By David Healey Students often fall into two categories when it comes to their first writing class. One group seems excited about putting pen to paper and says that their […]
By Josef Vice, Composition Faculty, Kaplan University, Course Lead for CM 107 The grading process can really be time consuming and challenging, especially if you are following all your university and […]
By Kyle Harley In the not-so-distant past, I encountered an overly-downtrodden student that, among other issues, came to a Live Tutoring session with his tail between his legs regarding a […]
By Lisa Gerardy, MA As you probably know if you read this blog regularly, it is Plagiarism Month. Earlier in the month, Melody Pickle wrote a helpful blog on helping […]
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 […]
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 […]
July workshops begin on Saturday July 7th with Sam Zahran. Using Images Effectively in College Writing Saturday, July 7, 2012 1:00 PM ET Workshop Link: http://khe2.adobeconnect.com/usingimages/ Learn to place basic images, […]
Students often ask, “Why do I need to learn to write?” This is usually followed by, “I am an IT major,” or “I am a Nursing major.” During our recent […]
Last week, I attended and presented at the 2012 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference in Savannah, Georgia. I have many thoughts about the conference itself and about the presentation […]
Why WAC is Really About Collaboration and Touching Interests beyond Your Content Area. As Sheryl Bone and I put the final changes on our presentation for the International Writing Across […]
