During undergrad I took a copyediting course as part of my degree requirements. I was first drawn to the class because of the word “editing;” although I…
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
This interview was recorded via Zoom on Monday, February 14th, between DePaul University’s writing tutor Ishika B. and Wheaton College’s writing consultant Eunice R. The current blog editor…
I’m not usually the type of person who anticipates the new year, but for the first time in a while, 2022 felt like a fresh start… at…
Editor’s note: This post features a lovely throwback to previous staff members and treasured memories. On February 24, 2017, I attended the quarterly event, Dandelions in the…
I’ve been a creative writer for seven years and have submitted my short pieces to multiple academic workshops for critique and revision. And it’s not easy. Never easy. Whether…
Ever since I joined the University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) staff in the fall quarter of 2020, I found it hard to stay on top of…
As I complete my appointments, I often catch myself wondering — Did I do that right? Is my feedback what the writer needs? Omg, what if they…
We’ve all been there. We’re in an appointment, trying to point out to a writer why a certain sentence just doesn’t make sense. But we can’t think…
Hello fellow UCWbLers, my name is Megan L., and post is going to contain some strategies I have developed for tutoring a literature review after doing a…
At the University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL), you may have a writer come in that is intimidated because they have to draft a paper that provides…