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Archive for April 3rd, 2014

Professional Communication Begins with You

By Misty Brannan, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, Kaplan University The upcoming generations are more technically advanced than most professors were at younger ages.  This technology is helpful and has brought […]

More than Words: Why Proper Documentation is a Liability Issue

Lauren Young, LCSW, Kaplan University Human Services Instructor As a human service professional and Kaplan University Instructor, I am continuously mindful of the importance of students becoming engaged in the […]

Writers Inspiring Writers: Inside a Writer’s Salon

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor The Writers’ Salon Series is a Kaplan University Center for Teaching and Learning event that helps to foster a community of writers.  […]

Healthcare Administrative Writing

Viola Robinson, Faculty,  Kaplan University School of Health Sciences I like to think of the United States healthcare delivery system as a unique, dynamic, and challenging industry. The process of […]

I Write Just Like I Talk

By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor One area where students often express having difficulties is using standard dialects like Standard American English.    Students often tell me, “I have […]

Stay Three Steps Ahead of Plagiarism: Use the WAC PIP

By Chrissine Rios, KU Writing Center Tutor For instructors teaching Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), charging a student with plagiarism is unpleasant, but it doesn’t need to be stressful. The […]

A Cowbell and a Dream: The KUWC Turns Ten

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist, with thanks to Dr. Kara Vandam, Vice Provost; Marla Cartwright, Center for Teaching; and Joni Boone, Center for Teaching Ten years ago, Vice […]

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 […]

Science Writing – Telling a Story (a Video: Susan Holmes of Standford)

By Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center, Writing Specialist, WAC In the KUWC, we are often asked if we are capable of helping students do science writing.  For example professors […]

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 […]