Google is, by far, one of the most helpful tools on the internet. From its ease of usage to its quick response time with millions of items…
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
It was my first day at the UCWbL. I had sat through one orientation, two days of class, and three encouraging friends who promised I would not…
Often times, students try to elevate their language by using a thesaurus or the synonymous feature on Microsoft Word. Instead of using the word big , a…
What a writer wants is, I would assume, akin to what Christina Aguilara posits in what a girl wants: fulfillment or whatever. The education research done by…
“You’re a terrible writer. I strongly recommend that you go to the Writing Center.” “I actually work there.” Silence. Then… Laughter. I felt my face go numb,…
The October 14, 2015 story part of NPR’s series Insult to Injury: America’s Vanishing Working Protections illustrates exactly why writing centers champion to focus feedback and revision…
This fall quarter, I am in my Senior year Capstone course for the Geography department (GEO 300). For the nerdy academic types out there, the Capstone can…
Hello, new UCWbLers! If you’re looking for your interview questions for WRD 395 or 582, look no further. Below you can find the directions and interview questions…
Joining the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research this past winter quarter has helped me achieve my professional, personal, and academic goals. More than that, it’s also…
It seems like this year UCWbLing has been filled with posts about music to listen to as you write. I for one am loving this trend; not…