In the humanities, we often encourage students to view texts through a critical lens—Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic, postcolonial. These frameworks help writers make meaning, trace patterns of power,…
Category: Peer Writing Tutoring
Reflections on tutor’s professional experiences and poignant advice about the role itself; challenges they faced and/or victories with their important teachings; the divergent writerly genres one might encounter; and the scope of such position beyond the Writing Center
Tackling Science in the Writing Center As tutors, it’s a common experience to feel an innate dread when an appointment notification pops up with a chem or…
I’ve been calling myself a creative writer for as long as I can remember. Long before I knew what syntax meant or how to punctuate dialogue, I…
It is well known that scientific writing is often written to be inaccessible to those outside of STEM disciplines. Back in August of 2023, Carolina Sotério and…
The Age of AI AI is nearly everywhere, including writing centers. In addition to my personal experiences, I’ve heard various anecdotes from other tutors about situations where…
Which is more effective: Drop-in or Writing Fellows tutoring? It’s a provocative question. And like most questions pitting one answer against another in a possible false dichotomy,…
Who am I? Hi, my name is Kyle Choi and at the time of writing this blog post, I am a new tutor at DePaul University’s Writing…
When approaching any new environment, especially while seeking help, the concept of vulnerability is a powerful emotion. Though it’s easy to forget, there are certain power dynamics…
The transition from high school to college can be incredibly difficult for brand-new college students for a variety of reasons. When coming into college, freshman college students…
Why is it important to find a tutor that’s right for you as a writer? In the writing center, we experience a variety of writing that we…