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Archive for June 8th, 2016

Resource Spotlight: 3 NEW Effective Writing Podcasts

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 […]

Serious About Spacing

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center Are you one of them? Do you space like it’s an exact science? Do you bypass 2.0 on the spacing shortcut […]

Exploring and Preventing Plagiarism in a Digital Age

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor In today’s digital age, students have instantaneous, easy access to a wealth of information and knowledge via the internet.  While the availability of […]

6 Ultimate Resources on APA and Avoiding Plagiarism

by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center   Students frequently ask writing tutors for help with APA citations and formatting as well as how to avoid and understand plagiarism. […]

The Importance of Formatting

Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor in the School of Business and IT, Kaplan University Too often students complain that I am too tough on them for not following APA formatting. Lest […]

Your Students are 13 Minutes Away From Avoiding Plagiarism

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Avoiding plagiarism begins with knowing how to quote, paraphrase, summarize, and cite sources. Knowing the university plagiarism policy can help too, for […]

Three Common APA Mistakes Students Make

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 […]

Practical Strategies for Teaching Style and Formatting

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 […]

The Free Three: Tips on How to Teach APA to Any Student

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 […]

APA Recommends Using Page Numbers with Paraphrases

by Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center There are many things that APA requires.  But, there are many more things that are left up to the judgment of the writer. […]