Writing philosophical papers is difficult enough when you’ve already formed your ideas; as peer writing tutors, we’re usually well-equipped to help writers communicate things they already know.…
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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
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Lean on Me: MLA to APA
Most teachers in high school teach MLA, so when it comes to college and your professor assigns you a ten-page research paper using APA citation style, you…
Typically, a peer tutor in the Writing Center will come across many academic, research-driven assignments. On the other end of the spectrum lies creative works, such as…
What is the value? It can be hugely intimidating for both the tutor and writer when a student arrives with nothing prepared. These brainstorming sessions can sometimes…
So what’s this all about? Hi fellow readers and writers! For my final project in our tutor training class, I chose to research and present the Toulmin…
Mad Libs are fun and zany, while traditional outlines can be tedious, limiting, and confusing. Although both involve filling in the blanks within a designated format, Mad…
At the UCWbL, we work with writers from a variety of different academic and professional disciplines. Yet, for the most part, when I talk to friends and…
When asked to research and present on a facet of tutoring for my final project for WRD395: Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy, I originally decided to focus…
I know that I’ve run into a wall when working with EAL writers. Often, I’ll get stumped on trying to explain grammar rules, sentence structure, and all…
Good Day Scrawl Nation! Today we sat down with our fellow peer tutors, Will and Andrew, to chat about the Peer Tutor and Mentor Summit! The Peer…