“Oh TK, that’s just politically correct BS!” “Let me guess, we’re ‘woke’ in this class?” “I always use that word. It’s not a slur.” “Am I going to be ‘cancelled’ now?” “What about my...
Academic Writing / blog / Communication / Creative writing / Motivation / Personal Writing / Writing-to-learn
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 19, 2017 · Last modified April 8, 2020
Amy Sexton, MSEd, Writing Tutor Fall means crisp, cooler weather, stunning autumn shows of crimson, rust, and golden leaves, bountiful garden harvests, and, on Friday, October 20, a celebration of writing! October 20 is...
blog / Communication / reading / Writing-to-learn
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 14, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2020
Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty For months, my daughter asked—not quite begging, but close—for a “real bike.” Her Radio Flyer big wheel just barely contained her lanky frame, so it wasn’t an...
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 / 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 / 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 Writing / Communication / Online Writing Instruction / Writing Across the Curriculum / Writing Process
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 23, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center A common time to teach “audience” to students is during the revision stage of the writing process: “Draft for yourself, and rewrite for the reader,”...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 18, 2015 · Last modified March 17, 2015
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Tutor In recent weeks, more than one conversation on the topic of compassion surfaced among tutors and, oddly enough, I am very fortunate in that I simply listened. Now, I...
Communication / Online Writing Instruction
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 1, 2014 · Last modified September 25, 2014
Kyle Harley, Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center Over the past few weeks, I have found that students often seek more than a simple session with a writing tutor. The writing issues vary by student,...
Academic Writing / Communication / Online Writing Instruction / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 24, 2014 · Last modified June 17, 2014
Patricia Drown, Kaplan University Faculty, Social And Behavioral Sciences Nothing can put fear in to the heart faster than the prospect of academic writing. Our mind immediately fills with pictures of quill pens, dusty...