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,…
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.
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…
Note: The writer apologizes for the cheesiness of this post; it could not be helped. The United States has failed in educating much of its population. In…
This morning the Research Team led the second in-service of the autumn quarter. For the past year the Team has been assessing the effectiveness of UCWbL practices…
Attention, UCWbLers! Research Team here! Have you ever wanted to know how students feel about your work as tutors? Have you ever wondered how many tutorials the…
In preparation for a workshop this fall, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) has been doing a lot of research on American accents and dialects.…
The UCWbL’s Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) has just published the first issue of Global Voices, an electronic magazine that features creative and academic texts…
According to the Huffington Post, when students plagiarize from the internet, they are more likely to take information from sites like Wikipedia, as opposed to sites designed…
Software that allows you to annotate, save and share websites with others not only makes web research more manageable but allows for greater opportunities for collaboration. Sites…
According to a recent New York Times article, text written in bigger, bolder font doesn’t necessarily enhance the chances that you’ll remember it.