Month: September 2024

Tutor Event | SCWCA’s Tutor Talks September Session: Mission: Possible – Semester Goals Edition

~ CWCA/ACCR

This is an open event for all tutors and consultants from the Tutor Talks Executive Committee of the South Central Writing Centers Association. – Editor

Dear Writing Center Tutors and Consultants,

Join us on September 27th at 12 p.m. CT for the first Tutor Talks session of this academic year: Mission: Possible—Semester Goals Edition. In this session, both new and experienced consultants will have the opportunity to share and discuss their writing consultant goals for this semester. Continue reading “Tutor Event | SCWCA’s Tutor Talks September Session: Mission: Possible – Semester Goals Edition” →

Call for Papers | RLCPE’s Andamiajes in collaboration with SKRIB

~ CWCA/ACCR
CALL FOR PAPERS
Andamiajes, 5.2 / SKRIB 2.1
In the Latin American region, thirty years have already passed since the foundation of the UNESCO Chair for the Improvement of the Quality and Equity of Education in Latin America based on Reading and Writing, and more than two decades since the first writing center was created and the first research papers on writing studies were published. In addition, in 2024, the Latin American Network of Writing Centers and Programs (RLCPE) celebrates 10 years of building connections for joint practice among Latin American colleagues. In this decade, the practice we have shared has shown signs of growth, transformation, reconstruction and continuous innovation in the hands of writing specialists who develop academic literacies in a wide diversity of educational realities.

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Announcement | NCTE Position Statement on Supporting Teachers and Students in Discussing Complex Topics

~ CWCA/ACCR

While the audience of this statement is for those in the US, it has usefulness in Canadian and international contexts, at the very least to understand the current political situation in the US. As is apparent from news reports and others outlets, the US political situation is in upheaval, with the outcome of the US national election in November in doubt. The ramification of an authoritarian Republican presidency will be dire for marginalized communities, immigrants, and people of colour, the knock-on effect of which will be wide-ranging. As a community, we need to stand against the rise of authoritarianism at all levels.

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is the parent organization of the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA). Here is the statement as a PDF.

   – Editor

September 12, 2024
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Announcement | Online Writing Centers Association’s Fourth Annual Virtual Conference, April 24-26, 2025

~ CWCA/ACCR
Call for Proposals
For its Fourth Annual Virtual Conference, the Online Writing Centers Association invites proposals related to any writing center related work (off-line and online). We are particularly interested in questions related to the ongoing trends of globalization and subsequent internationalization of educational institutions. How do writing centers variously situate themselves within these trends and what are the ways they respond to increasing multicultural and multilingual populations?
Areas to Consider
Proposals for this theme may consider, but are not limited to, the following areas:
  • Administration: Budgeting, institutional support, the writing center’s parent department, marketing and branding, physical location, etc.
  • Writing Center Staff: Employment, contingency roles, staff professional development, graduate student professionalization, tutor hiring and training, emotional labor, etc.
  • Student Populations: Overall enrolment, graduate v. undergraduate, STEM writing, multilingual writers, etc.
  • Diversity & Social Justice: Marginalized groups, race/ethnicity, gender and sexuality, diversity, accessibility, access, etc.
  • Questions of Value: Misconceptions of the writing center, skills transfer, the writing center and other academic support resources, student retention, writing center assessments, etc.
  • The 21st Century: AI (ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.), multimodality, online v. in person tutoring, synchronous v. asynchronous tutoring, pandemics and other major national or global events/crises, etc.
  • Online Writing Centers: Administration, technology, barriers, populations served, synchronous v. asynchronous tutoring, etc.
Submit a Proposal
Conference proposals are due 15 October 2024.
Conference website: https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/conference-info/cfp/
We encourage all writing center folk to participate, including writing center professionals, graduate students, and undergraduates.
Please email: owca-conference@onlinewritingcenters.org with any questions