Verbosity
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...
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Deadlines and the Online Academic
Dr. Tamara Fudge, professor, Kaplan University School of Business and IT They say that patience is a virtue, but in reality we know it’s often in short supply. It’s 7 am on Wednesday morning...
How to Give Criticism – Positively
Linnea Hall, MSBA, JD. Professor, Kaplan University School of Business and IT People generally think of criticism in negative terms. After all, Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines criticism as “the act of expressing disapproval and...
If You Give Every Student 100%
Dr. Tamara Fudge, School of Business and IT Faculty, Kaplan University Of course I want to encourage my students, but simply slapping a perfect 100% on all assignments each week is not really encouragement;...
New APA Video Guide! – Students & Research Writing
The Kaplan University Writing Center is proud to share this new video tutorial which provides a basic overview of APA. In just over five minutes, the video demonstrates following APA Style means adhering to both paper formatting and...
Computer Grading and Grammar Checks
Fact: Computer grading and grammar checks are here to stay. Automated scoring or, more accurately, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is and continues to turn language processes into algorithms. How well they do this is still...
APA is Not Formatting (only)
For those of us who have used APA for teaching and tutoring for a long time, we sometimes say or write “APA formatting” when we discuss an assignment that requires students to use APA...
Punctuation is Not Grammar. . .
The terms grammar and punctuation are often used interchangeably. While we use both grammar and punctuation to clearly explicate our ideas for our readers, they are not the same. Simplified Definitions Punctuation marks are...
APA Is Not Grammar
…and grammar is not APA… Both APA and grammar influence how we read a paper, and they can both be factors when grading. However, it can really help students if they understand the difference. ...
You Took Points off for that? The APA Title Page
As you can imagine, we get a lot of questions about APA in the Writing Center. One big point of confusion for students is the different requirements professors have regarding the APA Title Page. According...