Online Spaces and Autism
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. When Covid-19 brought many social interactions and education online, some people wished to return to face-to-face settings because they found online spaces...
Category: Communication
A Two-Pronged Approach To Better Writing: Practice And Reading!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Zinnia Tabbleforth was concerned: a junior in college, her major was earth science, and her goal was to work for the United States as...
Curing the Most Common Disease of Writing: Commaitis
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Romano Wilmani simply detested any writing. Coming up with a topic was never a problem, and overall she enjoyed doing research when that was...
Teaching Inclusive Communication and Evolving Language as a Professional Skill
“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...
Celebrating Writing
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...
Read and Write Outside the Classroom, Too.
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...
Extra Email Checks Go a Long Way
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’...
Left Out Online: Students in Need of More
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...
Knowing What Students May Not Know
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,...
Audience Demystified
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,”...