In his article “Critiquing the Center: The Role of Tutor Evaluations in an Open Admissions Writing Center,” William Burns grapples with aligning the institutional goals of the…
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Category: Writing about Writing
Lessons, tips, and reflections on being writers; especially discussing the process of composing words, different genres and their related techniques, and meaningful glimpses into their growth as authors, tutors, and readers.
On Friday, October 3, 2014, an UCWbL leadership meeting merged with a freshmen EDGE student meeting, which was led by Sarah Carbone, Assistant Director of Student Employment…
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What’s a Writer?
A Conversation “You changed your major!?” “Yeah..its not a huge deal or anything.” “Can you keep your job at the Writing Center?” I dunno…can I? A Memory…
Rebels, Unite! You might not know it, but you’ve almost certainly read a challenged or banned book in your lifetime: The Great Gatsby, The Giver, Harry Potter, The…
When I write, I like to start with brainstorming ideas and then to turn those ideas into an outline. After rounding up a copious supply of writing…
The UCWbL Workshops Team is off to a busy start in the 2014 Autumn Quarter! We have already facilitated several in-class workshops on the topics of Digication,…
We’ve all been there. You have a paper due (tomorrow!), and as you sit there staring at your computer screen, the words just will not come. How…
Agenda Share: what blogs do you read? Discuss: why does the UCWbL have a blog? Brainstorm blog topics in groups Read & Reflect: “How to Write an…
Hello Scrawl Nation! This week’s episode of Scrawl Radio was all about SNL. And while this SNL doesn’t have Tina Fey or Amy Poehler as alumni, the…
As students, teachers, and writers, we know many things. We know about events. We know information and data and facts. Most likely, we are familiar with this…