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Peer Writing Tutoring

The Perfectionist’s Beginning

The ‘P’ word; that snarky, dismissive label; the term that is supposedly a compliment and yet…isn’t: perfectionist. It’s something that many are accused of being and all…

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Outreach and Events

Why Do Societies Ban Books?: DePaul Panelists Offer Answers

Last Thursday,  October 4, in the Richardson Library, DePaul students, faculty, and the public were treated to a panel discussion on censorship, book banning, and free speech…

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Outreach and Events

Network, Collaborate, Learn: The 2012-13 Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit

The 2012-2013 Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit was this past Friday, and as usual, it delivered on its promise: tutors and mentors from across DePaul’s programs had…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Tutoring Strategies: Working With Writers With Learning Disabilities

As tutors we can face all kinds of difficulties during appointments. These kinds of difficulties can vary from language barriers, to writers being resistent because they do…

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Writing about Writing

Five Great Autumn Reads (Or Re-Reads)

Now that it’s October, I know I want to start reading some books that are well suited to sitting with a ratty old blanket and a bottomless…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Tales Of A New Tutor (Part 3)

Well, I’m almost at the finish line, guys. I’m just one step away from being unblocked on the master schedule, and being free to tutor on my…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Alif… Baa… Taa: Tutoring Through a Different Lens

The UCWbL’s Peter D. is studying in Jordan this semester.  Tune in here for this exciting series on language, learning, and culture. I began my work at the Jesuit…

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Writing about Writing

Rage Against the Machine: How Typing Shapes Writing

Okay, okay, I know: I need to chill out about typewriters.  But I’m really enjoying the book by Friedrich Kittler that I mentioned last week, Gramaphone, Film, Typewriter.  In…

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Radio Edit (Scrawl S5 E2)

Robert sits down with Heather Jagman, DePaul University’s Coordinator of Library Instruction, to talk about the importance of Banned Books Week.  Heather talks about her experience in grade…

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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

A Safe Space to Geek Out About Writing

The Chicago Land Writing Center Conference! It was held this past weekend at North Park University and was filled with interactive discussions on tutoring people with learning…