Teaching Voice with Poetry
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center While we work with our students toward effective sentences, they (we!) create outcomes, and one of the most important yet least considered of these is...
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Celebrating Writing Centers in Both “Real” Worlds
By Lisa Gerardy and Chrissine Rios, Purdue University Global Writing Center This week is Writing Center Week, an event offered through the International Writing Centers Association to celebrate the work of writing centers all over the world. Since students...
The Makings of a Great Online Writing Center
by Chrissine Rios, Writing Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center The North Carolina division of the Southeast Writing Center Association held a Writing Consultant Retreat on September 13 to foster community among writing tutors across the state...
Ten Truths Tutors Keep from Students
Students tell tutors what they would never tell their instructors: that their children do their Internet research, that they don’t speak English so are using an online translator, that they made up the...
The Wonderful World of Screencasting–Video Feedback for Student Papers
Screencasting is a tool that allows users to capture and share activities from their screen, making demonstrating a concept simple. The Kaplan University Writing Center uses screencasting software (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html) to provide paper reviews to...
International Writing Center Week, Writing Center Love, and the Un-space of the Kaplan University Writing Center
I like our Kaplan University Writing Center because it is not dependent on a physical space (not including server space of course). Sure, we have a virtual space or rooms where we meet students,...
KUWC’s APA Resources – Come Check Us Out!
While preparing for the APA faculty workshops I presented today, a very good reminder was brought to light for me that I’d like to share. What came to me was when it comes to...