Mentoring Groups

OWCA Mentoring Groups

Join a Mentoring Group to Innovate, Connect, Reflect, & Grow in 2023

Registration Open Until April 2

9-Month Mentoring Groups

  • Mentoring groups in 2023 will meet once a month from April through December.
  • To join a mentoring group, visit our schedule and choose the day and time you can meet throughout the program. Mentoring groups are limited to 8 participants.
  • Participants will begin by attending the kick-off meeting on April 4 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Mentoring Groups are scheduled to meet at the following days/times:

  • Second Tuesday of each month, 9:00 a.m. ET
  • Second Tuesday of each month, 1:00 p.m. ET
  • Second Wednesday of each month, 11:00 a.m. ET
  • Second Thursday of each month, 10:00 a.m. ET
  • Second Thursday of each month, 3:00 p.m ET

What are mentoring groups?

Mentoring groups disrupt mentoring’s traditional hierarchy and embrace a peer-to-peer group format. Building on principles of writing center pedagogy, each group decides the structure of their meetings and their goals.

OWCA’s Group Mentoring Program Objectives

  • Innovate: Disrupt the traditionally hierarchical nature of mentee-mentor relationships by embracing a peer-to-peer group mentoring model.
  • Connect: Develop sustainable and meaningful relationships and connections between OWCA members.
  • Reflect: Provide synchronous and asynchronous opportunities for OWCA members to reflect on, share, and solicit feedback on their writing center’s online tutoring from multiple perspectives.
  • Grow: Encourage the development of meaningful and effective online writing center pedagogy and practices.

Visit the OWCA website to learn more about our mentoring program.

Who are mentoring groups for?

We welcome anyone interested in or working in online writing centers to join, including students, professionals, administrators, and faculty. Each group will establish their own structure and goals to best meet the needs of all members.

All participants must be an OWCA member.

Registration & Contact Information

Registration has closed for the 2023 cohort.

https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/events/mentoring/

mentoring@onlinewritingcenters.org