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Archive for August 15th, 2025

Using Routines for Academic Success

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Creating routines to shape our day, week, or term is a valuable way to improve our academic performance. Healthy […]

The Writer’s First Step: Understanding Assignment Directions

     Sitting down to research or write an essay is often a challenge, and a writer may wonder what to do if they do not understand the instructions included […]

Wake-Up Call: The Night I Learned Sleep Matters

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. This week’s blog is written by one of our very own Peer Tutors in the Learning for Success Center, […]

Importance of Direction/Action Words: Understanding Assignments for Success

Action Words: Even the best students get stumped by assignment directions, but it helps to know what key action words actually mean.  For example, discuss, explain, identify, define, describe are […]

Eat to Learn!

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. In a previous post, Boost Your Brain With Healthy Eating, I asserted that “better nutrition means stronger memory, greater […]

Overcoming Writing Anxiety

A blank Microsoft Word screen. Your fingers resting on the keys, waiting for the words to come out. A complete sense of doubt that this assignment will ever get finished. […]

Turning Awareness Into Action

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. The Learning for Success Center at Purdue Global is “Turning Awareness Into Action” with our Mental Health Awareness Month […]

Hypothetical Examples: Versatility and Simplicity

Writing is often a difficult process. Writers can face numerous issues, from a lack of specificity to insufficient length. What if there were a cure-all that could improve almost any […]

Managing Student Stressors

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. I’m stressed. You’re stressed. I hope none of us have overwhelming stress, but April is Stress Awareness Month, so […]

Making a Difference with Writing Across the Curriculum

Have you visited our university’s newest blog space, The WACademic Blog, yet? Presented by the English and Rhetoric Department and the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative at Purdue University […]