By Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Who’s heard this one before? “I can’t write.” In the twenty years that I’ve been tutoring writing, I’ve heard it a bunch. […]
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Academic writing doesn’t come naturally to most new college students. Writing formally can be like wearing stiff new shoes to a special […]
By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Learning and using APA Style, or any citation style, can be difficult for students. While there are many areas where students may […]
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 […]
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 […]
Necole Floyd-Turner, JD, Kaplan University Paralegal Faculty Being a student in any paralegal program can be hard work that includes researching and reading case law. But being a paralegal can be […]
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Learning to use APA and other citation styles correctly is often daunting and frustrating for student writers. For some, citation and formatting may […]
By Misty Brannan, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, Kaplan University The upcoming generations are more technically advanced than most professors were at younger ages. This technology is helpful and has brought […]
By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor One area where students often express having difficulties is using standard dialects like Standard American English. Students often tell me, “I have […]
Sometimes instructors and tutors miss the mark when teaching students how to avoid plagiarism. With a TurnItIn® report as evidence of the offense, plagiarism is treated as a matter of ignorance–of […]
