Proper Use of Labels in Course Work
Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor in the School of Business and Information Technology Writing a paper or even posting in a discussion board involves more than just writing content; it should include labeling. For a...
Category: Online Writing Instruction
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,”...
Consistencies between Centers: Common Problems, Unified Solutions
By Kyle Harley, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor This past week, the Purdue University Global (Purdue Global) Writing Center took part in a fantastic live discussion with other fellow writing centers from...
Celebrating Writing Centers in Both “Real” Worlds
By Lisa Gerardy and Chrissine Rios, Purdue University Global Writing Center This week is Writing Center Week, an event offered through the International Writing Centers Association to celebrate the work of writing centers all over the world. Since students...
ELL: We’ve made it simple.
Kyle Harley, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor With the very recent change and continued success of our Writing Fundamentals program here at the university, our English Language Learner’s program required a bit...
Writing Center Resource Spotlight: Power Paragraphs
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor A popular analogy compares paragraphs to building blocks. The analogy helps student writers understand that paragraphs are the units or individual points of a unified...
Promoting Wellness at Kaplan University
By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Faculty and students from Kaplan University recently joined over 90 schools world-wide to participate in the Fall 2015 International Write-In. The International Write-In, organized by Swarthmore...
Kaplan Science Center Tutors
Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist For the past couple of months, we have featured tutor interviews here on the Kaplan University Academic Support Center blog. This month, we have...
Revisiting Emig and Why Writing is Hard
by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Every month I post to this blog, and every month I don’t know what to write, so I thought this time I’d ask you. How can...
6 Ultimate Resources on APA and Avoiding Plagiarism
by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Students frequently ask writing tutors for help with APA citations and formatting as well as how to avoid and understand plagiarism. Instructors, as well, contact...