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Archive for April 22nd, 2014

Reflections on Tutor Research and Lessons Learned

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 […]

Discussion Boards: Many Happy Returns!

Dr. Bruce Kuhlman, CFA, CAIA, Graduate Faculty, Kaplan School of Business How do you make students feel comfortable and confident in an Internet classroom? There is no physical classroom that facilitates […]

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 […]

Measuring Success in the Writing Center

by Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center I went to the Writing Center at my college exactly once.   I took a paper into a room that had a few tables […]

What Every Instructor Should Know about Providing Feedback on Writing

By Chrissine Rios, KUWC ELL Support Instructors teaching Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) know that writing and learning go together—writing is a method for acquiring content, and providing feedback on […]

Ask Them: Talking Through the Writing Process

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor I used to hate ‘starting’ papers; in fact, I still do to this day. Planning weeks in advance for projects, I spent countless […]

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 […]

Reading, Writing, and Television: How Zombies (Can) Teach Literacy

Kyle Harley, KUWC Tutor As the schoolwork begins to pile up, so, too, do the students at our virtual doors seeking writing assistance. In the past few weeks, students sought […]

Composition MOOC Resources: Another Reason to Like the KUWC Facebook

by Chrissine Rios 2013 marked a year of collaboration, innovation, and progress for the KUWC with a new website and Plagiarism Information Page, a new full-time tutor, Amy Sexton, and […]

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 […]