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Mobile Technology and Creating Work Spaces

It’s no secret that UCWbLers are proud of the new space we occupy in the SAC.  With modern decor, ample, open seating, and a tech-friendly infrastructure, it’s…

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Looking Back on IWCW: The UCWbL & Social Media

As many of you may know, last week was a very exciting week for writing centers around the world. It was International Writing Centers Week! Part of…

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The UCWbL on American Idol (SPOILER ALERT: Simon gets fired)

You can take a peer writing tutor out of the UCWbL, but you can’t take the UCWbL out of a peer writing tutor.  One quarter into my…

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Research Round Up: Drive Thru Reflections on Data Collection

I eat a lot of fast food so I have time to do the finer things in life, like read scholarly articles for the Research Team. A…

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Using Assistive Technology in Writing Centers

Whenever you’re writing or collaborating with someone, you probably have a favorite go-to tactic to brainstorm or write. However, as tutors, we should consider going outside of…

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Refashioning Written Feedbacks

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.…

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R is for Research

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…

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It Ain’t ‘Bout You: Putting the Writer First

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…

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Super Literacy Bros: Video Games and the Future of Literacy

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…