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Writing with pictures can be for adults too

Why do you read something? Is it the cool title? Maybe. Did you just want to try something new?  Maybe. If I were to be honest, I…

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Twine as a Writing Tool

Twine is an open-source software originally developed by Chris Klimas for interactive storytelling. Though projects can be expanded through code, users need not have such background in…

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Unorthodox Final Projects

It is that time in the quarter where everyone is scrambling to piece together that final research paper (myself included). The UCWbL will soon be very busy…

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On Multimodal Composing

When prompted to create, to compose, in something other than alphanumeric writing, I’ve found that I and other students tend to balk at the suggestion. Why would…

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Resources for Crafting Multimodal Texts

What is multimodality? While there might be some confusion about what the term multimodal means, most writers know what it is and how to use it. To…

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The Visual Rhetoric of Kanye West

During some of my recent appointments at The Writing Center, I’ve noticed many writers working on E-Portfolios are unfamiliar with the concept of visual rhetoric. Visual rhetoric…

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Screencasting: A Tutor’s Experience

You may or may not have heard about a new(ish?) technology tutors and educators are using to give writers feedback. Screencasting? That thing that UCWbL tutor Edward E.…

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Internet as Teaching Tool

I must admit, I distrust “the web,” and the seemingly non-ending encroachment upon one’s life by social media.  When I read Kenneth Goldsmith’s article, “Wasting Time on…

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Why do we create Portfolios?

It is without a doubt that many of us at DePaul, regardless of where we may be in our college experience, have had the e-portfolio assignment. As…

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Writing Your Family History

Many students may be unaware that we have access to Ancestry.com simply for being enrolled at DePaul.  As the world’s largest genealogical website, Ancestry.com is home to…