Minimalist Tutoring…Online?
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor “Minimalist Tutoring: Making the Student Do All the Work” by Jeff Brooks first appeared in The Writing Lab Newsletter almost 25 years ago, long before online learning...
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Understanding the “It” in Academic Writing
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor When I first began thinking about the concept of “It,” as one with a twisted imagination might, I pictured a creepy circus clown by the name of...
Procrastination and Writing: Not a Good Pair
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor At some point in their college careers, most students procrastinate. Procrastinating can lead to substandard work on assignments and failing grades in any course, and while it...
Digital Writing Center Spaces as Learning Communities
Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Academic Center Manager In the online digital space that is Kaplan University Writing Center, we (the KUWC) engage with students to make meaning and create spaces for learning. The Kaplan University...
Measuring Success in the Writing Center
by Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center I went to the Writing Center at my college exactly once. I took a paper into a room that had a few tables with a person sitting...
A Cowbell and a Dream: The KUWC Turns Ten
Compiled by Lisa Gerardy, Writing Center Specialist, with thanks to Dr. Kara Vandam, Vice Provost; Marla Cartwright, Center for Teaching; and Joni Boone, Center for Teaching Ten years ago, Vice Provost Dr. Kara Vandam...
Reinterpreting the ‘Self’ in Online Higher Education
Kyle Harley, KUWC Tutor As online educators, we all reshape our identified ‘self’ when transitioning from on-site teaching to an online medium. In my role as tutor, this transition was gradual. It never really...
The Who of the Writing Center
Melody Pickle, Ph.D. Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University I have been thinking this week about the work we do in the Kaplan University Writing Center. I suppose in many ways it is not that...
I Don’t Have Time for This! Student Writing Process
The student writing experience is often characterized by last minute editing and preparation. (Okay, sometimes, those of us who have been writing for eons procrastinate.) I actually tell students it is okay for procrastination...
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,...