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Archive for March 27th, 2014

Zen Diagrams: The Importance of Proofreading in Math

By Betsy Duke, Professor, Kaplan University Math Department I would imagine that in just about any field there could be diagrams that pop up here and there. They could be […]

Virtual Textbooks: Reading in Cyberspace

Christina Duffman, Kaplan University Instructor of English “I would say that, in the future, the book will be reserved for things that function best as a book. So, if I […]

Writers Inspiring Writers: Inside a Writer’s Salon

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor The Writers’ Salon Series is a Kaplan University Center for Teaching and Learning event that helps to foster a community of writers.  […]

Writing in Math: Apple Pie or Alpha Pi?

Dr. Betsy Duke, Kaplan University Math Professor As a Math Professor, and self-described non-writer, my style is to never indent, write tons of sentences in one paragraph and make liberal […]

I Write Just Like I Talk

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor One area where students often express having difficulties is using standard dialects like Standard American English.    Students often tell me, “I have […]

Reading, Writing, and Television: How Zombies (Can) Teach Literacy

Kyle Harley, KUWC Tutor As the schoolwork begins to pile up, so, too, do the students at our virtual doors seeking writing assistance. In the past few weeks, students sought […]

The Reading and Writing Connection

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Students often want to know how they can become better writers.  While there are many possible answers to this question, perhaps the easiest […]

Farm Feast: Recipes for Writing Success

  by Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Writing Center When I was still living near family in the South, I got to help my grandmother prepare for a New Year’s […]

Open the Gate Wider – A New Year of Dreams, Forgiveness, and Impossibly Good Writing

I wish to bring in the new year with the hope and inspiration provided by poet, Maya Angelou. In her tribute here to Nelson Mandela, we move beyond the political […]

Letters to Santa

Does anyone in your family write letters to Santa? I have been intrigued by the idea of letters to Santa since seeing that scene in Miracle on 34th St where […]