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Archive for February 20th, 2012

Referring Students to the Writing Center

A common and very well understood complaint from instructors is that we can refer students to resources or services that offer them help, but we can’t make them go, and […]

You Took Points off for that? The APA Title Page

As you can imagine, we get a lot of questions about APA in the Writing Center.    One big point of confusion for students is the different requirements professors have regarding […]

February student workshops focus on prewriting and research

The KUWC’s February lineup of student writing workshops focus on prewriting and research strategies.  Prewriting is essential for writing a strong paper from the start.  When students take the time […]

Google World and Academic Sources

In this age where we can Google anything, it is harder and harder for students to identify and locate academic sources.  Why can’t they just Google their topic and pick […]

APA workshop series offered again in January

The Writing Center will offer a series of APA workshops in January.  Both students and faculty are welcome to attend.  The workshops are: APA, Basic Citation, January 13 at 1:00 […]

January workshop series focuses on academic writing

Students and faculty can attend a series of live workshops in January that focus on academic writing.  We have seven exciting workshops for students and faculty to choose from: Reading […]

Emoticons and Social Presence

Last week I wrote about using emoticons in the classroom to help colleagues and students alike understand our intentions in our text-based communications. Now, I would like to discuss how […]

November’s workshops focus on much needed writing skills

Please encourage your students to attend (or view the recordings of) the great workshops we have lined up for November.  One of the main problems we all see in student […]

KUWC’s APA Resources – Come Check Us Out!

While preparing for the APA faculty workshops I presented today, a very good reminder was brought to light for me that I’d like to share.  What came to me was […]

“Tutor experience” research opportunity

Two graduate students and tutors at the Writing Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Lindsay Sabatino and Jessica Showalter, have an exciting research project they will be presenting at the […]