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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…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Creative Writing Tutorials: Don’t run for the hills just yet

Lurking in the shadows of walk-in tutorials, obsessing over sections of the UCWbL Handbook, guzzling Starbucks coffee by the pot, the new tutors wait to be unleashed…

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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring Research

Research Team Presents In-Service, Crowd Goes Wild

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…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Alice’s Adventures in UCWbLand

“The Hatter opened his eyes very wide…but all he said was, ‘How is a raven like a writing desk?’ ”

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New Media

Live Mocha

Last week I told you guys about SharedTalk. Apparently, another free site with similar goals but different features exists as well, known as LiveMocha.com. Live Mocha is…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

In the Business

This was it!  Today was my first day being my own tutor.  I was so excited I looked up my WCOnline schedule from home almost immediately after waking…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Almost There

It was nerve wrecking and a little strange, but what could I really do if the writer had a great handle on her assignment and it was…

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Writing about Writing

Suburban Campus Writing Groups

We’ve all been there.  The essay is assigned on Monday and you have every intention of starting on Tuesday.  Wednesday rolls around and you vow to spend…