Reflecting on my past appointments, I think that, sometimes, when a writer hasn’t wanted to be tutored or has been resistant to tutoring, it’s because they don’t…
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
Writing about yourself is the worst. How do you not sound like you’re gloating? Are you actually capturing what you’re all about? And this process is even…
Over the past three weeks, I have had a lot of appointments that have centered around APA formatting and citations. Many students have had questions (and frustrations!)…
Upon starting classes at Second City back in October, I was surprised to find A) how quickly I fell in love with this cult, and B) how much…
Are you thinking about applying for graduate school? Most schools will require you to take the dreaded GRE—the test meant to determine how well you would do…
Have you ever heard of the word “hack”? I’m not talking about computer hacking, but rather “hacks” as in innovative methods that aim to simplify your life…
When we were revising the handbook last summer, we decided to use the singular they. Although this may seem like a small thing, I think/I hope it…
It’s ePortfolio season at DePaul. Programs that require students to submit portfolios as graduation requirements are wrapping up, job and internship applications are being prepared as the end…
Cue blog post number three for Pinterest Your Life: UCWbL Style. Today’s post is on motivation! Since we are approaching the end of the academic year, you’re…
It’s ePortfolio season at DePaul. Programs that require students to submit portfolios as graduation requirements are wrapping up, job and internship applications are being prepared as the end…