OWCA Webinar | Enacting Antiracism in Asynchronous Writing Consultations
2020-10-26 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Event Details

Date: October 26, 2020, 3-4:30pm EST
Presenter: Eric Camarillo
Title: “Enacting Antiracism in Asynchronous Writing Consultations”
Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association

Event Description
The goal of this presentation is to reframe the value of asynchronous writing center work and to demonstrate why it should be seen as an innovation rather than a disruption, a valid option for students, rather than a subpar alternative. In particular, this presentation aims to be generative for writing center practitioners hoping to incorporate antiracist practices into their centers.
Related Works by the Presenter

Cultivating Antiracism in Asynchronous Sessions by Eric Camarillo
Dismantling Neutrality: Cultivating Antiracist Writing Center Ecologies by Eric Camarillo

ASL Interpreting and Recording
American Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded. Please see our participation guidelines.
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OWCA Webinar | Introduction to Digital Accessibility Principles
2021-08-10 15:00 - 16:30
Event Details

Date: August 10, 2021, 3-4:30pm EST
Presenter: J. M. Dembsey
Title: “Introduction to Digital Accessibility Principles”
Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association

Download Presentation Materials

Slidedeck – Intro to Digital Accessibility Principles (PPT)
Transcript – Intro to Digital Accessibility Principles (Word)
Exercises 1-5 Worksheet (Word)
Exercise 6 – Example Inaccessible Document (Word)
Exercises 1-5 (answer key) (Word)
Exercise 6 (answer key) (Word)

Event Description
In this webinar, attendees will learn how to apply basic digital accessibility principles, including headings, bulleted and numbered lists, descriptive hyperlinks, alternative text, and image descriptions. Examples will be provided, and attendees will have an opportunity to practice discussing and applying these principles in Microsoft Word. This workshop is intended both to assist presenters in creating accessible presentation materials for the upcoming OWCA conference and to inform the larger writing center community of accessibility principles they can apply in everyday digital contexts.
Related Works by the Presenter

“Naming Ableism” by J. M. Dembsey
“Writing Center Administrator Guidance in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Progression of a Position Statement” by Marilee Brooks-Gillies, Lisa Bell, J. M. Dembsey, & Duane Theobald

ASL Interpreting and Recording
American Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded. Please see our participation guidelines.
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Webinar: What's Your Story? with Rikki Corniola (2022)
2022-07-20 15:00 - 16:00
Webinars provide a space to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs).
Event Details

Presenter: Rikki Corniola
Title: “What’s Your Story?: Work backwards from your goals to identify data points and evidence to support your writing center”
Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association

This webinar will engage the audience in a discussion of the story they want to tell administrators about their writing center, and how to work backwards to identify necessary data collection to help them tell that story effectively. We will encourage participants to consider the data they already collect for their writing center, what they need to collect to tell their story, how to set clear goals/outcomes for the writing center and how to align those with institutional goals and outcomes.

ASL Interpretation and Recording
We work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar. Webinars are recorded, given edited closed captions, and shared in our Event Archive up to 2 weeks after the event date.
Guidelines for Participating
Webinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat.
Recording
This event will be recorded, and the recording will be available to the public.
Register
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"Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center" presented by Dr. Candis Bond, Dr. Scott Whiddon, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski
2022-10-04 15:00 - 16:00
Webinars provide a space to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs).
Event Details

Presenters: Dr. Candis Bond, Dr. Scott Whiddon, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski
Title: “Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center“
Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association

This webinar will engage the audience in a discussion of how writing center directors, at a variety of institutions, have created a culture of tutor research in their own respective writing centers. Such work not only allows for more substantive student support but also helps justify center needs and creates a stronger, more visible campus identity. Panelists will talk about how investigating everyday writing center practices can lead to presentations and publications.

ASL Interpretation and Recording
We work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar. Webinars are recorded, given edited closed captions, and shared in our Event Archive up to 2 weeks after the event date.
Guidelines for Participating
Webinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat.
Recording
This event will be recorded, and the recording will be available to the public.
Register
You can register for a webinar through the scheduling system below. Follow these steps:

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Click the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend
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Save your confirmation email to have the Zoom information or cancel your registration later. You can also respond to this email to contact the event organizers.

A reminder email will also be sent the day of the event.

"Writing Center Services Beyond the Tutorial" by Khadeidra Billingsley and Sarah Huffman
2023-10-19 15:00 - 16:00
Webinars provide a space to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). This webinar is a premium event. It will be free to OWCA members; members of the public interested in attending will be able to purchase a ticket.
Event Details

Presenters: Dr. Khadeidra Billingsley and Dr. Sarah Huffman
Title: “Writing Center Services Beyond the Tutorial”
Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association

While writing centers are often considered synonymous with one-on-one tutoring, many centers offer additional services to support writers, including mechanisms to spur students’ motivation to write. In this webinar, Dr. Billingsley and Dr. Huffman will discuss innovative support structures for student writers that they have integrated into their respective writing centers. Attendees will reflect on what services they might implement in their own centers to support particular writer populations.

ASL Interpretation and Recording
We work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar.
Guidelines for Participating
Webinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat.
Recording
This event will be recorded.
Register
You can register for a webinar through our direct scheduling link. After opening the scheduling site, follow these steps:

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Click the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend
Fill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”
Save your confirmation email to have the Zoom information or cancel your registration later. You can also respond to this email to contact the event organizers.

A reminder email will also be sent the day of the event.

Webinar: AI and Academia
2025-05-15 11:00 - 12:00
Webinars provide a space to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs).
Event Details

Presenters: Dr. Wendy Stewart
Title: “AI and Academia”
Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association

Dr. Wendy Stewart of Miles College, who is well versed on the impact of AI in academia as well as strategies that we as professionals can use to incorporate AI into our work. You can find out more about her work at her LinkedIn page.

ASL Interpretation and Recording
We work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar. Webinars are recorded, given edited closed captions, and shared in our Event Archive up to 2 weeks after the event date.
Guidelines for Participating
Webinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat.
Recording
This event will be recorded, and the recording will be available to the public.
Register
You can register for a webinar through the scheduling system below. Follow these steps:

Select your time zone from the drop-down menu
Click the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend
Fill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”
Save your confirmation email to have the Zoom information or cancel your registration later. You can also respond to this email to contact the event organizers.

A reminder email will also be sent the day of the event.
