Blogging Tips For Beginners
Blogging is a huge part of being a Professional Writer. We learn about it in many of our WRA courses as well as in our internships. Blogging can include online interactions from posting to social sites...
View ArticlePractice Coding on Your Phone
Coding is something every PW must do and while it can be intimidating at first, practice can build confidence and skill. So whether you are completely new to coding or have some knowledge and just want...
View ArticleMaking Games: A Different Approach To Learning
Kids shouldn’t sit in front of television screens all day, but they do. Since we can’t get them away from the television set, why not use games as tool for teaching. Using games as an educational tool...
View ArticleMindShift’s Guide to Games and Learning
This summer, MindShift has rolled out its Guide to Games and Learning, a multi-part series by Jordan Shapiro looking at the increasingly important role games and gaming have on learning, from literacy...
View ArticleTeaching Kids to Write Code Through Writing Stories
In the last couple of years there’s been a noticeable push for developing programming and computer science skills in childhood education. In a blog post on MiddleWeb: All About the Middle Grades, Mark...
View ArticleThe Infinite Jukebox
Didn’t get enough “Scatman” in the 90s? Now you can potentially loop those “ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop’s” for-ever with The Infinite Jukebox, “for when your favorite song just isn’t long enough.” This web...
View ArticleA Seminar In Chicago
Michigan State University is offering a one-credit seminar in Chicago, Illinois this summer from May 11-14th called Chicago Arts & Nonprofit Career Exploration Trip. It is designed to provide...
View ArticlePW Students Help Professor With Documentary, Vanishing Borders
WRAC assistant professor Alexandra Hidalgo completed her film Vanishing Borders, a documentary following the stories of four women of different backgrounds, but with the same backdrop of New York City....
View ArticleDànielle DeVoss’s Latest Book: Cultures of Copyright
Professional Writing Professor Dànielle DeVoss is a familiar face around the halls of Bessey. Many have worked with her on projects in CAL’s Creativity Exploratory, but many more have had her as a...
View ArticlePW Student Spotlight: Ian Terry
Ian Terry has been writing action, fantasy and sci-fi novels for 12 years. When asked about his future career plans he explains, “I just can’t decide. If you ask me what I want to do tomorrow, it won’t...
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