Paraphrasing with Purpose
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Curt pushed away from his computer in frustration. He felt like he’d been staring at the same words on the screen for...
Category: Writing Center Outreach
Here’s a New Writing Center Video to Help First-Term Students Access the Writing Center
by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Writing Center success, above all, takes getting students through the door, be it a virtual door or one hinged to a wall. Instructors remain a Writing...
Using Analogies to Describe Student Services: The Gym Analogy
Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Often when students hear about a tutoring service like a writing center, they get a vision of the center that is a little less than...
Writing Centers, Accessibility, and CRLA 2013
Molly Wright Starkweather Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor 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...
Presenting at a Conference Near You: The KUWC at ECWCA
Lisa Gerardy, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist and Chrissine Rios, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor You might expect to see the Kaplan University Writing Center represented at online professional conferences–from Kaplan’s own KU Village online to...
Measuring Success in the Writing Center
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...
Open the Gate Wider – A New Year of Dreams, Forgiveness, and Impossibly Good Writing
I wish to bring in the new year with the hope and inspiration provided by poet, Maya Angelou. In her tribute here to Nelson Mandela, we move beyond the political to the heart of...
The Makings of a Great Online Writing Center
by Chrissine Rios, Writing Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center The North Carolina division of the Southeast Writing Center Association held a Writing Consultant Retreat on September 13 to foster community among writing tutors across the state...
National Day of Writing October 20
by Melody Pickle, Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University Writing Center Yes, there is an official National Day of Writing! October 20th is the official National Day of Writing. Here in the Kaplan University Writing...
October Workshops
Join us for Kaplan University Writing Workshops in October. The focus for October is Research Writing. To view the live workshops and complete schedule, click this link: Writing Workshop Link (login required). Quick Tips:...