Hello Scrawl Nation! This week we had a ball talking about the educational benefits of video games. UCWbL Head Tutor Sam Toninato visited the studio to discuss his own research, in which he found that many people feel that video … Continue reading
Hello Scrawl Nation! This week the Scrawl team focused on the First Year Writing Showcase. Our hosts interviewed DePaul student Michael Barry, who will be presenting his paper on fracking and the Colorado River Basin at the showcase. His reflection … Continue reading
Mark Brand joined us in the studio for this episode of Scrawl to talk with your loving hosts about faculty writing groups, his writing process, and his passion for science fiction. We were all very lucky to hear Mark read … Continue reading
Hello True Believers! This week’s episode focused on the DePaul Spring English Conference. Tracey read a selection from a personal narrative that she wrote and prepared for the conference. Conference co-chair Maria Hlohowskyj also came to the studio to read one … Continue reading
UCWbL Director Lauri Dietz joined us in the studio to talk about the UCWbL’s upcoming hiring process. Being successful applicants, we told our stories about how we came to the UCWbL and how we prepared to apply. So tune in and … Continue reading
This week, we opened up a new season of Scrawl in style as usual. In memory of famous movie critic Roger Ebert, we revisited the genre of criticism by focusing more on the artful side. We related our tutoring experience giving written … Continue reading
On this week’s show, we explored the destructive side of constructive criticism by pulling up a couple entertaining clips of feedback that does more to insult than to provide assistance. This veritable thrill ride of an episode brought laughs and swoons as we … Continue reading
Robert and Kevin interviewed a few professors who have worked with the UCWbL’s Faculty Development initiative. We discuss the feedback that they offered and the ways in which they benefit from this service. Later, our fellow UCWbLers Julia Harding and … Continue reading
On this week’s episode we talked about how the collaborative process can help facilitate a unique type of creativity. To discuss the process of songwriting, we brought in local pop band, The Janitor and The Bum, which features Scrawl host … Continue reading
In this Valentine’s weekend Scrawl Special three single stunners poured it all on the waves as they looked at the second of the UCWbL’s core beliefs. In honor of the holiday, the hosts brought examples of their work in the … Continue reading