blog / feedback / Grading / Teaching
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 16, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2020
Dr. Shaneika A. Dilka, PhD Psychology Professor, Purdue University Global Feedback is one of the most vital elements in the learning process. Faculty, instructors, mentors, tutors, etc., serve critical leadership roles in academic institutions...
blog / Online Higher Education / Teaching
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 26, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2020
Teresa Marie Kelly, MAT Composition Professor, Purdue University Global Brexit – short for British Exit – the historic and controversial 2016 vote by the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU)–...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 10, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Nicole A. Bertke, MS, Purdue University Global CTL Faculty Developer The intent of higher education is no doubt for students to learn. Yet in an informal poll during a recent faculty presentation, two-thirds of...
Teaching / Teaching college writing
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 29, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Jan Stallard, Purdue University Global Composition Professor When students ask “When will I ever use this again?” I always have an answer. When I began graduate school, my mentor had a cartoon pinned...
Academic Support / Communication / Teaching
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 30, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Amy Sexton, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor My college career began in the early 1990’s, before wireless internet and personal computers were in most homes. When I was a junior in college,...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published February 24, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor in the School of Business and Information Technology, Purdue University Global In my last blog entry, I worked hard to convince you to take time off from teaching duties now...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published February 3, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor in the School of Business and Information Technology, Purdue University Global Sometimes taking time off from teaching seems to be a bigger pain than just teaching every week of the...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 27, 2015 · Last modified May 26, 2015
Teresa Kelly, Composition Faculty, Kaplan University Due to the essential nature of writing skills for student success and retention, Composition faculty spend significant time motivating struggling student writers to improve skills and performance. While...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 12, 2014 · Last modified November 11, 2014
Kyle Harley Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University Over the course of the past decade, as a writing tutor, I still find myself struggling to understand how and why situations involving students’ frustration with writing...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 5, 2014 · Last modified October 28, 2014
Molly Wright Starkweather Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University One of the best features of teaching and tutoring writing online is opening the doors to students of all abilities, including students who have been diagnosed...