Study With Me! The Value of Virtual Study Sessions
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. We have recently observed a profusion of video content on YouTube depicting users in various acts of academic study. They might be...
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The Role of Peer Tutoring in Academic Success
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Peer Tutoring plays a key role in the academic success of Purdue Global students. Peer Tutors are current and successful students here at...
What a Friendship: The Writer and the Tutor!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. This was not the best day for Serfeti Alcobar. She was looking at her midterm essay the Economics professor had just returned, and...
Building Rapport with Professors: Tips for Online Students
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. The 2020 global pandemic brought several changes to the world; one notable change was the need to shift classrooms from physical locations to...
The Academic Support Video Series: A Resource Initiative and Collaboration
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center A tutor’s work is highly collaborative. Tutors collaborate with students by nature, but tutors also collaborate with one another, with academic center specialists, and with...
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...
Meet the Technology Center Tutors
Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist Over the past few months, we have introduced you to the tutors in each of our support centers. This month, we are proud to introduce our Technology...
Math Center Tutors
Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist The Math Center is the second oldest center in the Academic Support Center. It was started by Dr. John Eads in 2006. Since then, the Math...
Re-establishing Manageable Expectations in Tutoring
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Here at Kaplan University, our respective support centers housed within the Academic Support Center are lucky. I say this simply because we possess the ability to...
Kaplan Science Center Tutors
Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist For the past couple of months, we have featured tutor interviews here on the Kaplan University Academic Support Center blog. This month, we have...