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Peer Writing Tutoring

Body Language Learning: Non-verbal Communication in the Writing Center Tutorial

Think of all the choices you make between your handshake with a new peer and your first glance at his/her work. First of all, do you shake…

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New Media Writing about Writing

How Important Is Popular Culture to the Contemporary Writer?

How important is knowledge of popular culture to the contemporary writer? Is popular culture knowledge something we should actively pursue, or something we accumulate without effort as…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Training season at the UCWbL: a view from the other side

Spiced cider…  The bursting colors of turning leaves…  The soft sounds of your “Fall” playlist on Spotify…  There are a number of reasons why we look forward…

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Writing about Writing

Writers Guild Shindig for National Day on Writing!

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…

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Research

Ill it er ah see: A Look at a Fundamental Problem in U.S. Education

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…