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It is important for all students--regardless of discipline--to present the content of their compositions clearly to their audience. This article details several strategies to assist faculty and students with the reduction of surface-feature errors, such as those related to grammar and punctuation, in students' compositions.

Faculty differ on the importance of specific aspects of writing. Despite discipline-specific differences, some psychology concepts from learning theory underlie the techniques used to teach effective writing. In this article, the learning theory concepts of reinforcement and shaping will be presented and applied to three teaching approaches that can be used in any discipline.

Times have changed. Changes in American companies have altered the mix of job search strategies and resume writing approaches that actually lead to jobs. However, most teachers are still using the "tried and true" strategies that no longer apply.

This article explores challenges associated with instructor comments on student papers and argues for comments that are interactive and usable. Includes specific teaching strategies.

Core and introductory courses play a special role, not only as the foundation of a specific major, but also as the door to success for new students and the school in which they are enrolled. Realizing the importance of BMGT 110 in the Business Administration and Management Studies Program, Deloris James, Penny Ittner, and Claudine Weatherford* designed a Toolkit that explains how to use effective strategies and practices to engage learner interest and maximize successful course completion.

This article reviews the standards and best practices for developing effective link text so that the links you put in your Web-based documents are accessible and easy to understand by all.

For the last few semesters, to help prevent plagiarism, I encouraged that students submit their papers to Turnitin and revise omissions or errors in citing before they submitted their papers to me for grading. In each of the courses, some students did use Turnitin but most didn't probably because of time. Most students gave excuses that it took too long to figure out how to get into Turnitin and submit their papers.

Students face challenges in online and face-to-face classes due to a variety of reasons. What about the student who doesn't seem to understand that success is about being accountable for posting work on time and taking responsibility when "life" gets in the way?

When was the last time you visited a website and could not find anything you needed? Or when was the last time you struggled with another piece of technology such as a radio or a microwave oven, but just could not figure out how to make it work? Well, perhaps, too often. Fortunately, there is a whole group of usability professionals that is committed to making technology easy enough for everyone to use.

Video interview can enhance learning process. During the span of two years, a series of video interviews were developed for TMAN 636, Knowledge Management (KM).