As peer writing tutors at the UCWbL, we have to keep in mind all of our core practices and readings when collaboratively participating in our sessions with writers.…
Category: Research
Reflections and insights from UCWbLers engaged in internal research projects and with scholarships related to Writing Center work, writing studies, and other relevant fields of study.
Knowledge is Meant to be Shared Spend a week with the UCWbL’s Research Team, and you might get a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data…
A frantic writer sat in front of me with an assignment due two hours following his appointment. This writer, an ESL student, wanted to fix the grammar…
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Don’t Write Off Pre-Literate Cultures
Recently in my political science class, we had a discussion about George Stewart’s science fiction classic, Earth Abides. In the book, an unknown disease wipes out nearly…
Recently in one of my classes, a fellow student made the remark that video games are pointless and that they should all be eradicated in favor of…
One of the best sources of information for career planning and guidance comes from the United States government. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) not only reports on national employment…
“Open Science, Open Minds.” That’s the slogan of Intech, an online resource with a wealth of science journals (and books) available for download, for free! I remember stumbling…
With the closing of Borders, it’s starting to seem like there are more used bookstores in Chicago than first-hand bookstores. Certainly used bookstores ARE “green” — keeping…
Banned Books Week is an annual time to recognize and contemplate the “objectionable” literature in America: texts that sects of society have deemed morally, religiously, sexually, racially,…
Exciting things are happening for the Research Team, not the least of which is our upcoming presentation at this year’s Midwest Writing Centers Association conference. This year…