“Story Culture Live” with Clarissa J. Walker
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.
Reading Club: Why I Call It the Academic Ghetto
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: […]
“Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center” presented by Dr. Candis Bond, Dr. Scott Whiddon, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski
Webinars provide a space to share experiences, ideas, strategies, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). Event Details Presenters: Dr. Candis Bond, Dr. Scott Whiddon, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski Title: "Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center" Hosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association This webinar will engage the audience in a discussion of […]
Informational Session: End-of-Year Recap
Meet current OWCA Executive Board members and learn about what the OWCA has done this year
OWCA Conference Proposals Due
Proposals for the OWCA virtual conference are due on May 1 by 11:59pm PST.
Informational Session: Election Application Workshop
Learn about open Officer positions, learn effective practices for writing an application, and receive feedback on your application.
Executive Board Applications Due (Extended)
The OWCA is accepting applications for 10 Officer positions on the Executive Board.
Reading Club: Collaborative Learning and the “Conversation of Mankind” by Kenneth Bruffee
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 Collaborative Learning and the “Conversation of Mankind" by Kenneth Bruffee. Guidelines for Participating Reading Club is currently held in a […]
OWCA Website Shutdown
From November 28 to December 11, the OWCA website will be shut down for updates. If you need to access your account or one of our resources during the shutdown, please contact website@onlinewritingcenters.org.
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