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Archive for October 28th, 2015

Kaplan Science Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist For the past couple of months, we have featured tutor interviews here on the Kaplan University Academic Support Center blog. […]

Pursuing Positive Intent

Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   One of the most beneficial approaches to my development of meaningful collegial relationships with students and colleagues has involved mindfulness, particularly […]

Addressing the Whole Student

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor There seems to be a fascinating approach to coaching overpaid athletes these days in the form of addressing the “whole player.” I say […]

Meet the Kaplan University Business Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Writing Center Specialist Last month, we began publishing tutor interviews so that our readers could get to know the people who make the Academic Support […]

Factoring in Feelings in Online Tutoring

Molly Wright Starkweather, MA,  Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor “Why should we as tutors prioritize the emotional issues of our students?” This is a question that comes from a healthy […]

Meet Some Kaplan University Writing Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Writing Center Specialist   The Kaplan University Academic Support Center blog will be featuring periodic tutor introductions.  We hope this will give our readers a […]

Tutoring Shaped for Online Student Success

By Chrissine Rios Cairns, MA The role of tutoring in student success has received renewed attention in higher education in recent years as more colleges and universities offer academic programs […]

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 […]