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SUMMARY:Informational Session: End-of-Year Recap
DESCRIPTION:In this informational session\, you can meet current OWCA Executive Board members and learn about: \n\nThe structure of the OWCA\nMember dues and benefits\nYearly objectives and action items\nEvents and resources\nCommittee volunteer opportunities\nOpen positions on the Executive Board\n\nWho Can Attend\nInformational sessions are open to everyone. Please come learn more about the OWCA! \nRegister\nYou can register for an informational session 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.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/informational-session-10-14-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T190520Z
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SUMMARY:"Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center" presented by Dr. Candis Bond\, Dr. Scott Whiddon\, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski
DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nEvent Details\n\nPresenters: Dr. Candis Bond\, Dr. Scott Whiddon\, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski\nTitle: “Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center“\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nThis 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. \n\nASL Interpretation and Recording\nWe 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. \nGuidelines for Participating\nWebinars 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. \nRecording\nThis event will be recorded\, and the recording will be available to the public. \nRegister\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.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/bond-etal-2022/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T110158Z
UID:4114-1663167600-1663171200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Reading Club: Why I Call It the Academic Ghetto
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). This Reading Club will discuss “Why I Call It the Academic Ghetto: A Critical Examination of Race\, Place\, and Writing Centers” by Alexandria Lockett in Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. \nReading Abstract\n“This article investigates my lived experience as a black queer writing center tutor for the purposes of theorizing the transformative power of learning centers. Drawing on several perspectives and methods offered in Praxis’s special issue on Access and Equity in Graduate Writing Support\, this article argues that the antiracist potential of writing centers depends on more comprehensive analyses of how writing centers function as racialized places. Using the metaphor of the “academic ghetto\,” I signify on the misconception of writing centers as places for correcting deficiency. I apply my analysis to both an Undergraduate Writing Center (WCs) and a Graduate Writing Center (GWC) space to systematically discover how racial biases mediate and construct these learning spaces. In particular\, I structure my discussion through a blend of personal narrative and critical analysis that illustrates the epistemic conflict and character of the “academic ghetto.” The article concludes with a call to invent antiracist practices for writing centers that model more inclusive methods of living in these spaces.” \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. 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/rc-9-14-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220824T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220824T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20220814T182148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220816T215806Z
UID:4005-1661346000-1661349600@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:"Story Culture Live" with Clarissa J. Walker
DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nEvent Details\n\nPresenter: Clarissa J. Walker\nTitle: “Story Culture Live: Homegrown Storytelling as Actionable Anti-Racism Work“\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nOn Wednesday\, August 24th at 1 p.m.\, Clarissa J. Walker will present “Story Culture Live: Homegrown Storytelling as Actionable Anti-Racism Work.” Clarissa will introduce the components of the SCL framework: Agency\, Kinship\, Tensions\, and Identification and offer anecdotal examples from her Story Culture Live podcast to illustrate the framework in use. Finally\, Clarissa will lead a group activity that applies these actionable anti-racism principles to writing tutor-client sessions. \n\nASL Interpretation and Recording\nWe 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. \nGuidelines for Participating\nWebinars 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. \nRecording\nThis event will be recorded\, and the recording will be available to the public. \nRegister\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.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/walker-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220720T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T183936Z
UID:3939-1658329200-1658332800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: What's Your Story? with Rikki Corniola (2022)
DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nEvent Details\n\nPresenter: Rikki Corniola\nTitle: “What’s Your Story?: Work backwards from your goals to identify data points and evidence to support your writing center”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nThis 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. \n\nASL Interpretation and Recording\nWe 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. \nGuidelines for Participating\nWebinars 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. \nRecording\nThis event will be recorded\, and the recording will be available to the public. \nRegister\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.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/webinar-whats-your-story-with-rikki-corniola-2022/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220611
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
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UID:3893-1653436800-1654905599@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Registration Deadline: Mentoring Group Cohort 2
DESCRIPTION:Registration for the OWCA Membership Group Cohort 2 of 2022 is now open until June 10! Cohort 2 will run from July—December 2022 with a kick-off meeting in early July. \nParticipants of Cohort 1 who would like to participate in Cohort 2 (either in their current mentoring group or a new group) should also register for Cohort 1 (you will be asked to complete a shorter registration form). \nLearn more about Mentoring Groups>> \nIf you’re an OWCA member\, you can register for a Mentoring Group>> \nIf you are not an OWCA member\, please join the OWCA to register.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/mentoring-cohort2-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20220512T212521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T143521Z
UID:3851-1653400800-1653404400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Reading Club: Rhetoric of Labor Activism in Writing Centers
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). This Reading Club will discuss “Toward a Rhetoric of Labor Activism in College and University Writing Centers” by Liliana M. Naydan in Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. \nReading Abstract\nThis essay considers the present degree of the writing center field’s engagement with labor activism in the age of the corporate university and argues that writing center practitioners are well positioned to reconstitute their identities: to re-envision themselves and their colleagues as poised to engage in activist rhetorics and live lives as academic activists. By employing a rhetoric of labor activism and thereby addressing labor issues in more robust ways alongside professional organizations that represent them\, writing centers can work to revitalize shared governance and academic freedom\, both of which are threatened by corporatizing forces\, and they can influence emergent institutional and professional histories. \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. 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/reading-club-rhetoric-of-labor-activism-in-writing-centers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220512
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20220428T213044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T213044Z
UID:3841-1652227200-1652313599@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Conference Co-Chair Applications Due
DESCRIPTION:The OWCA Board is looking to fill the following position as soon as possible and will review initial applications during their next Board meeting on May 12. For first consideration\, please submit by May 11\, 2022. \n\nConference Co-Chair
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/board-application-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20220317T214711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T123808Z
UID:3803-1649775600-1649779200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Engaging Writers Online: A Tutor-Centered Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: Tuesday\, April 12\, 2022\, 3-4 pm EST/1-2 pm MST\nTitle: “Engaging Writers Online: A Tutor-Centered Conversation”\nHosting Organization: Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association (RMWCA) and Online Writing Centers Association (OWCA)\n\nEvent Description\nThe Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association (RMWCA) and Online Writing Centers Association (OWCA) are excited to announce a co-sponsored event titled “Engaging Writers Online: A Tutor-Centered Conversation” on Tuesday\, April 12 at 3 pm EST/1 pm MST. \nDuring this hour-long conversation\, a panel of student tutors will discuss ways they have successfully engaged writers in a range of online tutoring situations and modalities.  The goal of this conversation is to put tutors’ critical work in the spotlight\, as they share insights on practices that have proven useful in bridging the virtual divide between tutor and writer. \nWe invite all tutors\, both student and professional\, who are interested in sharing their own effective online practices and/or would like to learn more about practices other tutors have used to promote writer engagement in online spaces. We also welcome administrators to the conversation to listen and learn about the practices\, tricks\, and tips online tutors have built into their online tutoring work. \nRecording\nThis event will not be recorded. \nWho Can Attend\nThis event is open to everyone.  \nRegister\nRegistration is encouraged on the RMWCA website\, but registration is not required.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/engaging-writers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220310
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20220224T002624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T132135Z
UID:3749-1646784000-1646870399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Executive Board Applications Due
DESCRIPTION:The OWCA Board is looking to fill the following positions as soon as possible and will review initial applications during their next Board meeting on March 10. For first consideration\, please submit by March 9\, 2022. \nPlease click the links below to learn more about each position and submit an application: \n\nConference Chair\nWebsite Coordinator\nGrant Coordinator
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/board-applications-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20220224T124828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T174441Z
UID:3761-1646391600-1646395200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:In this informational session\, you can meet the OWCA Executive Board and learn about: \n\nThe structure of the organization\nPublic resources\nMember dues and benefits\nGoals and objectives for the year\nOpen positions on the Executive Board (please apply by March 9 for first consideration)\nCommittee volunteer opportunities\n\nThere will be time for attendees to ask questions and tell us what we can do to better support you! \nWho Can Attend\nThis event is open to everyone. Please come learn more about the OWCA!
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/informational-session-2022/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20211003T225435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T190207Z
UID:3549-1636329600-1636415999@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Applications for Executive Board Positions Due
DESCRIPTION:The OWCA is accepting applications and nominations for Officer positions on the Executive Board. Terms begin in January 2022. The application deadline has been extended to November 8. \nPlease click the links below to learn more about each position and submit an application or nomination: \n\nDiversity & Social Justice Co-Chair\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nStudent Representative\nGrant Coordinator
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/applications-for-executive-board-due/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20210928T003219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211003T225058Z
UID:3444-1633528800-1633532400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Meet and Greet with the OWCA Executive Board
DESCRIPTION:The following session is hosted during the OWCA conference. It is open to the public and will be recorded. You do not need to be an OWCA member to attend. \nPresenters include Jenelle Dembsey\, Sarah Prince\, Beth Nastachowski\, Elle Tyson\, Megan Boeshart\, Paula Rawlins\, and Brooke Hessler. \nAbstract\nIn this session\, attendees can meet members of the OWCA Executive Board\, learn about opportunities to join OWCA committees\, and learn how to apply for openings on the Executive Board. There will be time for attendees to ask questions and tell us what we can do to better support you! \nFind the Zoom information for this session>>
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/meet-and-greet-with-the-owca-executive-board/
CATEGORIES:OWCA conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211009
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20210315T113150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220815T145218Z
UID:2548-1633305600-1633737599@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:2021 OWCA Conference
DESCRIPTION:The OWCA’s first virtual conference will take place asynchronously and synchronously around the theme of interdependence in the online writing center. \nHow to Attend\n\nTo attend the OWCA conference\, you just need to be a current student\, professional\, or institutional member of the OWCA. There are no additional registration fees\, forms\, or deadlines. \nIf you are not currently an OWCA member\, please join the OWCA to attend our conference.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/2021-owca-conference/
CATEGORIES:OWCA conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210921
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20210617T131430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T131613Z
UID:3010-1632096000-1632182399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:OWCA Conference Materials Due
DESCRIPTION:OWCA conference presenters must submit their presentation materials by September 20\, 2021. Please visit the following pages for assistance in developing your materials.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/materials-2021/
CATEGORIES:OWCA conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210911
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20210901T105921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T110246Z
UID:3197-1630886400-1631318399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Consultations for Conference Presenters
DESCRIPTION:The OWCA welcomes our conference presenters to schedule an online writing consultation for their 2021 OWCA conference materials. Presenters can schedule a consultation to: \n\nBrainstorm ideas\nReceive feedback on the content of their presentation\nGet help understanding or meeting the accessibility requirements\nPractice their presentation\nGet help with recording their asynchronous presentation\nAsk questions
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/consultations-for-conference-presenters/
CATEGORIES:OWCA conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210810T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210810T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20210720T193007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210811T162242Z
UID:3032-1628607600-1628613000@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:OWCA Webinar | Introduction to Digital Accessibility Principles
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: August 10\, 2021\, 3-4:30pm EST\nPresenter: J. M. Dembsey\nTitle: “Introduction to Digital Accessibility Principles”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nDownload Presentation Materials\n\nSlidedeck – Intro to Digital Accessibility Principles (PPT)\nTranscript – Intro to Digital Accessibility Principles (Word)\nExercises 1-5 Worksheet (Word)\nExercise 6 – Example Inaccessible Document (Word)\nExercises 1-5 (answer key) (Word)\nExercise 6 (answer key) (Word)\n\nEvent Description\nIn 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. \nRelated Works by the Presenter\n\n“Naming Ableism” by J. M. Dembsey\n“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\n\nASL Interpreting and Recording\nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded. Please see our participation guidelines. \nSupport the OWCA\nThis event is offered for free to the writing center community. If you can\, become an OWCA member or donate to the OWCA so we can continue to hire ASL interpreters and make our events accessible
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/2021-dembsey/
CATEGORIES:OWCA conference,webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20210409T121349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T164250Z
UID:2613-1618790400-1619179200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Writing Consultations for OWCA Conference Proposals
DESCRIPTION:The OWCA welcomes you to schedule an online writing consultation to receive feedback on your 2021 OWCA conference proposal. OWCA members and non-members are both welcome to participate at any point in the process\, whether you are just brainstorming ideas or already have a draft of your proposal.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/proposal-consultations-2021/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201107
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20201013T031557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T031557Z
UID:2129-1604620800-1604707199@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Deadline for Executive Board Applications
DESCRIPTION:OWCA members can apply to serve on the Executive Board. We have the following openings: \n\n1 Conference Organizer\n3 At-Large Representatives\n2 Student Representatives\n\nThe deadline for applications is November 6\, 2020. We will contact applicants by November 20\, 2020. \nLearn more about the openings and how to apply>>
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/board-2020/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20201024T231441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T233102Z
UID:2165-1603991700-1603994400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:OWCA SIG | Meet the Executive Board
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: October 29\, 2020\, 5:15-6:00pm EST\nPresenters: Jenelle Dembsey\, Sarah Prince\, and Elle Tyson (OWCA Executive Board)\nEvent: Listen. Learn. Lead.: An online event hosted by the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA)\n\nEvent Description\nThis special interest group (SIG) will introduce the new Online Writing Centers Association\, including (a) the association’s mission and 2021 goals\, (b) opportunities for membership\, and (c) options for committee work\, board positions\, and other ways to get involved. Attendees can meet the OWCA Executive Board and share ideas for resources and support. \nRegister\nPlease register for this free event through the International Writing Center Association’s (IWCA) membership website. You do not need to be an active IWCA member to attend. \nZoom Information\nYou can enter the OWCA SIG through the Zoom information below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting: \n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/95508387027\nMeeting ID: 955 0838 7027\n\nOne tap mobile \n\n+13017158592\,\,95508387027# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,95508387027# US (Chicago)\n\nDial by your location \n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aqcqVoRK8
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/sig-2020/
CATEGORIES:special interest group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201026T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
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UID:1957-1603724400-1603729800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:OWCA Webinar | Enacting Antiracism in Asynchronous Writing Consultations
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: October 26\, 2020\, 3-4:30pm EST\nPresenter: Eric Camarillo\nTitle: “Enacting Antiracism in Asynchronous Writing Consultations”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nEvent Description\nThe 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.  \nRelated Works by the Presenter\n\nCultivating Antiracism in Asynchronous Sessions by Eric Camarillo\nDismantling Neutrality: Cultivating Antiracist Writing Center Ecologies by Eric Camarillo\n\nASL Interpreting and Recording\nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded. Please see our participation guidelines. \nDonate Through PayPal\nThis event is offered for free to the writing center community. If you can\, please donate through PayPal so we can continue to hire ASL interpreters and make our events accessible. Any amount helps!
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/enacting-antiracism/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200902T123707Z
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UID:1936-1601654400-1601659800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:OWCC Webinar | Racial Justice and Online Writing Center Praxis
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: October 2\, 2020\, 4-5:30pm EST\nPresenter: Zandra L. Jordan\nTitle: “Racial Justice and Online Writing Center Praxis”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Community\n\nEvent Description\nIn this webinar\, participants will explore the ways our commitments to antiracism and racial justice can translate into online writing center praxis. Zandra will share ways that her identity informs her ethics and invite participants to explore their own values and the commitments that shape the identities of their writing centers. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to promoting racial justice through writing center practice\, the webinar will stress that by examining our shared commitments and values\, we can think through our individual contexts and determine strategies for action. \nThe first step is to develop a clear ethic: we need to recognize and account for race in our writing center work and then question what a justice-oriented approach should look like. This is particularly important in our current moment when so many writing centers have shifted to online delivery and the nation is reeling from ongoing racialized violence and persistent systemic racism. The webinar will therefore recommend strategies for ensuring that our practices and engagement with writers through the online medium are promoting racial justice. \nWebinar participants will: \n\nInquire about their ethics and values around antiracism and racial justice\nRecognize that neither asynchronous nor synchronous online writing center interactions are neutral\nReflect on how attitudes around race and difference are encoded into the language we use when giving verbal and written feedback\nAcknowledge the unique challenges with and opportunities for racial justice in an online writing center\nTailor an ethic of racial justice to their particular contexts\n\nASL Interpreting and Recording\nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded and posted in our Events Archive. Please see our participation guidelines.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/racial-justice/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200908T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200908T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200829T195442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200829T203714Z
UID:1930-1599570000-1599573600@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:OWCC Webinar | Shaping Online Tutoring Practice: Research and Reflection over Replication
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: September 8\, 2020\, 1-2pm EST\nPresenter: Lisa Eastmond Bell\nTitle: “Shaping Online Tutoring Practice: Research and Reflection over Replication”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Community\nRegistration: Register Online>>\n\nEvent Description\nOnline tutoring at its best is shaped by learners and learning and not simply an attempt to replicate in-person tutoring practices. As writing centers grapple with the logistics of online programming\, this webinar presentation will help attendees to: \n\nUse existing research to evaluate the benefits of asynchronous and synchronous tutoring\nRecognize what writing centers and learners can gain as tutoring goes online\nReflect on values needed to rethink online tutoring and approaches to tutor training\n\nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/bell-2020/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200831T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200831T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200826T135131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200829T194715Z
UID:1927-1598889600-1598895000@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:GSOLE Webinar | Racial Justice in Virtual Tutoring: Considerations for Antiracist Online Writing Center Praxis
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: August 31\, 2020\, 4-5:30pm EST\nPresenter: Zandra Jordan\nTitle: “Racial Justice in Virtual Tutoring: Considerations for Antiracist Online Writing Center Praxis”\nHosting Organization: Global Society for Online Literacy Educators (GSOLE)\nCost: Free for GSOLE members; $15 for non-GSOLE members\nRegistration: Register Online>>\n\nEvent Description\nThe webinar will explore the ways our commitments to antiracism and racial justice can translate into online writing center tutoring practice. The leader\, Zandra\, will share the ways her identity informs her ethics\, and will invite participants to explore their own values and the values that shape the identities of their writing centers. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to promoting racial justice through writing center practice\, the webinar will stress that by examining our shared commitments and values\, we can think through our individual contexts and determine strategies for action. \nThe first step is to develop a clear ethic: we need to recognize and account for race in our writing center practice\, and then question what a justice-oriented practice should look like. This is particularly important in our current moment\, when so many writing centers have shifted to online delivery. This webinar will thus recommend strategies for ensuring that our practices and our engagement with writers through the online medium are promoting racial justice. \nWebinar participants will:\n\nInquire about their ethics and values around racial justice and antiracism\nReflect on how attitudes around race and difference are encoded into the language we use when we give verbal and written feedback\nRecognize that neither asynchronous nor synchronous online writing center interactions are neutral\nAcknowledge the unique challenges with and opportunities for antiracist praxis in an online writing center\nTailor an ethic of racial justice to their particular contexts
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/jordan-2020/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200729T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200729T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200722T135328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T135328Z
UID:1877-1596022200-1596027600@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Online Tutoring: Tips\, Tricks\, and Advice from Those Who Have Been There
DESCRIPTION:Is your WC going online in the fall? Are you utilizing your online tutoring tools more than ever before? Do you have questions about how to do this well? IWCA is sponsoring a webinar that may be able to help. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, July 29th from 11:30-1pm EST for an event that will focus on the nuts and bolts of synchronous and asynchronous tutoring\, and online communication tools you can use to connect to your staff and to your writers. Our presenters have had significant experience with online tutoring and want to share their work with you. \nBelow is the schedule:Online Tutoring: Tips\, Tricks\, and Advice from Those Who Have Been There  OR Everything You Wanted to Know about Online Tutoring \n11:30: Introductions\n11:35: Dan Gallagher and Aimee Maxfield presentation about asynchronous tutoring\n11:50: Jenelle Dembsey presentation about synchronous tutoring\n12:05: Megan Boeshart and Kim Fahle presentation about communication technologies useful for facilitating online tutoring work\n12:20: Open for Q&A \nWhile there will be an opportunity to ask questions in the chat box during and after the presentations\, we would also ask that you submit your questions ahead of time to holly.ryan@psu.edu. Please send your questions no later than Tuesday\, July 28th. \nThis event is free. This event will be recorded and posted on the IWCA webpage within one week of the presentation. This presentation will also have sign language interpreters. While this event is targeted at writing center administrators\, tutors and other writing center staff are welcome to join. \nIf you have questions\, please send them to Holly Ryan at holly.ryan@psu.edu. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://psu.zoom.us/j/96837785410?pwd=QVVpckdkVFAyVjVMWFk2MVFYMWNQdz09 \nPasscode: 713422
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/tips-tricks/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200619T114950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200619T114950Z
UID:1868-1592830800-1592834400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Creating A Virtual Orientation & Resource Center To Prepare First-Year Students
DESCRIPTION:Innovative Educators is hosting a free webinar on virtual orientation. Register Online>> \nWebinar Description\nWe are hosting an upcoming complimentary presentation about online orientation. This presentation will discuss how one of our partner schools moved their face-to-face orientation entirely online using our online orientation platform. \nIf you can’t make the live date\, simply register and we’ll send you the recording. \n 
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/virtual-orientation/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200615T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200615T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200608T182923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200608T183033Z
UID:1864-1592233200-1592236800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Flipping Student Services: Using StudentLingo To Provide Hybrid & Online Service Delivery
DESCRIPTION:Innovative Educators is hosting a free webinar on StudentLingo. Register Online>> \nWebinar Description\nThere has never been a more challenging\, confusing\, and overwhelming term opening than Fall 2020. If you’re planning to reopen with students living on or coming to campus\, the preparation is so extensive it will strain even the most committed colleges. If you’re providing combined in-person and online classes or only a fully remote course schedule\, even more\, planning and implementation are needed to provide the best experience for whatever platform is implemented. How can you leverage online resources to continue to provide the high-touch experience students require?
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/studentlingo/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200330T121832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T122437Z
UID:1852-1586437200-1586440800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:How To Quickly Move Your Orientation Online: Responding To COVID-19 (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:Innovative Educators is hosting a free webinar on online orientations. Register Online>> \nWebinar Description\nHow can we design effective online orientation resources quickly to address the needs of our incoming students in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic?  Come learn strategies for developing an online orientation program from the ground up or refining an existing program.  We will focus on how we can create online resources that meet the needs of our students and support existing campus initiatives like first-year experience courses.  We will specifically discuss how we can do so rapidly given summer is right around the corner. \nAlthough institutions of higher ed are still transitioning to online classes in order to complete the current term\, traditional summer orientation is right around the corner. With shelter in place orders and social distancing\, how will you orient your incoming students for the fall term? We know that providing effective new student orientation programs that honor the unique nature of our students is critical to maximizing students’ success as they enter our institutions. This webinar focuses on how we can reach more students through implementing online orientation resources \nThis webinar will provide participants with a framework for online orientation resources: the nuts and bolts of what constitutes an effective online orientation program. In addition\, participants will walk through several models for online orientation. Attendees will receive a how-to-guide for building online orientation. Attend this webinar to gain resources regarding online orientation\, engage in meaningful dialogue with colleagues from other institutions\, and gain additional insight into ways that institutions can help to best support their entering students. \n\n\nDiscuss the “why” behind online orientation \n\n\nUnderstand strategies for onboarding and supporting students through online resources \n\n\nExamine and identify best practices in online orientation programming \n\n\nAcquire resources that can be applied to online orientation programming \n\n\nDiscover resources for bringing orientation online quickly given COVID-19 \n\n\nDiscuss the “how” of developing online orientation including: \n\n\nSteps to take \n\n\nTips for creating a development team \n\n\nConsiderations for formatting & material covered
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/online-orientation2/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200331T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200330T121655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T121655Z
UID:1850-1585666800-1585670400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:How To Quickly Move Your Orientation Online: Responding To COVID-19 (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:Innovative Educators is hosting a free webinar on online orientations. Register Online>> \nWebinar Description\nHow can we design effective online orientation resources quickly to address the needs of our incoming students in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic?  Come learn strategies for developing an online orientation program from the ground up or refining an existing program.  We will focus on how we can create online resources that meet the needs of our students and support existing campus initiatives like first-year experience courses.  We will specifically discuss how we can do so rapidly given summer is right around the corner. \nAlthough institutions of higher ed are still transitioning to online classes in order to complete the current term\, traditional summer orientation is right around the corner. With shelter in place orders and social distancing\, how will you orient your incoming students for the fall term? We know that providing effective new student orientation programs that honor the unique nature of our students is critical to maximizing students’ success as they enter our institutions. This webinar focuses on how we can reach more students through implementing online orientation resources \nThis webinar will provide participants with a framework for online orientation resources: the nuts and bolts of what constitutes an effective online orientation program. In addition\, participants will walk through several models for online orientation. Attendees will receive a how-to-guide for building online orientation. Attend this webinar to gain resources regarding online orientation\, engage in meaningful dialogue with colleagues from other institutions\, and gain additional insight into ways that institutions can help to best support their entering students. \n\n\nDiscuss the “why” behind online orientation \n\n\nUnderstand strategies for onboarding and supporting students through online resources \n\n\nExamine and identify best practices in online orientation programming \n\n\nAcquire resources that can be applied to online orientation programming \n\n\nDiscover resources for bringing orientation online quickly given COVID-19 \n\n\nDiscuss the “how” of developing online orientation including: \n\n\nSteps to take \n\n\nTips for creating a development team \n\n\nConsiderations for formatting & material covered
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/online-orientation1/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200330T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200330T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172146
CREATED:20200330T122308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T122308Z
UID:1854-1585573200-1585576800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org
SUMMARY:Preparing Your Student Staff to Work in a Digital Format
DESCRIPTION:Arizona State University will be presenting a free webinar entitled “Preparing Your Student Staff to Work in a Digital Format.” Register Online>> \nWebinar Description\n\nThe Arizona State University Tutoring & Writing Centers are hosting a free webinar on Monday\, March 30 from 10am-11am (Arizona Time) to share how we trained student staff to transition to a fully digital delivery model. ASU’s Tutoring & Writing Centers have offered peer-to-peer online tutoring for over 10 years and recently moved all of our in-person services to be fully online. A key component in the process was ensuring that our student staff were equipped to continue to provide quality service in a new modality. During this webinar\, ASU staff will share how they assessed immediate training needs\, developed curriculum\, and facilitated training for Subject Area Tutors\, Writing Tutors\, Supplemental Instruction Leaders\, and Desk Aides. Join us for this free webinar on preparing your student staff and empowering them to work in a digital format.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/preparing-staff/
CATEGORIES:webinar
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