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by Allison Steele · Published September 29, 2023 · Last modified September 21, 2023
If you do not see the podcast player, please click here to listen. Tools amplify human skills and abilities, making complex tasks like building houses easier and quicker, with more precise results. They’re an...
Online Writing Instruction / Teaching / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 20, 2014 · Last modified August 19, 2014
By Teresa Kelly, Kaplan University Composition Faculty As family, friends, colleagues, and fans worldwide mourn the death of comedy legend Robin Williams from suicide on August 11, composition instructors face another of those moments where...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 13, 2014 · Last modified August 12, 2014
Necole Floyd-Turner, JD Kaplan University Adjunct Instructor, School of Legal Studies Being a paralegal can be a challenging on any given day, but being what I call a paralegal extraordinaire is a totally different...
Academic Writing / Communication / Online Writing Instruction / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 24, 2014 · Last modified June 17, 2014
Patricia Drown, Kaplan University Faculty, Social And Behavioral Sciences Nothing can put fear in to the heart faster than the prospect of academic writing. Our mind immediately fills with pictures of quill pens, dusty...
Academic Writing / Online Writing Instruction / WAC General / Writing Center Outreach
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 1, 2014 · Last modified March 24, 2014
by Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center I went to the Writing Center at my college exactly once. I took a paper into a room that had a few tables with a person sitting...
Lauren Young, LCSW, Kaplan University Human Services Instructor As a human service professional and Kaplan University Instructor, I am continuously mindful of the importance of students becoming engaged in the process of crafting well-written...
Viola Robinson, Faculty, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences I like to think of the United States healthcare delivery system as a unique, dynamic, and challenging industry. The process of care delivery and the...
Academic Writing / reading / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published January 22, 2014 · Last modified January 24, 2014
By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Students often want to know how they can become better writers. While there are many possible answers to this question, perhaps the easiest way anyone can become...
Online Writing Instruction / Teaching / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 19, 2013 · Last modified October 14, 2013
Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist, Kaplan University Many writing instructors, tutors, and other educational professionals have blogs. These blogs are generally professional blogs that discuss topics relating to the writers’ professions. According to Why...
Academic Writing / Online Writing Instruction / Teaching / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 8, 2013 · Last modified September 25, 2013
Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist, Kaplan University Recently, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist, Melody Pickle wrote a great blog entitled Don’t Listen to your English Teacher. In her blog, Melody reviews an interview with...