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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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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Practicing Values in a Mission-Led Institution At the UCWbL, we have 6 Core Values that inform all of our practices: Collaboration, Diversity, Reflection, Respect, Revision, and Transparency.…
As a new peer writing tutor, I have had a number of humbling learning experiences within the UCWbL. Simply listening to the ideas, stories, and insights of…