The Writing Center @ Penn State Learning offers undergraduate tutors the opportunity to attend academic conferences, ...

We learn much better if we take notes the old-fashioned way, by hand, and now researchers know more about why this is. “When we measure the brain activity of people who write by hand, we see that they ...

Writing happens in every classroom and for a range of instructional purposes. When writing is used as a mechanism for processing learning, metacognition, self-reflection, and problem-solving, this is ...

Knowing how to write compelling and persuasive emails, letters, memos, pitches and proposals sets you apart from the masses, who are mediocre communicators. It is one of the most effective skills you ...

There is plenty of scientific evidence indicating that writing by hand is an important skill. Compared to typing, writing by hand seems to activate the brain in ways that help you process and remember ...

Writing Across the Curriculum programs have demonstrated that students can gain a deeper understanding of subject-area content by writing about it. This insight is often dubbed “Writing-to-Learn” (WTL ...

An indifferent student on the southside of Chicago, his only aspiration was to play in a band. It was a geology teacher that spotted his potential, and asked George to express himself in class. Joe ...

Teaching writing ain’t complicated, but it sure is hard. The same is true from the learning to write side of the equation. There is no magic switch to be thrown where all is suddenly revealed and ...

Inspired by past educators, Aida Hadzovic has built a reputation for innovative teaching strategies for English. Hadzovic earned a degree in English education and later pursued a science degree in ...

Why should students take a writing course within the major? Because we grow as writers throughout our lives and we face changing writing demands in light of changing school, community, and ...

BYU professor Meridith Reed is optimistic that students can learn to write well despite the challenges of AI. In the following Q&A, University Communications writer Sharman Gill asks Reed, who also ...