years as more colleges and universities offer academic programs […]

Let’s Talk about Plagiarism

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Plagiarism is a topic that many educators understand well as it is often explained and defined in institutions and universities’ plagiarism polices.  At […]

Writing the Writer, Part 2

Molly Starkweather,  Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor The first part of this two-part entry explored the possible identities online students construct when engaging in synchronous tutoring that only uses text […]