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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: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 Sunday\, April 26\, 2026 at 11:59pm ET. \nPlease login and submit your vote for Executive Board members. \nIf you have any questions about our elections\, please email election@onlinewritingcenters.org.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/vote-for-executive-board-members-deadline/
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