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...
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...
feedback / Grading / Online Higher Education
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 16, 2015 · Last modified September 15, 2015
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...
Academic Writing / feedback / Grading
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 12, 2015 · Last modified August 11, 2015
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...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified May 11, 2015
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;...
APA / Citation / Research Writing / Resources / Videos / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 29, 2012
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...
Academic Writing / Grading / Technology and Writing / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 13, 2012 · Last modified March 14, 2013
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...
Academic Writing / APA / Citation / Research Writing / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 24, 2012 · Last modified September 6, 2012
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...
Grading / WAC Classroom / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 4, 2012 · Last modified August 27, 2012
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...
Citation / Grading / Research / Uncategorized / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 21, 2012
…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. ...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published February 15, 2012 · Last modified March 15, 2012
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...