Mentoring Group Registration Deadline
Register to join one of the 2023 mentoring groups! Mentoring groups are open to all OWCA members. Learn more about mentoring groups Register for the 2023 cohort
2023 OWCA Conference Asynchronous Sessions
The OWCA’s virtual conference asynchronous sessions will be available from April 6th.
2023 OWCA Conference
The OWCA's 2nd virtual conference will take place asynchronously and synchronously around the theme of multimodality in the online writing center. Questions? Email owca-conference@onlinewritingcenters.org How to Attend All OWCA members can attend the OWCA virtual conference and access the recordings for free, with no additional registration fees or forms. Not a member? Join the OWCA!
Reading Club: Why Writers Choose Asynchronous Online Tutoring
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 Writers Choose Asynchronous Online Tutoring: Issues of Access and Inclusion" by Lisa Eastmond Bell, Adam Brantley, & Madison Van […]
Conference Co-Chair & Vice President Applications Due
Applications for Conference Co-Chair and Vice President are due on Saturday, May 14, by the end of the day. Learn more about being on the executive board and consider applying for the position.
Webinar: “Perspectives on Asynchronous Tutoring”
Webinars provide a space to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). Event Details Presenters: Mohsine Bensaid, Maura Grady, Laura Hardin Marshall, & Sarah-Jean Watt Title: "Perspectives on Asynchronous Tutoring" Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association This webinar will feature a panel of presenters discussing their various approaches to asynchronous tutoring. […]
Reading Club: Tell Me What You Really Think: Lessons from Negative Student Feedback
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). June’s reading club discussion will focus on “Tell Me What You Really Think: Lessons from Negative Student Feedback” by Mary Hedengren & Martin Lockerd published in The Writing Center Journal. A copy […]
Reading Club: Dismantling Neutrality: Cultivating Antiracist Writing Center Ecologies
July 19th, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT Readingclubprovides 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). July’s reading club discussion will focus on “Dismantling Neutrality: Cultivating Antiracist Writing Center Ecologies” by Eric C. Camarillo […]
Webinar: “Genres of the Job Market” presented by Andrea Hernandez Holm and Jill Dahlman
This webinar will provide an overview of the academic job search process from researching positions to interpreting job descriptions to preparing the various documents required for applications. Attendees will learn more about what these genres entail in order to both tutor writers in these genres and to conduct their own potential job searches.
Info Session: “So You Want to Present at a Conference?”
Do you have ideas that can start a conversation? Have you done research that you want to share? Is there a workshop you feel is invaluable for others to participate in? The Online Writing Centers Association invites you to sign up for this informational session "So You Want to Present at a Conference?" at 2pm EST on Friday, September 22nd, 2023.