First as Teacher, then as Tutor: On My Experience Teaching Writing at DePaul
One of the questions that has followed me throughout my time at the DePaul University Writing Center is the following: What is the difference between teaching and tutoring writing?…
Introducing Ecofeminism as a Literary Lens for Writing Center Tutors
In the humanities, we often encourage students to view texts through a critical lens—Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic, postcolonial. These frameworks help writers make meaning, trace patterns of power, and pose…
Promoting Writing Self-Efficacy in the Age of AI
The Age of AI AI is nearly everywhere, including writing centers. In addition to my personal experiences, I’ve heard various anecdotes from other tutors about situations where they encounter writers’ overt and covert ways…
Embedded vs. Drop-in Tutors in Developmental Writing Contexts
Which is more effective: Drop-in or Writing Fellows tutoring? It’s a provocative question. And like most questions pitting one answer against another in a possible false dichotomy, the direct answer may not be as…
How to Write Your Next Letterboxd Review: Going Beyond One-Liners
If you’ve been on any internet spaces for film, you’ve probably heard the often derogatory term, “film bro,” thrown around. You know the type–overanalyzing every frame of Pulp Fiction and treating their opinions like…
Subtle Perceptions of Power in Tutoring
Who am I? Hi, my name is Kyle Choi and at the time of writing this blog post, I am a new tutor at DePaul University’s Writing Center. Working in this department has been…
Addressing Vulnerability in the Writing Center
When approaching any new environment, especially while seeking help, the concept of vulnerability is a powerful emotion. Though it’s easy to forget, there are certain power dynamics and imposed assumptions going into the Writing…
Tutoring Freshman in the Writing Center
The transition from high school to college can be incredibly difficult for brand-new college students for a variety of reasons. When coming into college, freshman college students must adjust to new schedules, new expectations,…
Writers Finding the Right Tutor
Why is it important to find a tutor that’s right for you as a writer? In the writing center, we experience a variety of writing that we edit and read. This is beneficial to…
Helping Writers Overcome the Fear of Sharing Their Work
How can we, as peer tutors, aid writers in overcoming their fear of sharing their work? In our research, we analyzed why writers are anxious to share their work, strategies that help writers overcome…
Bridge the Gap: Introducing ALORA
By: Beach Keenan For my tutoring inquiry project, I decided to focus on how to observe and address obstructive behavioral patterns writers may have when scheduling and attending an appointment. An obstructive behavior is…
Accommodation Station
Overview Our project focused on the ideas of accommodations within the Writing Center, and how they can be implemented to better experiences for both writers and tutors. We delved into ideas surrounding how Writing…
Rethinking Reading Aloud: Exploring the Point-Predict Method
When we think about reading aloud in writing center sessions, the conversation often centers on who should do the reading: the writer or the tutor. This seemingly straightforward choice has long been informed by…
Multiliteracy and Digital Writing Center Theory
kinteract.com In recent years, multiliteracy has become a central idea in how we approach learning. Multiliteracy refers to fluency in not only spoken language like English, but across multiple languages, dialects, or even modalities,…