Brain Rewiring or Brain Draining?
By Pat Belanoff I heard, then, that at Naucratis, in Egypt, was one of the ancient gods of that country … and the name of the god himself was Theuth. He it was who...
Category: OWL for Educators
OWL Success Stories: The OWL makes the transition back into school a little smoother
In this series of articles, the Excelsior University Online Writing Lab (OWL) team interviews students and instructors about the OWL and finds out more about how this unique platform provides an invaluable resource to...
Making the Move to New Writing Course Outcomes Using the Excelsior OWL
By Casey Reid Starting this fall, many colleges and universities across Oregon are beginning the transition to new first-year writing course descriptions and outcomes that better align with the 2014 Council of Writing Program...
Excelsior OWL: Beyond the Writing Assignment
By Christie Allred I can’t count the number of times I’ve told my students “writing will help you not only in this class, but in all your classes; and really… in life.” I’d throw...
OWL Success Stories: Excelsior Instructor ‘Raves’ About the Awesome OWL
In this series of articles, the OWL team interview students and instructors about the Excelsior Online Writing Lab and finds out more about how this unique platform provides an invaluable resource to help improve...
Of ORCs and OWLs: The Online Reading Comprehension Lab Is Born
By Francesco Crocco Online Writing Labs (OWLs) have been a standard feature of the online learning community for many decades now. Purdue University launched the first OWL back in 1994 during the early days...
Using/Incorporating the OWL in Different Resources or Classes from an Instructional Designer Perspective
By Brian Newberry, Ph.D. Open Education Resources such as the Excelsior OWL can be used in a variety of ways. Thinking about the OWL specifically, it might be used as a reference, as content...
Giving A Hoot About Being Duped
How To Use The OWL To Help Students Navigate Source Credibility By Elizabeth Johnson, PhD In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries awarded the term “post truth” as word of the year, defending their choice by arguing...
Using the Excelsior University Online Writing Lab in the Valencia College West Campus Writing Center
A guest post by Michael Winters At the Valencia College West Campus Writing Center in Orlando, Florida, the Excelsior University Online Writing Lab (OWL) is not only used to help students, but to make...
Spring Is in the Air and the New OWL Has Sprung!
Across the country, spring is blooming. Each morning, one is greeted by birds singing, bees buzzing, trees sprouting new leaves, flowers budding, and the grass growing longer and greener. Spring provides the world with...