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Order in the Court!

Anyone who knows me knows that building and cultivating rapport is my favorite UCWbL core practice because I love to talk to people about literally anything. I…

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Finding the Parallel: Asking Questions in the Math Classroom and the Writing Center

When I introduce myself as a math major, I am often asked: why math? For many students, math can feel difficult and unapproachable. Therefore, when assigned the…

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Imagining Readers

It’s likely everyone reading this is in some way connected to or interested in academic writing and university writing centers. Most of us probably are or have been…

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The Life Behind an International Student

A few weeks ago, I came back from Dublin, Ireland after studying abroad there for three months. While taking classes, I also worked in the Irish Parliament.…

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Commenting on Poetry

There are some scary moments when it comes to tutoring, like fearing that your comments were not helpful, or being interpreted as too harsh or judgmental in…

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Being a Peer When there is an Age Gap: Part 1

To be frank, I did not go into the Thesis and Dissertation Conference with confidence that I could teach Doctorate students much about anything. Second graders often…

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Working with Creative Writers at the UCWbL

As a creative writer, I was extremely excited to work with other creative minds at the UCWbL when I started this past fall. So far I have only…

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Teaching and Tutoring

“Both cooperative learning and peer tutoring are believed to facilitate learning through the powerful influence of peers not only sharing answers  but also engaging in the process of…

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Turning the Tables on New UCWbLers

It’s fall at DePaul again. That means one thing for the University Center for Writing-based learning: new recruits. Which is fine. When your annual turnover laps up…

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What the UCWbL Taught Me

After two years at the Writing Center and four years at DePaul, I am graduating with my degree. It’s a bittersweet ending to my first-actual-for-realsies job.  In…