Academic Support / blog / Tutors
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 30, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2020
By Amy Sexton, Writing Center Tutor Flash back to April 4, 2016: It is the championship game of the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Basketball tournament, and North Carolina and Villanova are tied...
Academic Support / blog / Online Higher Education / Online tutoring / Online Writing Instruction / Resources / teacher resources / Videos
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 28, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2020
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center A tutor’s work is highly collaborative. Tutors collaborate with students by nature, but tutors also collaborate with one another, with academic center specialists, and with...
Academic Support / Communication
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 31, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty “Mommy!” I let out a mangled “Whamb?” through the apple pulp in my mouth as I wash dishes. “Mommy mommy M-O-O-O-O-M-M-Y!” I walk into the boys’...
Academic Support / Conferences
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 22, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Purdue University Global in the School of Business and Information Technology Purdue University Global’s second Student Online Annual Research Symposium (SOAR Symposium) is slated for this September 13 and offers...
Academic Support / Academic Writing / Online Writing Instruction / Resources / teacher resources / WAC Classroom / WAC Podcast Series
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 8, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center, Tutor Until this week, Purdue University Global (Purdue Global) Composition students have had exclusive access to three new Effective Writing Podcasts from podcaster Kurtis Clements who...
Academic Support / Tutors / Writing Across the Curriculum
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 1, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Amy Sexton, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor As part of our paper review service in the writing center, we routinely provide personalized video feedback along with written comments. I have found that...
Academic Support / Communication / Fundamentals Program
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 11, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Kyle Harley, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor Understanding those who feel ostracized within the classroom can be a bit tricky in an online setting. Because instructors and tutors alike work with so many...
Academic Support / Online Higher Education / Online tutoring
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 6, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Kyle Harley, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor As I continually see the fantastic work our faculty accomplishes here at the university, I, like many of my colleagues, wonder how we can...
Academic Support / Communication / Teaching
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 30, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Amy Sexton, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor My college career began in the early 1990’s, before wireless internet and personal computers were in most homes. When I was a junior in college,...
Academic Support / Motivation / Online Higher Education
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 2, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global and Academic Support Center Academic success comes from meeting and exceeding expectations at the same time that you are learning what these expectations are. From adopting the conventions...