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Archive for July 15th, 2015

Topic Selection

Dr. Tamara Fudge Professor,  School of Business and Information Technology, Kaplan University   There are some nice benefits to allowing students to pick their own topics for papers. First, there tends […]

Becoming More Accountable for the Accountable

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Accountability is a wonderful word that is used quite a bit in higher education. In recent weeks, I wrestled with the idea of accountability within […]

Writing the Writer, Part 1

Molly Wright Starkweather, Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University This blog entry is the first of a two-entry discussion around anonymity as a productive starting point for online students wishing to […]

If You Give Every Student 100%

Dr. Tamara Fudge, School of Business and IT Faculty, Kaplan University Of course I want to encourage my students, but simply slapping a perfect 100% on all assignments each week […]

Why a Plagiarism “Score” can be Misleading

Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Tutor Recently on a social media group limited to online faculty members of various institutions, I read a post from a professor who had caught […]

Including High-Performing Students in Systematic Outreach

Teresa Kelly, Composition Faculty, Kaplan University Due to the essential nature of writing skills for student success and retention, Composition faculty spend significant time motivating struggling student writers to improve […]

Why Not Finally Answer “Why?”

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Tutor In the world of higher education, much more than we would like to admit, excuses become commonplace for both student and professor alike. From an […]

Multitasking for Online College Students

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Tutor Multitasking is often lauded as a way for busy professionals and students to accomplish multiple tasks in less time, but multitasking can often be detrimental, […]

Drafting Student Success: How Our Center Can Help Shape Great Habits

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Tutor I think it is safe to say that we have all experienced extremely tight deadlines. Since being out of school, however, I rarely take a […]

The Extra Mile

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Tutor In recent weeks, more than one conversation on the topic of compassion surfaced among tutors and, oddly enough, I am very fortunate in that I […]