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Category: Academic Writing
Learn Like Lizzo. Behave like Beyonce: Strategies for Faculty and Students to Deal with Microaggressions in the Classroom
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Has real life made you stop and think about an issue you had never considered? Back in June 2022, social media called out two...
“Unconfusing” the Most Confusing Punctuation Mark of All: The Semicolon!
Fear struck Augustus McTavish beyond what he could recall. Yes, as a child he was frightened by seeing costumes on his first Halloween; he had almost stepped on a snake during a hike and that made his...
Strategies for Success in Online Learning
In this video log (VLog), Purdue University Global Academic Success Center lead tutor Michele Paulsen and tutor Melinda Hall discuss the roles that metacognition and self-regulation play in learning. Michele and Melinda also share...
The #1 Rule of Writing: You Write for the Reader!
The company had hired Renita Lablount for her accomplished history in food production and development. She led a staff of 14, and her supervisor was extremely pleased with the successes of her department. A...
Resource Spotlight: Summarizing
Many writers know that citing and paraphrasing are effective ways to incorporate information from other sources in their writing. Summarizing is also a useful technique, as well as an excellent reading and learning strategy....
Digging for Gold: How the Perfect Research Can Make for a Valued Essay
Oceana Tomlinson was in her first year of college and was excited to begin pursuing her major of Urban Management. She had been involved in several of her community volunteer programs and grew to...
Resource Spotlight: Time Management for College Success
Managing their time effectively is a crucial skill for college students, especially those who are taking online courses. This short video (under five minutes) offers time management tips to help online students plan and...
A Writer’s Treasure Chest: The Purdue Global Academic Success Center
It was to be the final term paper for Stosh Ivanov. He had been anticipating this all session when he first read over the syllabus: “This is an English course, and of course there...
Erasing the Speaker’s Curse: Filler Words
Ramona DiAsola was the newest member of the training team in a large multinational insurance company. Attending her first conference, her supervisor selected Ramona to make a presentation on a new product the company...