How to be SMART About Goal-setting
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. How are those new year’s resolutions going? While many of us resolve to make changes in our lives at the start of the new...
Category: Professional Development
Bookends: Looking Ahead to the IWCA Conference
By Chrissine Rios, Purdue University Global Writing Center This summer I wrote “Weighing the Books” while boxing up my household and home office in order to move it from North Carolina to Michigan. Now...
“14 Habits that Can Cost You Your Job”: Lessons for Students, Teachers, and Course Developers
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor in the School of Business and Information Technology, Purdue University Global While trying to avoid work on a Sunday, I came across an article from Forbes titled, “14 Habits that...
Blogging to Enhance a Job Search
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Kaplan University professor in the School of Business and IT Everyone wants to enhance the chances for a better job, and blogging can help! You can share your career-related knowledge by...
Top Five Ways to Get Out of the Teaching Rut
By Misty Brannan, Criminal Justice Professor, Kaplan University As in any job, teachers can find themselves going through the motions of their career without a real love or energy for it. And without motivation for...
Presenting at a Conference Near You: The KUWC at ECWCA
Lisa Gerardy, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist and Chrissine Rios, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor You might expect to see the Kaplan University Writing Center represented at online professional conferences–from Kaplan’s own KU Village online to...
The Makings of a Great Online Writing Center
by Chrissine Rios, Writing Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center The North Carolina division of the Southeast Writing Center Association held a Writing Consultant Retreat on September 13 to foster community among writing tutors across the state...
My First Date
by David Werner, MFA, Kaplan University Faculty I was in love. Or so I thought. I wanted to ask Patti (not her real name) to a ninth-grade dance but could never muster the courage to...
Crazy Writing – National Novel Writing Month
By Melody Pickle, Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University Writing Center Crazy Drafts – We encourage crazy or bad first drafts as part of the writing process for students. Sometimes, we all need motivation to...
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 to the back of...