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Peer Writing Tutoring

Drawing From Experiences In Your Tutorial

No one likes to be pitied, and it’s important to remember that fact in tutorials as well as daily life. A good way to avoid appearing like…

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Writing about Writing

The Best Part of Summer: Summer Reading

With Spring Quarter winding down and the weather approaching something we might be able to call “summery” (because, let’s face it, it’s the best we’re going to…

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New Media

Social-ize Your Writing Center (with hints from our social media guide)

We’re always encouraging our colleagues to share the awesome work they do through our social media outlets.  If you’re an UCWbLer looking for the best channel to…

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Scrawl Radio

At Least Tobey Maguire Isn’t In It (Scrawl S4 E4)

Good afternoon (or good morning (or good evening) depending on when you are reading this)! Whether you are stumbling on our latest episode or tuning in on…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Poetry Tutorials

“I want to look at a poem I’ve been working on.”  My writer uttered these words at the beginning of a tutorial last week, and the phrase…

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Writing about Writing

Utilizing Examples In Your Tutorial

    A picture is worth a thousand words, as the old adage says. And what better application for this cliche than the tutorial session? Truly, using…

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New Media Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Get Help with Digication ePortfolios: a brand-new resource!

Maybe you’re a student who recently had to create an ePortfolio for a class, or maybe you’re an instructor, and your colleagues just won’t stop raving about…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

National Poetry Month: Only Iron Men Rust in the Rain

Today’s poem in celebration of the end of this year’s National Poetry Month in April is a beautiful short poem called “Rain” by the Iranian poet Ali Abdolrezaei…

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Writing about Writing

The Beauty of being Lost in Translation

While I was hunting around online looking for poems to collect for National Poetry Month, I came across a fascinating article called “20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from…

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Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Hot Topics in Writing: Rage Against the Writing Machine

The Hot Topics in Writing team has found a way to talk about prewriting that won’t put you to sleep! In this episode, Matt and Mo explore the…