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Archive for January 13th, 2016

Writing Center Resource Spotlight: Power Paragraphs

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor A popular analogy compares paragraphs to building blocks. The analogy helps student writers understand that paragraphs are the units or […]

Promoting Wellness at Kaplan University

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Faculty and students from Kaplan University recently joined over 90 schools world-wide  to participate in the Fall 2015 International Write-In.  The International […]

Presenting a Poster Presentation: Tips and Reflections

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Active professional development and scholarship are extremely important for educators, and conferences can provide an excellent avenue for both. As a virtual […]

Why Wellness? The International Write-In and Writing Well

Molly Starkweather, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   The Kaplan University Academic Support Center is taking part in an exciting new opportunity called the International Write-In and will, alongside other […]

Math Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist   The Math Center is the second oldest center in the Academic Support Center.  It was started by Dr. John Eads in 2006. […]

Uniting to Help Students SOAR – Working Across Disciplines to Develop a Student-Centric Research Symposium

By Teresa Kelly, Kaplan University Composition Faculty   In higher education, when a challenge presents itself, interdisciplinary collaboration often results in better outcomes than having a single person dedicated to working […]

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 […]