Writing Center Work: The Proof in the Pudding
By Scott Chiu –
Category: Peer Tutoring
Catching Up with the New Writing Center at Johnson Creek High School
By Mike Haen and Brenna Swift –
A New Collaboration: Welcoming a High School Writing Center to UW-Madison
By Mike Haen and Brenna Swift –
Getting to the Roots of L2 Writer Experiences
By Molly Rentscher and Vicki Kennell –
Challenging Ableism and Institutional Barriers Through Writing Center Work
By Brenna Swift –
Holding Your Gaze: Non-Verbal Communication Strategies in Writing Center Work
By Cydney Alexis and Billie Schwartz – One night in Philadelphia, my sister Billie and I were dining with friends, and the topic of eye contact came up. While she was able to maintain steady eye contact with most of us at the table, a couple of us noticed our eyes darting to the side […]
Special People, Inquire Within: Recruiting Season in the Writing Center
By Matthew Capdevielle – Standing in front of the tutor photo board in the Writing Center, I marvel at the collage of faces, the collection of extraordinary—truly special—people we have working in the Writing Center at Notre Dame. Each and every one of these tutors has surprised me in the most wonderful ways with their […]
The Bicameral Writing Mind: Writing Tutors as Writers
By Leigh Elion – I’m angry with Paul Silvia. Don’t get me wrong. He seems like a very nice person. When he came to UW-Madison in 2013 to speak with our Writing Center tutors, he was funny, generous, and insightful. Silvia is a psychology professor at UNC-Greensboro. His book, How to Write a Lot, offers […]
Which Shoes Should You Choose? A Meditation on Indecisiveness in Writing
By Zach Marshall
Crossing the Barrier: Advocating for Students, Educating Faculty
By Alexandra Asche – When I first started planning this post, I intended to write about the UMM Writing Center’s formal outreach to faculty. However, as I looked through the previous posts on this blog, I found that others have already written about how to plan this sort of outreach. I also noticed, though, that […]