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Archive for September 7th, 2016

Cybersecurity for the Non-technical Person, Part 2

Dr. Lynne Williams, Purdue University Global Faculty, MSIT and MSCM Programs Many of us at Purdue University Global  (Purdue Global) are lucky enough to be able to work from home. […]

Extra Email Checks Go a Long Way

Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty   “Mommy!” I let out a mangled “Whamb?” through the apple pulp in my mouth as I wash dishes. “Mommy mommy M-O-O-O-O-M-M-Y!” I […]

Maintaining Presence in an Online Classroom

Jeremy Pilarsky, Purdue University Global Composition Professor The term presence sometimes appears in teacher observations and evaluations when assessing a classroom environment. Presence, in pedagogy, means the instructor projects an […]

Capstone—Celebrating Creative Purdue University Global Alter Egos

Barbara c.g. Green, MA & MS, Purdue University Global Assistant Chair of Composition For most academics, writing usually focuses on grading papers and working to get academically published.  Clearly, tasks […]

Why What We’re Teaching and What They’re Learning Matters in the Long-Term

Jan Stallard, Purdue University Global Composition Professor   When students ask “When will I ever use this again?” I always have an answer. When I began graduate school, my mentor […]

SOAR Symposium: The Value of Research and Presentation

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Purdue University Global in the School of Business and Information Technology   Purdue University Global’s second Student Online Annual Research Symposium (SOAR Symposium) is slated for this […]

Resource Spotlight: 3 NEW Effective Writing Podcasts

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center, Tutor Until this week, Purdue University Global (Purdue Global) Composition students have had exclusive access to three new Effective Writing Podcasts from […]

Writing Workshops with Erma

Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist In my spare time, when I am not wearing my Academic Support Center Specialist hat, I’m a humor blogger.  I blog under my maiden name […]

The Icing on the Cake: Presenting at Academic Conferences with Colleagues

Jennifer Propp, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor   I have been very lucky to have presented at a variety of conferences. In fact, the very first time I stood […]

Serious About Spacing

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center Are you one of them? Do you space like it’s an exact science? Do you bypass 2.0 on the spacing shortcut […]