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Writing about Writing

The 6 best hip-hop songs about writing

More so than any other genre of music, hip-hop is steeped in language and wordplay, so it’s only natural that many of the greatest hip-hop performers are…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

The ‘Power of Peerness’ in the College Classroom

What do you think of Teacher’s Assistants, and how are they distinct from peer tutors? In “The ‘Model Tutor’ In the Classroom: But Which Model Works?” from…

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Writing about Writing

How a Dream Team Works: Perspectives on Cooperative Learning

When was the last time you were part of a ‘group project?’ Were you the leader? The slacker? Somewhere in between? At DePaul, it’s pretty common to…

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Writing about Writing

The Importance of Engagement

I come from a background in media, so the concept of “engagement”, is quite familiar to me, at least in regards to social media. However, after having…

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Writing about Writing

The 15,000 Year Old Language

What do the words spit, ashes, give, man, and worm all have in common? If you believe this recent study by researchers at the University of Reading…

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New Media

5 benefits that Twitter offers academics

Over the past few years, the debate over whether social media helps or hurts our culture has changed.  Most people aren’t so worried about connectivity anymore; now,…

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Writing about Writing

Is Chicago the only city with a flag?

The answer is no, but Roman Mars at 99% Invisible can explain why Chicago’s is the best. Judging by the the North American Vexillological Society’s five principles of flag design,…

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Scrawl Radio

Sci-Fi Daddy (Scrawl S7 E4)

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…

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Writing about Writing

Oh, now that’s awkward…

Sometimes, for some people, being an undergraduate tutor is just not good enough. Most students don’t really pay much attention, don’t even bother to ask, especially our…

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Outreach and Events

DePaul playwright Gil Tanner explains A Tribute to Thick Leonard

Gil Tanner, an UCWbL tutor and veteran of the DePaul Theatre School’s playwriting program, will premiere his newest work A Tribute to Thick Leonard at the Greenhouse Theater…