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Archive for July 12th, 2013

KUWC July 15 – 19 Workshops

Kaplan University Writing Center Workshops are alive and well this summer.  Don’t forget to join us.  Live workshops are open to all Kaplan students and faculty.  To find the links […]

Why (and How) does Gamification Work?

By Molly Wright Starkweather Recently, Kaplan University was featured in an article in Information Week’s Education section for its expansion of gamification in online courses across the curriculum. The two […]

APA: Citing Databases, URL’s, and DOI’s

By Melody Pickle One question we see in the KUWC is “Do I include the Database name in my citation?”  Well, as with most aspects of APA, there is not […]

June is Research Writing Month in the KUWC

Welcome to June in the Kaplan University Writing Center.  This month our Writing Workshops will focus on Research Writing.  We have a series of three hour-long workshops that focus on […]

A First Look at the New Paraphrasing Quick Guide Video

By Joni Boone Incorporating research into papers and projects is a difficult task for many students, and learning to paraphrase is a key component of that task.  I often find […]

Save Trees: Teach with Internet Tagging

by Carrie Hannigan, M.S. Spring cleaning led me to think about how I organize information through internet tagging. Okay, so I wasn’t actually cleaning, but moving large binders of paper […]

Online Writing Instruction: Best Practices and NCTE Position Statement

Online Writing Instruction (OWI) is a viable method for teaching writing that has its own methodologies and pedagogies (Hewtt, 2010).  While this field continues to grow and adapt to the […]

QuickTips for Revision Podcast

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 […]

Tips for Communicating with Students: FaceBook

As children, a lot of us watched The Jetson’s and fantasized about the future.  Now, it is the Twenty-First Century, and while we may not have flying cars or robot […]

International Writing Center Week, Writing Center Love, and the Un-space of the Kaplan University Writing Center

I like our Kaplan University Writing Center because it is not dependent on a physical space (not including server space of course).  Sure, we have a virtual space or rooms […]