What a Friendship: The Writer and the Tutor!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. This was not the best day for Serfeti Alcobar. She was looking at her midterm essay the Economics professor had just returned, and...
Category: feedback
Growing Leadership Muscles Through Feedback: Showing Students Where They’re Going
Dr. Shaneika A. Dilka, PhD Psychology Professor, Purdue University Global Feedback is one of the most vital elements in the learning process. Faculty, instructors, mentors, tutors, etc., serve critical leadership roles in academic institutions...
Deadlines and the Online Academic
Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor, Kaplan University School of Business and IT They say that patience is a virtue, but in reality we know it’s often in short supply. It’s 7 am on Wednesday morning...
How to Give Criticism – Positively
Linnea Hall, MSBA, JD. Professor, Kaplan University School of Business and IT People generally think of criticism in negative terms. After all, Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines criticism as “the act of expressing disapproval and...
When Commenting on Student Writing, Use This Shortcut with Extreme Care
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center I’ve encountered both good and not so good practices for tutoring and teaching writing over the past twenty years, and the difference between the two often...
What Every Instructor Should Know about Providing Feedback on Writing
By Chrissine Rios, KUWC ELL Support Instructors teaching Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) know that writing and learning go together—writing is a method for acquiring content, and providing feedback on the writer’s purpose, ideas,...
10 Things Students Say About Instructor Feedback
Last week, I attended the webcast Office Hours: Students Share Successful Feedback Tips because I think it is always good to hear what students have to say about feedback. In the KUWC, one of the primary...
Ten Truths Tutors Keep from Students
Students tell tutors what they would never tell their instructors: that their children do their Internet research, that they don’t speak English so are using an online translator, that they made up the...
Providing Feedback on Faith-Based Claims in Persuasive Essays
By Chrissine Rios, Full-Time Writing Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center When providing feedback on student writing, nothing challenges me more than addressing Bible-backed support for claims in a persuasive essay. I want my feedback...
Breakroom Video . . . How to Tutor a Genius: The Importance of Revision
By Melody Pickle, Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University Writing Center This video emphasizes the importance of being able to receive feedback in order to improve a piece of writing. Sometimes, when students write (or when...