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…
Category: New Tutors
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…
Looking for more resources about creative writing to share during Writing Center appointments? Want to learn more about writing novels? Here is a list of articles for…
My first ever appointment at the Writing Center was with a woman in her 30’s. Through the office’s online synchronous portal, we worked on an essay to…
When I first started working as a peer tutor at the DePaul University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL), I found one of my biggest challenges to be…
I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder about two and a half years ago, and ever since I have been searching for healthy ways to help with…
I’ve been a creative writer for seven years and have submitted my short pieces to multiple academic workshops for critique and revision. And it’s not easy. Never easy. Whether…
Hello fellow UCWbLers, my name is Megan L., and post is going to contain some strategies I have developed for tutoring a literature review after doing a…
At the University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL), you may have a writer come in that is intimidated because they have to draft a paper that provides…
One of my favorite parts about the Writing Center is that it is a place where all kinds of people meet. In one day, you may be…










