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New Tutors Peer Writing Tutoring

Power of the Peer vs Power of the Teacher

For my tutoring inquiry project, I chose to analyze the differences in effectiveness between peer feedback and teacher feedback.  DOWNSIDE OF PEER FEEDBACK Teachers use experience and…

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New Tutors Peer Writing Tutoring

Who Are We As Tutors?

This is my first year as a Writing Center peer tutor, and all I can say is that I love it. In my academic experience, I never…

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New Tutors Writing about Writing

Working as a Writing Center Graduate Assistant

I’ve worked as a Writing Center Graduate Assistant (GA) for the past two years. My roles include being a tutor, a Writing Fellow, a mentor, and the…

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New Tutors Writing about Writing

The Outline: Friend to the Writer’s Toolkit

Outlining is an important skill to learn that can enhance a writer’s experience during their writing process. What is an Outline? An outline is a guide that…

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Accessibility New Tutors

Accessibility Friendly Practices in the Writing Center

Writing Centers in general and our Writing Center at DePaul have rightly become more focused in recent years on making sure our spaces and methods for helping…

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New Tutors Writing about Writing

“Writing the Real”: Creative Approaches to Creative Nonfiction

At one point or another, you will open WC Online and find that a writer wants your advice on making an essay more “personal.” Maybe a writer…

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New Tutors Writing about Writing

Obscure Citation Requirements

Have you ever been stumped when a writer asks how to cite a source you’ve never even considered citing in your own papers? Check out this list…

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New Tutors Writing about Writing

Writing Concisely

According to Grammarly, “Syntax in English is the arrangement of words and phrases in a specific order. If you change the position of even one word, it’s…

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Asking for Help

I’m sure we’ve all been there before – you’re in class, you’ve just completed a lecture, and you’re feeling very confused about what it is you just…

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Transferable Skills from Being a Writing Tutor

For our Tutoring Inquiry Project, my group chose to research what skills we gain and develop as peer writing tutors and how those extend beyond the Writing…