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Archive for October 5th, 2016

Bookends: Looking Ahead to the IWCA Conference

By Chrissine Rios, Purdue University Global Writing Center This summer I wrote “Weighing the Books” while boxing up my household and home office in order to move it from North […]

Resource Spotlight: 3 NEW Effective Writing Podcasts

By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center, Tutor Until this week, Purdue University Global (Purdue Global) Composition students have had exclusive access to three new Effective Writing Podcasts from […]

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 […]

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 […]

Assisting All Students in the Writing Center

Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor The writing center serves all university students, including those with learning disabilities.   According to the Learning Disabilities Act of 1968, a learning disability […]

Top Three Tips for Video Reviews

Molly Wright Starkweather, Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center Leveraging video technology for asynchronous tutoring in writing across the curriculum can be an exciting prospect, especially for online writing centers. All […]

Using To Be or Not…To Be—That Was the Question!

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Situated not too far in the distant past, a young, hopeful senior in college decided to embark on a writing portfolio as part […]

Presenting at a Conference Near You: The KUWC at ECWCA

Lisa Gerardy, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist and Chrissine Rios, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor You might expect to see the Kaplan University Writing Center represented at online professional conferences–from Kaplan’s own […]

Ask Them: Talking Through the Writing Process

Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor I used to hate ‘starting’ papers; in fact, I still do to this day. Planning weeks in advance for projects, I spent countless […]

The lyf so short – The Tutor as Mentor

The lyf so short David Werner By David Werner, Kaplan University Writing Center The role of the tutor can vary but just as a physician takes the Hippocratic Oath to […]

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