Catching Up with the New Writing Center at Johnson Creek High School
By Mike Haen and Brenna Swift –
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Conversation Starter: Social Media and the Writing Center
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By Jennifer Fandel—I have two words of advice on using social media in the Writing Center—embrace it!
And, to be absolutely honest and establish my hard-won credibility on the subject, let me say that I’m, personally, no social media devotee. But I have seen what social media can do, and […]
Writing Center + ESL Program: Collaboration in Support of Multilingual Writers
By Karen Best – The ESL Program and the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are both housed in Helen C. White hall, just one floor apart. However, despite this close proximity, our floors remain mostly separate, our staff distinct. Either you work in the ESL Program on the 5th floor or the Writing […]
A New Collaboration: Welcoming a High School Writing Center to UW-Madison
By Mike Haen and Brenna Swift –
A Writer in Pain: Notes Toward a Writing Center Ethics of Care
By Amy Gaeta – As a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in English, writing center tutor and student, I love to write. Even if it was not part of my job, like many people reading this blog, the writing process is where I continue to find myself. During my past two years of working in the writing […]
Writing with Custodians: Community Writing Center Work within the University
By Calley Marotta
Venn and the Art of Writing Instruction
By Shifra Sharlin
Honoring Tutor Excellence at UW-Madison’s Writing Center, Spring 2018
By Bradley Hughes It’s graduation and award time, and the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is delighted to honor two of our wonderful tutor colleagues, who are the recipients of our second annual teaching awards for graduate teaching assistants on our Writing Center staff. Every semester there are between 45 and 50 doctoral-level […]
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 when […]