By Melody Pickle, Ph.D, KUWC Writing Specialist, WAC Learning to write in an academically acceptable research style is a complex writing task. To complete this task student writers must step outside […]
By Carrie Hannigan, M.S. Having taught composition and technical writing courses for over eight years, I feel I have a pretty good grasp on grammar and mechanics, though I freely […]
By Joni Boone Incorporating research into papers and projects is a difficult task for many students, and learning to paraphrase is a key component of that task. I often find […]
Whenever I received a writing assignment in college, one of the first pieces of information I looked for was the page length requirement. When one wasn’t provided, or when an […]
One of my new graduate students in the English Language Learner (ELL) Tutoring and Outreach Program forwarded an email to me from her professor to show that she was given […]
I offer up this student video as a prime example of multimodal composition. These students composed this video as part of the Binghamton University Writing Initiative, a program designed to motivate […]
Writing a thesis is a key part of writing an academic essay, and it is a concept this is often elusive. Sometimes, the very word “thesis” is confusing as it […]
The Kaplan University Writing Center announces – Episode 22 of the Effective Writing Podcast series is now available. Once again, Kurtis Clements delivers a clear explanation of a key concept. […]
