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Archive for January 28th, 2015

Here’s a New Writing Center Video to Help First-Term Students Access the Writing Center

by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Writing Center success, above all, takes getting students through the door, be it a virtual door or one hinged to a wall. […]

Simple Mantras for Positive Learning

by Amy Sexton, Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutoring and learning can be frustrating.   Tutoring and learning online often is even more frustrating. Tutors and learners in an […]

Assisting All Students in the Writing Center

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor The writing center serves all university students, including those with learning disabilities.   According to the Learning Disabilities Act of 1968, a learning disability […]

Simply Being Simpler: Simple Advice to Help Your Students Understand

Kyle Harley Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University Over the course of the past decade, as a writing tutor, I still find myself struggling to understand how and why situations involving […]

Writing Centers, Accessibility, and CRLA 2013

Molly Wright Starkweather Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University One of the best features of teaching and tutoring writing online is opening the doors to students of all abilities, including students […]

Writing to Make a Difference

Stephanie Thompson Composition Professor, Kaplan University I have been teaching composition for over 20 years in a variety of settings, both at brick-and-mortar and online schools. One constant across the […]

The Last Wild — Dystopian Fall Reading

The Last Wild (2013, 322 pages) Piers Torday Reviewed by Stephanie Thompson, Composition Department, Kaplan University Writing Center Who should read this book? Fans of YA dystopian fiction will enjoy […]

Using Analogies to Describe Student Services: The Gym Analogy

Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   Often when students hear about a tutoring service like a writing center, they get a vision of the center that is […]

Establishing Verbal Rapport to Enhance Writing Success

Kyle Harley, Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center Over the past few weeks, I have found that students often seek more than a simple session with a writing tutor. The writing […]

Writing Centers, Accessibility, and CRLA 2013

Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   One of the best features of teaching and tutoring writing online is opening the doors to students of all abilities, including […]