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SUMMARY:Executive Board Position Applications Due
DESCRIPTION:Executive Board Position Elections\nThe OWCA hosts yearly elections for Officer positions on the Executive Board. You can learn about current OWCA Executive Board members here. \nAnyone can apply for an Officer position\, including not-yet OWCA members. We especially welcome and encourage people who identify as Queer/LGBTQ+\, BI/POC\, Indigenous\, Disabled\, Neurodivergent\, or an otherwise marginalized identity to apply. \nThose elected will need to be or become OWCA members to accept the position and serve their terms. Students and professionals who identify as people of color can become OWCA members at no charge. \nApplications will be accepted for the following executive board positions: \n\nDiversity & Social Justice Co-Chair\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nVirtual Events Co-Chair\nAssistant Secretary\nAssistant Treasurer\n2 Student Representatives\n\nApplications and nominations are due October 15th through the following Google Form. For help with any questions\, please contact election@onlinewritingcenters.org. \n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n		\n							\n					\n\n		\n							\n											Example Applications\n									\n							\n					View example Officer applications
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/executive-board-position-applications-due/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Navigating Conversations in the Current Socio-Political Climate in Writing Centers
DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nIn today’s polarized socio-political climate\, writing centers continue to serve as vital spaces for dialogue\, learning\, and student support. At the same time\, writing center professionals face growing challenges as they respond to shifting institutional landscapes and external pressures while remaining committed to their core values. \nThe Online Writing Centers Association (OWCA) is excited to bring together a panel of four distinguished scholars\, whose critical and courageous voices have shaped the field. Their research highlights how writing centers can serve as brave spaces and contact zones\, fostering authentic conversations about language and the evolving role of writing centers in higher education. \nThe panel conversation will be guided by moderators whose expertise in writing center scholarship and leadership will provide a strong foundation for drawing out the panelists’ insights. \nEvent Details\nPanelists: Drs. Eric Camarillo\, Frankie Condon\, Jasmine Tang & Talisha Morrison \nModerators: Drs. Ashley Newby & Nicole Caswell \nWhen:   Friday\, November 7th at  3 p.m. EST / 2 p.m. CST / 1 p.m. MST / 12 p.m. PST  \nThis is a live event and will not be recorded. \nTo Register\nYou can register for a webinar through the scheduling system below. Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave 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.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the day of the event. \n\n  \nPanelist Bios:\nDr. Eric Camarillo\nDr. Eric Camarillo is a higher education professional with over a decade of experience that spans teaching\, writing center management\, and administrative leadership. He has worked at institutions in multiple states\, successfully navigating and adapting to different legislative policies. He has published work in Praxis: A Writing Center Journal\, WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship\, and the Journal of Academic Support Programs. He has also presented at numerous writing center or writing-related conferences\, including the International Writing Centers Association\, the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing\, the Conference on College Composition and Communication\, and the Online Writing Centers Association. He was the keynote speaker for the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association 2024 conference\, NCPTW President from 2021-2022\, and the book review editor for the Writing Center Journal from 2021 to 2025. He currently serves as the reviews editor for the Online Literacies Open Resource publication through GSOLE and as the Vice President for the South Central Writing Centers Association. \nDr. Frances Condon\nFrankie Condon is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo and Past Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Frankie’s recent co-edited collection\, CounterStories from the Writing Center(with Wonderful Faison) is the winner of the International Writing Center Association’s 2023 Outstanding Book Award. Among her other books are her monograph\, I Hope I Join the Band: Narrative\, Affiliation\, and Antiracist Rhetoric (2013 Top Five “Must Reads”\, Educators Award Committee of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International); Performing Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Rhetoric\, Writing and Communication\, co-edited with Vershawn Ashanti Young; and The Everyday Writing Center: A Community of Practice (co-authored with Geller et al). Her current projects include new monographs: The Road to Hell: A History of Colour-Blind Rhetoric and Working-Class Consciousness\, under contract with Pennsylvania State University Press\, and Encounters with Bean: Contending with White Supremacy in the Antiracist Classroom\, under contract with Utah State University Press.  \nDr. Talisha Morrison\nDr. Talisha Haltiwanger Morrison (she/her) serves as Director of the OU Writing Center\, Associate Professor of Writing\, and affiliate faculty in the OU English Department at the University of Oklahoma. \nDr. Morrison’s research and administration interests span writing center theory\,  mentorship\, community-based writing\, and Black feminist studies. In particular\, her research focuses on intersectional approaches mentoring and administration. \nAs an administrator\, Dr. Morrison centers the mentoring\, support\, and professional development of student consultants and the value of cross-campus partnerships. As Director of the OU Writing Center\, she has fostered relationships with units such as OU Libraries\, the OU Graduate College\, OU Admissions\, the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity office (UReCA)\, and Cosmic Shakti\, a local community wellness space. \nDr. Morrison regularly presents at national and international conferences including the Conference on College Composition and Communication\, the Conference on Community Writing\, and the International Writing Centers Association Conference. She is co-editor of Writing Centers and Racial Justice: A Guidebook for Critical Praxis (2023)\, and more of her work can be found in publications such as the Writing Center Journal\, the Journal of Multimodal Rhetoric\, and the award-winning collection\, Out in the Center. Her current projects include Making a Way: Black Women Navigating Graduate School and Early Careers in Rhetoric and Writing Studies and Social Justice in the Center: A Guide for Writing Tutors.  \nDr. Jasmine K. Tang\nJasmine Kar Tang (she/her/hers) is interested in how Asian American and Women of Color feminisms meet writing center theory and practice. A recipient of an IWCA Outstanding Article Award (2023)\, Jasmine is currently researching the experiences of Asian and Asian American writing tutors at U.S. universities. She is also co-editor of The Reluctant Supervisor: Recognizing and Rethinking Power in Writing Center Supervisory Practices (forthcoming\, Utah State University Press). Jasmine works at the Student Writing Support program at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities. \n  \nModerator Bios:\nDr. Nicole Caswell\nNikki Caswell (she/her) is the Director of the University Writing Center and Professor of English at East Carolina University. She researches socially-just approaches to writing assessment\, emotion\, and writing centers\, and is co-author of two award winnings books The Working Lives of New Writing Center Directors and Failing Sideways: Queer Possibilities for Writing Assessment. She currently serves at the Vice President of the OWCA.  \nDr. Ashley Newby\nDr. Ashley Newby currently serves as a senior lecturer and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland\, College Park; and writing coach for the Academic Success Center at National University. She has previously served as a lecturer in writing and rhetoric at both the University of California\, Los Angeles and Stanford University. She completed her doctoral degree in African American and African Studies at Michigan State University. She earned her M.A. in Sociology of Education at New York University and B.A.s in International Relations and Social Relations and Policy from Michigan State University. Her research interests lie at the intersections of Black Language\, Hip-Hop culture and educational spaces\, with a particular focus on culturally sustaining pedagogies.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/camarillo_condon_tang_morrison2025/
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SUMMARY:Vote for Executive Board Members Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Submit your vote for 2026 Executive Board Members. Each OWCA member may vote once in this ballot. Voting will close on Saturday\, November 22\, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Results will be announced by Monday\, November 24th. \nPlease login and submit your vote for Executive Board members.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/vote-for-executive-board-members/
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SUMMARY:Call for Applications for OWCA Executive Board
DESCRIPTION:We are accepting applications for open positions on the Online Writing Center Association (OWCA) Executive Board. We invite anyone interested in online writing centers and/or online writing tutoring to apply. \nServing on the OWCA Board is a great opportunity to develop administrative skills while giving back to the writing center community. All new Board members receive mentoring and support. \nClick here to apply by March 30\, 2026. Applications require a written (150-200 words) or video (one minute) statement. \nOpen Positions\nYou and/or your staff can apply for any of the following open positions: \n\nAssistant Secretary\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nVirtual Events Co-Chair\nWebsite coordinators (2)\n\nPosition Descriptions\nLearn more about our open positions below. See the bylaws for additional information. \nAssistant Secretary \nThe Assistant Secretary will serve for 1 year and become Secretary at the end of the previous Secretary’s term. The Assistant Secretary will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: \n\nAssist the Secretary with fulfilling their duties\nCo-chair the Mentoring and Resources Committee\nCoordinate with the Secretary on the tasks and deadlines of the Mentoring and Resources Committee\nServe in place of the Secretary in their absence\nSucceed the Secretary upon end of term or vacancy\n\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nThe Accessibility Co-Chair will serve for 1 year and become Accessibility Chair at the end of the previous Accessibility Chair’s term. The Accessibility Co-Chair will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: \n\nAssist the Accessibility Chair with fulfilling their duties\nCo-chair the Accessibility Committee\nCoordinate with the Accessibility Chair on the tasks and deadlines of the Accessibility Committee\nServe in place of the Accessibility Chair in their absence\nSucceed the Accessibility Chair upon end of term or vacancy\n\nVirtual Events Co-Chair\nThe Virtual Events Co-Chair will serve for 1 year and become Virtual Events Chair at the end of the previous Virtual Event Chair’s term. The Virtual Events Co-Chair will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: \n\nAssist the Virtual Events Chair with fulfilling their duties\nCo-chair the Virtual Events Committee\nCoordinate with the Virtual Events Chair on the tasks and deadlines of the Virtual Events Committee\nServe in place of the Virtual Events Chair in their absence\nSucceed the Virtual Events Chair upon end of term or vacancy\n\nWebsite Coordinator (Two Positions)\nWebsite Coordinators will serve for 2 years and will be voting members of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: \n\nManage and update the OWCA website and membership software on a timely basis\nMaintain OWCA logos and branding\nAdd and remove administrative access to the OWCA website\nMake timely updates to website content and navigation\, as requested by the Board and committees. \nResearch website plugins and applications that will offer additional features for Officers and members\nWork with the Accessibility Committee to make the OWCA website accessible to all users\nCollaborate and meet with the other Website Coordinator regularly\nAttend committee meetings when invited\nOnboard incoming Website Coordinators\, including synchronous and asynchronous training materials\, conversations\, etc.\nCompile and maintain reports on website statistics\n\nWho Can Apply\nAnyone can apply\, including students\, individuals who are not currently employed at a writing center\, and individuals who are not currently OWCA members. \nPlease note that individuals who are elected must be or become OWCA members to accept the position and serve their terms. We offer low-cost memberships for students\, and memberships at no charge for people of color. \nHow to Apply\nSubmit your nomination using this form by March 30\, 2026\, 11:59 pm (ET). Please pass this call along to anyone who might be interested. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged!  \nReach out to OWCA Secretary Madeline Sutton\, madeline.sutton@duke.edu\, with any questions.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/call-for-applications-for-owca-executive-board/
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SUMMARY:OWCA April 2026 Reading Club: Multimodal Online Feedback
DESCRIPTION:Reading club provides a space to discuss writing center scholarship. Based on the article or chapter chosen\, participants will share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nOWCA is pleased to offer the April 2026 Reading Club session focused on two articles exploring the affordances and trade-offs of multimodal online feedback. The session will be facilitated by Shelbi Fitzpatrick\, Miranda Hannasch\, and Lacie McEntire\, all of whom are graduate students at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas (UNLV) as well as Lead Consultants at UNLV’s Writing Center. \nStewart’s “Investigating Multimodal Feedback Methods in Asynchronous Tutoring at the Writing Center” discusses student responses to a combination of written and audio feedback at a small private college\, while Lee and Michelini’s  “Beyond Convenience: A Mixed-Methods Study of Asynchronous Multimodal Tutoring and Its Impact on Understanding and Connection” describes the process of training consultants to leave asynchronous video feedback at a public Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). \nBoth studies suggest that multimodal feedback can increase accessibility and help bridge “empathy gaps\,” making it easier for students to understand and connect to online feedback. However\, adding this type of feedback is intimidating–it requires Writing Centers to adopt both new technology and modified tutor-training methods. \nOur conversation will use these articles as a jumping-off point to discuss participants’ experience (if any) with audiovisual feedback and to brainstorm potential smaller-scale multimodal approaches that we might adapt to our own Writing Centers. \nGuidelines for Participating\nReading Club is currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure a safe space for open communication and interaction\, these sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister\nYou can register for a reading club through the scheduling system below (note: there may be multiple events listed). Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave 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.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the morning of the event.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-april-2026-reading-club-multimodal-online-feedback/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Conference 2026: Writing Centers as Sites of Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:OWCA Conference 2026\nWriting Centers as Sites of Solidarity\nApril 9-10\, 2026\nOWCA’s 2026 conference will explore how writing centers can build solidarity across difference and navigate today’s challenging academic and sociopolitical landscapes. Drawing on frameworks of collective impact\, counterstory\, and rhetorical listening\, the conference invites participants to consider how dissensus\, tension\, and friction can become productive spaces for learning and connection. Join fellow writing center professionals in examining how we can foster solidarity while supporting tutors\, administrators\, and colleagues facing unprecedented challenges. \nConference Program\nFor more information on our upcoming conference please read our OWCA 2026 Conference Program. \nRegistration\nThe OWCA does not require a conference registration fee. Instead\, conference participation is included as part of your OWCA membership. To learn more about the costs of an OWCA membership and to join\, please visit our website. \nRegistered attendees will receive updates when the conference schedule has been created\, asynchronous materials are uploaded\, and more! Please be advised that this year’s conference will not be recorded. As we gather virtually\, we want everyone to feel comfortable exchanging ideas and speaking freely. We look forward to having you join us for as much of the conference as you can. \nOWCA 2026 Conference Registration \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please contact the OWCA Conference Chair: Jenny Torres\, jtorr74@uic.edu
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-conference-2026-writing-centers-as-sites-of-solidarity/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Reading Club Series Part 1: Foundations
DESCRIPTION:Reading club provides a space to discuss writing center scholarship. Based on the article or chapter chosen\, participants will share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nReading Club Series: Grammar and Linguistic Justice at the Online Writing Center\nOWCA is pleased to offer this four-part reading series\, facilitated by Faith Thompson of Salisbury University and Susanne Treiber of Madison Area Technical College\, specifically for tutors in online writing center spaces. From the facilitators: \nWe would like to open a space within OWCA to discuss current trends in linguistic justice scholarship\, which include tutor perspectives and ideologies as well as a focus on the issue of grammar. We want to give tutors the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences\, language identities\, and tutoring practices\, while also learning from others who are exploring how to enact linguistic justice in their writing centers. We are particularly interested in discussing the “g” word – how to turn the theoretical concepts of linguistic justice into practical application at the grammatical\, sentence level. Although we are not using articles exclusive to online tutoring\, knowing that our audience works in online writing centers will allow us to discuss the role of technological innovation\, such as how the rise of AI impacts our conversations on linguistic justice. This reading series will elevate tutor voices\, particularly around how we assist linguistically diverse students. \nSeries Sessions:\nYou can select which session(s) to attend; you do not have to attend all sessions in order to participate.  \nSession One: Foundations \n\nDate: Friday\, June 19 at 1pm EST\nReading: “We Don’t Do That Here”: Calling Out Deficit Discourses in the Writing Center to Reframe Multilingual Graduate Support (Cirrillo-McCarthy\, et. al.\, 2014)\n\nSession Two: Practices \n\nDate: Friday\, August 7 at 1pm EST\nReading: Language Usage Liberation: Applying Rhetorical Grammar in a Tutoring Session (Treiber\, 2025)\n\nSession Three:  Reflections \n\nDate: Friday\, October 9 at 1pm EST\nReading: “How I Speak Doesn’t Really Matter; What I Speak About Does”: BIPOC Tutor Voices on Linguistic Justice in the Writing Center (Ray and Goldin\, 2025)\n\nSession Four: Call to Action \n\nDate: Friday\, November 13 at 1pm EST\nReading: “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it”: Writing Center Tutors and Their Conceptualizations of Academic Writing in Tutoring Sessions (Thompson\, 2026)\n\nGuidelines for Participating\nReading Club is currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure a safe space for open communication and interaction\, these sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister\nYou can register for a reading club through the scheduling system below (note: there may be multiple events listed). Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave 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.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the morning of the event.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-reading-club-series-part-1-foundations/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Reading Club Series Part 2: Practices
DESCRIPTION:Reading club provides a space to discuss writing center scholarship. Based on the article or chapter chosen\, participants will share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nReading Club Series: Grammar and Linguistic Justice at the Online Writing Center\nOWCA is pleased to offer this four-part reading series\, facilitated by Faith Thompson of Salisbury University and Susanne Treiber of Madison Area Technical College\, specifically for tutors in online writing center spaces. From the facilitators: \nWe would like to open a space within OWCA to discuss current trends in linguistic justice scholarship\, which include tutor perspectives and ideologies as well as a focus on the issue of grammar. We want to give tutors the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences\, language identities\, and tutoring practices\, while also learning from others who are exploring how to enact linguistic justice in their writing centers. We are particularly interested in discussing the “g” word – how to turn the theoretical concepts of linguistic justice into practical application at the grammatical\, sentence level. Although we are not using articles exclusive to online tutoring\, knowing that our audience works in online writing centers will allow us to discuss the role of technological innovation\, such as how the rise of AI impacts our conversations on linguistic justice. This reading series will elevate tutor voices\, particularly around how we assist linguistically diverse students. \nSeries Sessions:\nYou can select which session(s) to attend; you do not have to attend all sessions in order to participate.  \nSession Two: Practices \n\nDate: Friday\, August 7 at 1pm EST\nReading: Language Usage Liberation: Applying Rhetorical Grammar in a Tutoring Session (Treiber\, 2025)\n\nSession Three:  Reflections \n\nDate: Friday\, October 9 at 1pm EST\nReading: “How I Speak Doesn’t Really Matter; What I Speak About Does”: BIPOC Tutor Voices on Linguistic Justice in the Writing Center (Ray and Goldin\, 2025)\n\nSession Four: Call to Action \n\nDate: Friday\, November 13 at 1pm EST\nReading: “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it”: Writing Center Tutors and Their Conceptualizations of Academic Writing in Tutoring Sessions (Thompson\, 2026)\n\nGuidelines for Participating\nReading Club is currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure a safe space for open communication and interaction\, these sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister\nYou can register for a reading club through the scheduling system below (note: there may be multiple events listed). Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave 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.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the morning of the event.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-reading-club-series-part-2-practices/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Reading Club Series Part 3: Reflections
DESCRIPTION:Reading club provides a space to discuss writing center scholarship. Based on the article or chapter chosen\, participants will share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nReading Club Series: Grammar and Linguistic Justice at the Online Writing Center\nOWCA is pleased to offer this four-part reading series\, facilitated by Faith Thompson of Salisbury University and Susanne Treiber of Madison Area Technical College\, specifically for tutors in online writing center spaces. From the facilitators: \nWe would like to open a space within OWCA to discuss current trends in linguistic justice scholarship\, which include tutor perspectives and ideologies as well as a focus on the issue of grammar. We want to give tutors the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences\, language identities\, and tutoring practices\, while also learning from others who are exploring how to enact linguistic justice in their writing centers. We are particularly interested in discussing the “g” word – how to turn the theoretical concepts of linguistic justice into practical application at the grammatical\, sentence level. Although we are not using articles exclusive to online tutoring\, knowing that our audience works in online writing centers will allow us to discuss the role of technological innovation\, such as how the rise of AI impacts our conversations on linguistic justice. This reading series will elevate tutor voices\, particularly around how we assist linguistically diverse students. \nSeries Sessions:\nYou can select which session(s) to attend; you do not have to attend all sessions in order to participate.  \nSession Three:  Reflections \n\nDate: Friday\, October 9 at 1pm EST\nReading: “How I Speak Doesn’t Really Matter; What I Speak About Does”: BIPOC Tutor Voices on Linguistic Justice in the Writing Center (Ray and Goldin\, 2025)\n\nSession Four: Call to Action \n\nDate: Friday\, November 13 at 1pm EST\nReading: “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it”: Writing Center Tutors and Their Conceptualizations of Academic Writing in Tutoring Sessions (Thompson\, 2026)\n\nGuidelines for Participating\nReading Club is currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure a safe space for open communication and interaction\, these sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister\nYou can register for a reading club through the scheduling system below (note: there may be multiple events listed). Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave 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.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the morning of the event.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-reading-club-series-part-3-reflections/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Reading Club Series Part 4: Call to Action
DESCRIPTION:Reading club provides a space to discuss writing center scholarship. Based on the article or chapter chosen\, participants will share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nReading Club Series: Grammar and Linguistic Justice at the Online Writing Center\nOWCA is pleased to offer this four-part reading series\, facilitated by Faith Thompson of Salisbury University and Susanne Treiber of Madison Area Technical College\, specifically for tutors in online writing center spaces. From the facilitators: \nWe would like to open a space within OWCA to discuss current trends in linguistic justice scholarship\, which include tutor perspectives and ideologies as well as a focus on the issue of grammar. We want to give tutors the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences\, language identities\, and tutoring practices\, while also learning from others who are exploring how to enact linguistic justice in their writing centers. We are particularly interested in discussing the “g” word – how to turn the theoretical concepts of linguistic justice into practical application at the grammatical\, sentence level. Although we are not using articles exclusive to online tutoring\, knowing that our audience works in online writing centers will allow us to discuss the role of technological innovation\, such as how the rise of AI impacts our conversations on linguistic justice. This reading series will elevate tutor voices\, particularly around how we assist linguistically diverse students. \nSeries Sessions:\nYou can select which session(s) to attend; you do not have to attend all sessions in order to participate.  \nSession Four: Call to Action \n\nDate: Friday\, November 13 at 1pm EST\nReading: “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it”: Writing Center Tutors and Their Conceptualizations of Academic Writing in Tutoring Sessions (Thompson\, 2026)\n\nGuidelines for Participating\nReading Club is currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure a safe space for open communication and interaction\, these sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister\nYou can register for a reading club through the scheduling system below (note: there may be multiple events listed). Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave 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.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the morning of the event.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-reading-club-series-part-4-call-to-action/
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