As a tutor part-way into my third year at the UCWbL, I have given written feedback on many documents: about 45 of them, according to a quick…
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.
Greetings all! As some of you may know, the National Day on Writing is rapidly approaching. We’ve got a lot of great things planned. Who’s sponsoring this…
Reading a work in translation always means that I have to undergo some internal adjustments. There’s a sense that I’m coming at the story from the far…
The Chicago Public Library (CPL) has offered e-books in the EPUB format for a while now, but Kindle owners haven’t been able to borrow digitally until very…
Need some guidance on how to approach your Digication e-portfolio? Maybe you’re not sure which module is best for your needs. Or perhaps you are wondering about…
I suspect all of us could say that there are classes we expected to be life-changing, others we thought of as, well, just classes. But life does…
Want to get the creative juices flowing, but not interested in writing the Great American Novel or being the next e.e. cummings? Why not a try a…
Join the UCWbL in celebrating Banned Books Week! On Monday, September 26, from 10 am to 1 pm we’ll be reading from a selection of frequently banned,…
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…
As we approach The National Day of Writing on October 20, it seems timely to look back on the experiences that brought us to cultivate our skills…