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IWCA Conference Notes Volume 3 Released
Each year, writingcenters.org publishes a review of the prior year’s conferences–short reflections and full-length papers that were presented at the prior year’s IWCA, NCPTW, and regional conferences. We are pleased to present IWCA Conference Notes #3, which will run through the remainder of summer 2011.
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Conferences & Institutes
Registration for the IWCA Collaborative @ CCCC Writing Center Activism: From Ideals to Strategies Wednesday, March 21, 2012 The Crowne Plaza Hotel 200 N. ...
March 21, 2012 – Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO Register for the Collaborative here. Writing Center Activism: From Ideals to Strategies In ...
February 6-10, 2012 Important Links: Find the conference program and links to join the sessions here. Find directions on how to join sessions ...
Chicagoland Organization of Writing, Literacy, and Learning Centers (COWLLC) TBA East Central Date March 30-31, 2012 Location Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis Contact Lynn A. Jettpace Proposal Deadline November 21, ...
“The Future is WAC” The 11th International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference June 7-9, 2012 Savannah, GA Hosted by The Department of Writing and ...
2012 International Writing Centers Association Conference Theme Lines in the Sand: How Writing Centers Draw and Redraw Boundaries Date October 25-27, 2012 Location San Diego Conference Chair Shareen ...
News and Announcements
IWCA Collaborative 2012 Registration FormTo register for the 2012 Collaborative@CCCC, complete both Step 1 and Step 2 below. Step 1 provides the conference organizers with your registration information (name, institution, etc.). Step 2 allows you to pay by credit card (Visa or Mastercard only). Be sure to complete Step 1 and click the “Submit” button first (you will remain [...]
Letters from the President
2011 Review IWCA Past President Roberta Kjesrud has prepared these two presentations as a way of reviewing the IWCA Board’s accomplishments during the past year. Prezi: http://prezi.com/jazpsrf9kxd6/present/?auth_key=2ty7gyc&follow=w97tomsahxwb#0 Screencast: http://screencast.com/t/q9SI2bwaWy
Research
Research Grant Opportunities in Education/Writing StudiesThe National Center of Education Research (NCER – http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/) in the US Department of Education is looking to support research in Postsecondary and Adult Education writing and is seeking researchers and practitioners who may be interested in submitting research proposals. NCER is accepting proposals for exploratory, development, evaluation, and measurement work to improve student outcomes [...]
Publications
Praxis Call for Papers 2012: Multiliteracy and the Writing CenterPraxis Spring 2012 Call For Papers: Multiliteracy and the Writing Center The New London Group (1996) uses the term multiliteracies to describe “two important arguments we might have with the emerging cultural, institutional, and global order: the multiplicity of communication channels and media, and the increasing saliency of cultural and linguistic diversity.” Additionally, the authors [...]
Awards
2010 Best Article AwardThe International Writing Centers Association is proud to announce the recipients of the Best Article Award for 2010: Bradley Hughes (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Paula Gillespie (Florida International University), and Harvey Kail (University of Maine) for their co-authored “What They Take with Them: Findings from the Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project” (The Writing Center Journal [...]
