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ScrawlS11E18 Bye Megan!

Good morning Scrawl Nation! It was a bittersweet  morning as we said goodbye to one of our Scrawl co-hosts and fellow UCWbLers on the air. Megan is…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Research Writing about Writing

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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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

ScrawlS11E13 Secret Agent Tutoring at 826Chi

Hello Scrawl Nation! This week we had the pleasure of bringing on fellow UCWbLer, Amber Slater, to share her experience volunteering at 826Chi. This secret agent-themed writing…

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Mentor Mash (Scrawl S11 E06)

Hello Scrawl Nation! This week’s episode on Scrawl was devoted to the Peer Tutor Mentor Summit, which is coming up next Friday!

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Shadow, What shadow?: A Writer’s Journey to Becoming an UCWbLer

  After discovering at the All-Staff Orientation that I would have to participate in “collaborative observations” I thought “great, I get to watch a returner perform an…

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Writing about Writing

UCWbLove: A Complete Guide to Remedying Your Dating Life Through the Writing Center

Love is tough and here, at the UCWbL, we know that dating can be tricky. Relationships are overwhelming, but not to worry! We have your back. Below, you…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Are we Editors?

I bet that if you ask anyone at the UCWbL that question, they would say “No!” without any hesitation or thought. Writing Tutors don’t edit obviously, we…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

One Step At A Time

Good morning, UCWbLers and other writing-loving friends! Now that the autumn quarter is in full swing, we asked one of our new UCWbL writing tutors and graduate…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

The ‘Power of Peerness’ in the College Classroom

What do you think of Teacher’s Assistants, and how are they distinct from peer tutors? In “The ‘Model Tutor’ In the Classroom: But Which Model Works?” from…

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Writing about Writing

Directive Tutoring or Overt Plagiarism?

In “Can I Help You With That?: Directive Tutoring And The Status Of Contextual Information In The Writing Center,” the most recent Tutor’s Column from the Writing…