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Archive for November 5th, 2014

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 […]

Deterring Students from Engaging in Plagiarism in Law Courses

By Maria Toy, J.D., M.S. Kaplan University Adjunct Professor During the first seminar of the term, I warn students in my law courses about the consequences of plagiarism. Students who […]

BEING A PARALEGAL: Effective Legal Research and Writing

Necole Floyd-Turner, JD Kaplan University Adjunct Instructor, School of Legal Studies Being a paralegal can be a challenging on any given day, but being what I call a paralegal extraordinaire […]

Why Isn’t My Personal Opinion Good Enough? How to Establish an Educated Opinion in Academic Writing

Terresa Fontana Kaplan University Faculty, Department of Educational Studies I’ve served as a professor in the online college environment, teacher in the high school English and literature classroom, and student […]

Should I let a student rewrite a plagiarized paper?

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor in the School of IT I didn’t mean to plagiarize! Can I rewrite this paper? In a previous post, plagiarizing was compared to running a stop […]