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Archive for January 19th, 2024

Let’s Get Productive! Live Study Sessions with Learning for Success

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. While completing a college degree online allows for greater freedom and flexibility with class and study times, it can […]

Turnitin as a Writing Tool: The Ins and Outs

If you do not see the podcast player, please click here to listen. Tools amplify human skills and abilities, making complex tasks like building houses easier and quicker, with more […]

Study With Me! The Value of Virtual Study Sessions

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. We have recently observed a profusion of video content on YouTube depicting users in various acts of academic […]

Strategies for Success in Online Learning

In this video log (VLog), Purdue University Global Academic Success Center lead tutor Michele Paulsen and tutor Melinda Hall discuss the roles that metacognition and self-regulation play in learning. Michele […]

Resource Spotlight: Time Management for College Success

Managing their time effectively is a crucial skill for college students, especially those who are taking online courses. This short video (under five minutes) offers time management tips to help […]

Resource Spotlight: Math Study Skills for Success

The Academic Success Center has a new video resource: “Math Study Skills for Success: Tips and Strategies for Mastering Your Math Courses.” This short video (under seven minutes) is the […]

Resource Spotlight: Study Skills for Success

The Academic Success Center has a new video resource: “Study Skills for Success: Tips and Strategies for Mastering Your Courses.” This short video (under 10 minutes) is the first in […]

Spellcheck and Grammar Check: Evil Writing Superstars – Their Luster Needs to Fade!

Timmy Whitherspoon, university student and aspiring business entrepreneur, had in front of him an assignment to write his legacy essay for an advertising class (the assignment: create a product, then […]

The It’s/Its/Its’ Conundrum

Lately, I’ve been seeing more and more errors in two sound-alike words: the possessive pronoun “its” and the contraction for “it is.”  Writers seem confused (or perhaps just too rushed?) […]

Academic Success & Writing Resource Center & Blog

What’s the Academic Success & Writing Resource Center & Blog? Well, the Writing Center in the Academic Success Center at Purdue Global has been hard at work not only readying […]