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Archive for May 20th, 2015

You Want Color With That?

A call for careful color consideration in the classroom Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor in the School of Business and IT Kaplan University   Color can be exciting and fun, but […]

The Importance of Formatting

Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor in the School of Business and IT, Kaplan University Too often students complain that I am too tough on them for not following APA formatting. Lest […]

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 […]

The Almost Right Word

Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Tutor There is an old quotation from Mark Twain about word choice: “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the […]

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 […]

What is your writing process?

Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Tutor   So often in high school and college writing classes, student writers are told that if they want to produce a quality paper, they […]

How to Make Your Students’ Writing Matter—to Them and to You

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Academic writing doesn’t come naturally to most new college students.  Writing formally can be like wearing stiff new shoes to a special […]

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 […]

Winter Reading for Online Faculty

The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz ( 138 pages) Reviewed by Amy Sexton, Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center Who should read this book? […]

Inductive vs. Deductive Writing

Dr. Tamara Fudge, Kaplan University professor in the School of Business and IT There are several ways to present information when writing, including those that employ inductive and deductive reasoning. […]