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Archive for July 25th, 2013

Diversity in the Online Classroom

by Rathi Krishnan, Full-time faculty, Department of Composition, School of General Education, Kaplan University I presented at the IJAS   — International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference on  May, 28th., 2013, which […]

Observing Ourselves as Writers . . . Inspiration from Joyce Carol Oates

By Joni Boone I recently viewed this brief and lovely video profile of author Joyce Carol Oates that I encourage you to watch: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/06/video-joyce-carol-oates.html What intrigues me most about Oates’ […]

Jerry Seinfeld & His Writing Process (Video)

By Melody Pickle, Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University In this entertaining, yet serious, video interview, Jerry Seinfeld reveals his writing process for writing jokes and his  show. Let’s talk about […]

Addicting Students to Prewriting

By Galia Fussell and Fran Gregg Surprisingly, many students do not connect thinking with writing, so prewriting is not part of their repertoire.  Instead, a number of students announce that […]

Why (and How) does Gamification Work?

By Molly Wright Starkweather Recently, Kaplan University was featured in an article in Information Week’s Education section for its expansion of gamification in online courses across the curriculum. The two […]

Celebrating Freedom with Twitter

By Melody Pickle Did you know that the British Communication Act forbids electronic communication “for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another , , ,” When […]

A Hot Cup of Tea on a Hot Day and Pre-Writing Strategies

By David Healey Students often fall into two categories when it comes to their first writing class. One group seems excited about putting pen to paper and says that their […]

Exceeding Expectations: Successful Discussion Board Grading Feedback for Students

By Josef Vice, Composition Faculty, Kaplan University, Course Lead for CM 107 The grading process can really be time consuming and challenging, especially if you are following all your university and […]

Breakroom Video . . . How to Tutor a Genius: The Importance of Revision

By Melody Pickle, Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University Writing Center This video emphasizes the importance of being able to receive feedback in order to improve a piece of writing.  Sometimes, when […]

Plagiarism Prevention and Note Taking

By Joni Boone In my role as a tutor, I speak with students daily about how to incorporate research into their papers and projects and how to avoid plagiarism. Lack […]