Academic Support / Academic Writing / Online Writing Instruction / Resources / teacher resources / WAC Classroom / WAC Podcast Series
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 8, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center, Tutor Until this week, Purdue University Global (Purdue Global) Composition students have had exclusive access to three new Effective Writing Podcasts from podcaster Kurtis Clements who...
Online Writing Instruction / Poetry / teacher resources / Teaching college writing / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 20, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center While we work with our students toward effective sentences, they (we!) create outcomes, and one of the most important yet least considered of these is...
Online Writing Instruction / Tutors / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 19, 2014 · Last modified June 18, 2014
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor When I first began thinking about the concept of “It,” as one with a twisted imagination might, I pictured a creepy circus clown by the name of...
Art / Online Writing Instruction / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 17, 2014 · Last modified June 13, 2014
Susie Zappia, Kaplan University Faculty, Humanities An assignment or invitation to write about a work of art can often seem very daunting, but it’s really an opportunity! It’s a chance to practice taking your...
Online Writing Instruction / Technology and Writing / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 12, 2014 · Last modified June 9, 2014
Terresa Fontana Kaplan University Faculty, Department of Educational Studies What kind of impression can you make in seven seconds? According to research conducted by NYU, we make at least eleven conclusions about others within...
Academic Writing / APA / Citation / Teaching / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 6, 2014 · Last modified April 29, 2014
By Kyle Harley, KUWC Tutor Over the past few weeks, students have been coming into our services at a rising rate seeking help with APA citation and formatting. One particular student expressed how an...
Grammar / Online Writing Instruction / WAC Classroom / Writing in Healthcare
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 1, 2014 · Last modified April 29, 2014
Viola Robinson, Faculty, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences Note: This is a follow-up blog to: Healthcare Administrative Writing Part Two. Sentence structure is another area Healthcare Administrative professionals must master to communicate effectively. Prior...
Academic Writing / Online Writing Instruction / Teaching / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 18, 2014 · Last modified April 14, 2014
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor, Kaplan University, School of IT Long, long ago, having a college education indicated that a person had attained a general literacy, which can be defined as the ability to learn...
Academic Writing / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 16, 2014 · Last modified April 14, 2014
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor Kaplan University School of IT Writing well is not just a phenomenon desired in College Composition courses; it needs to be a concern in all classes. I teach online at...
Online Writing Instruction / Technology and Writing / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 10, 2014 · Last modified April 2, 2014
Dr. Bruce Kuhlman, CFA, CAIA, Graduate Faculty, Kaplan School of Business How do you make students feel comfortable and confident in an Internet classroom? There is no physical classroom that facilitates students talking among themselves...