Timmy Whitherspoon, university student and aspiring business entrepreneur, had in front of him an assignment to write his legacy essay for an advertising class (the assignment: create a product, then sell it to readers). ...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published November 4, 2015 · Last modified November 3, 2015
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Kaplan University Professor in the School of Business and IT We’ve all gotten those papers – the verbose ones where every sentence feels like a lead weight and has to...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published July 8, 2015 · Last modified July 6, 2015
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Accountability is a wonderful word that is used quite a bit in higher education. In recent weeks, I wrestled with the idea of accountability within our construct of education....
Online Writing Instruction / Teaching college writing
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published July 1, 2015 · Last modified July 2, 2015
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Providing effective feedback on students’ writing can be challenging, especially when we consider what we want students to be able to do based on our feedback. As...
Academic Writing / teacher resources / Writing Process
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 25, 2015 · Last modified February 26, 2015
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 occasion: uncomfortable if not...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 29, 2014 · Last modified October 28, 2014
Stephanie Thompson Composition Professor, Kaplan University I have been teaching composition for over 20 years in a variety of settings, both at brick-and-mortar and online schools. One constant across the years has been the...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published July 23, 2014 · Last modified July 2, 2014
Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor in the School of IT Honesty is an important workplace trait. Lack of honesty can be damaging to the person and to the company. To ensure student honesty, then, the...
Academic Writing / Online Writing Instruction / reading / Teaching
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 26, 2014 · Last modified June 25, 2014
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor As educators, we realize the many positive outcomes for students who read recreationally (see The Reading and Writing Connection and The Forget Kale or Chipotle Peppers-the Best...
Online Writing Instruction / Tutors / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 19, 2014 · Last modified June 18, 2014
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 by the name of...
Online Writing Instruction / Technology and Writing / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 12, 2014 · Last modified June 9, 2014
Terresa Fontana Kaplan University Faculty, Department of Educational Studies What kind of impression can you make in seven seconds? According to research conducted by NYU, we make at least eleven conclusions about others within...