blog / Conferences / Online Writing Instruction / Research / Research Opportunities
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 9, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2020
Steven V. Cates, DBA SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University Global Professor, School of Business and IT In our first discussion, we looked at the value of doing research and presenting our findings at a conference....
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 6, 2015 · Last modified May 5, 2015
Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Tutor Recently a group of writing center workers from the Southeastern Writing Center Association put together a collection of music titled “Write It Like Disaster,” which was composed by...
Online Writing Instruction / Research / Research Writing / Resources
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 6, 2014 · Last modified August 5, 2014
Terresa Fontana Kaplan University Faculty, Department of Educational Studies I’ve served as a professor in the online college environment, teacher in the high school English and literature classroom, and student through various degree programs....
reading / Research / Teaching / Tutors
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 22, 2014 · Last modified April 10, 2014
By Chrissine Rios, Kaplan University Writing Center I took a Teacher Research course during the first semester of my graduate program. I would be teaching composition as a graduate assistant the following semester, so...
Research / Workshops / Writing Center Outreach
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 6, 2013
Welcome to June in the Kaplan University Writing Center. This month our Writing Workshops will focus on Research Writing. We have a series of three hour-long workshops that focus on different aspects of the...
APA / Citation / Online Writing Instruction / Plagiarism / Research
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 30, 2013
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 failed assignment. Few markings...
Academic Writing / Research / Research Writing / Resources / WAC Podcast Series
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 10, 2012 · Last modified March 14, 2013
The Kaplan University Writing Center announces – Episode 22 of the Effective Writing Podcast series is now available. Once again, Kurtis Clements delivers a clear explanation of a key concept. In just over 8...
Citation / Grading / Research / Uncategorized / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 21, 2012
…and grammar is not APA… Both APA and grammar influence how we read a paper, and they can both be factors when grading. However, it can really help students if they understand the difference. ...
Professional Development / Research / Technology and Writing
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 18, 2011
Dear readers, Are there not a million and one acronyms in education? Sure, there are! But one of my very favorites is Writing Across the Curriculum, or WAC. WAC has a storied and sometimes...
Research / Technology and Writing / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 2, 2011
We find ourselves using emoticons in many different ways. We use the when we IM; we use them in emails, texts, and even in tutoring rooms. But, emoticons are not always used to indicate...