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Archive for December 17th, 2014

Assisting All Students in the Writing Center

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor The writing center serves all university students, including those with learning disabilities.   According to the Learning Disabilities Act of 1968, a learning disability […]

Patchwriting, Dr. Seuss, and Plagiarism Prevention

Amy Sexton Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University   Plagiarism. The word alone can invoke fear and anxiety in students. At our online writing center, we often work with students whose […]

Thanksgiving Reading

Thanksgiving is next week, and many of us will have a break from our regular duties.  So, it’s a great time to enjoy a book .  Here is one of […]

Simply Being Simpler: Simple Advice to Help Your Students Understand

Kyle Harley Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University Over the course of the past decade, as a writing tutor, I still find myself struggling to understand how and why situations involving […]

Writing Centers, Accessibility, and CRLA 2013

Molly Wright Starkweather Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University One of the best features of teaching and tutoring writing online is opening the doors to students of all abilities, including students […]

Writing to Make a Difference

Stephanie Thompson Composition Professor, Kaplan University I have been teaching composition for over 20 years in a variety of settings, both at brick-and-mortar and online schools. One constant across the […]

How to Cure the Run-On Sentence

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor School of IT, Kaplan University   One of the most common writing mistakes I see as a professor is the run-on sentence. Before I offer a […]

Using Analogies to Describe Student Services: The Gym Analogy

Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   Often when students hear about a tutoring service like a writing center, they get a vision of the center that is […]

What I Learned From My Newspaper Editors

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor School of IT, Kaplan University I loved the experience of writing for a local newspaper, which I did from 2002-2009 as a weekend correspondent. It taught […]

Writing Centers, Accessibility, and CRLA 2013

Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   One of the best features of teaching and tutoring writing online is opening the doors to students of all abilities, including […]