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.…
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
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…
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Why I Like My Job
I’ve been working since I was like 12, makin’ bank (sort of) and trying to figure out what I want to do, but I’ve never had an…
Last year, a controversy of the greatest importance came out of social media: what are the colors of this dress? People debated whether it was blue and…
Sometimes I lose sight of the fact that I am a Peer Tutor. I spend so much of my time educating myself and learning new ways to…
I’m an English major, so normally I feel pretty good about papers. Ask me to write a 10 page research paper or analysis, and I’m good. I…
I was halfway through a Written Feedback for a newspaper article this week and took a moment to look at the words I was using –lede, nut…
Tutors, we’ve all been there: you’re sitting by your writer, in awkward silence. You try to think of ways to build rapport, but there isn’t much to…
Have you ever bought a pair of jeans without trying them on first? I have. I’m lazy efficient. I’ll grab a pair, paying little mind to the inconsistency…
Procrastination is a vice for many people, myself included. My personal favorite procrastination style is mindlessly gazing at Pinterest. Upon recent reflection, I have come to realize…