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Archive for October 21st, 2015

Pursuing Positive Intent

Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor   One of the most beneficial approaches to my development of meaningful collegial relationships with students and colleagues has involved mindfulness, particularly […]

Meet the Kaplan University Business Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Writing Center Specialist Last month, we began publishing tutor interviews so that our readers could get to know the people who make the Academic Support […]

Meet Some Kaplan University Writing Center Tutors

Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, MA, Writing Center Specialist   The Kaplan University Academic Support Center blog will be featuring periodic tutor introductions.  We hope this will give our readers a […]

Tutoring Shaped for Online Student Success

By Chrissine Rios Cairns, MA The role of tutoring in student success has received renewed attention in higher education in recent years as more colleges and universities offer academic programs […]

Writing the Writer, Part 1

Molly Wright Starkweather, Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University This blog entry is the first of a two-entry discussion around anonymity as a productive starting point for online students wishing to […]

Professor Complaints in the Tutoring Center

Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Tutor As a writing center tutor, I sometimes see students come in for help with a chip on their shoulder. They feel wronged, whether in […]

Establishing Verbal Rapport to Enhance Writing Success

Kyle Harley, Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center Over the past few weeks, I have found that students often seek more than a simple session with a writing tutor. The writing […]

Engaged Learning: Online Tutoring

By Molly Wright Starkweather, KUWC Tutor When tutoring writing online, I strive for a sense of synchronicity with students in order to foster engaged learning.  Synchronicity is a concept I […]

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