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Outreach and Events

Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit Reaches New Heights!

The UCWbL ended Winter Quarter classes on a high note this past Friday, March 11th at that the first ever Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit.  The event,…

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New Media

When Nixon Met Elvis

While waiting on a few books being sent through inter-library loan to come in, I happened upon some research topics other than the ones I have been…

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Outreach and Events Research

Kalamazoo (Does Not Equal Kazoo)

The research team is back in Chicago after an exciting weekend in Kalamazoo, Michigan for the East Central Writing Center Association’s (ECWCA) annual conference!  This was my…

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Writing about Writing

Cue the Music: Musical Rhetorics

Its that time of year.  Digication portfolios are due. If you’re like me, you’re concerned with trying to give your portfolio a little pizazz. (Because presentation is…

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New Media

Digication Now A Google App

According to Digication’s blog, as of January 25th, the Digication e-portfolio is now a Google App.

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New Media

Prelude to Hot Topics in Writing, Season 2

Hot Topics in Writing, the UCWbL’s spellbinding podcast series, is making a glorious return to the Information Superhighway this academic year. Katie K. and Caylie S., the…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Digicating Myself

Workshops are a whole new world that I had the pleasure of jumping into for the first time today.  I am not an expert, nor am I…

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Research

The Dance of the Editor: Editing for Meaning in Film

Hello, campers. Its been such a long time since I’ve been on here.  My apologies. This week, I thought we look at how editing constructs meaning (with…

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Writing about Writing

Make Reading Work for You

One of the most important things for bettering your writing is something that feels it is frequently forgotten.  When you think of English class in high school…

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Writing about Writing

1, 2, 3, 4! Exploring Slogans at their Core!

5, 6, 7, 8 Let’s take the time to contemplate . . . the eruption of slogans we have seen and heard in the past year, from…