By Lisa Gerardy, MA As you probably know if you read this blog regularly, it is Plagiarism Month. Earlier in the month, Melody Pickle wrote a helpful blog on helping […]
Don’t miss Quick Tips for Revision, the latest Effective Writing Podcast by Kurtis Clements. The KUWC provides this and other podcasts as learning resources. These entertaining podcasts are a great way […]
Attaching student writing to wider audiences and real world situations by publishing their writing both inside and outside the classroom encourages students to think of themselves as writers (Atwell, 1998; Graves, […]
Celebrate National Grammar Day in your own (positive) way. Share the grammar tip that helps you the most as you write. You don’t have to love grammar (or even like […]
I offer up this student video as a prime example of multimodal composition. These students composed this video as part of the Binghamton University Writing Initiative, a program designed to motivate […]
Continuing a summer tradition here on our KUWC blog, we want to share our summer reading picks with you. Tell us what you are reading… Nora Ephron – I Remember […]
In recent headlines, it has been said that Katie Holmes is officially using her name, “Katie”, despite her soon-to-be ex-husband’s insistence on calling her “Kate.” What’s in a name? Brain […]
July workshops begin on Saturday July 7th with Sam Zahran. Using Images Effectively in College Writing Saturday, July 7, 2012 1:00 PM ET Workshop Link: http://khe2.adobeconnect.com/usingimages/ Learn to place basic images, […]
Since yesterday was Flag Day, I thought I would talk about, well, flags. Flags whether big or small are flying icons connecting history and the present moment. Flags stand for […]
Last week, I attended and presented at the 2012 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference in Savannah, Georgia. I have many thoughts about the conference itself and about the presentation […]