Iowa+ Writing Centers Consortium
Friday, April 19, 2024, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Rock Island, Ill.
Writing centers have long sought to help our clients develop agency by giving them the tools to make more informed choices as readers/writers, but this focus is sometimes at odds with student and faculty expectations. Meanwhile, book bans and restrictions on institutions of higher education — including in Iowa — have attempted to minimize agency by silencing marginalized or dissenting voices. At the same time, the recent proliferation of AI-generated text has myriad implications for authorship and voice. Given these competing forces, how can writing centers foster agency in our clients and tutors alike?
Schedule
- 8:30-9 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast
- 9-9:45 a.m. – Welcome and Writing Center updates
- 10-11 a.m. – Breakout session 1
- 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Breakout session 2
- 12:30-1:15 p.m. – Lunch
- 1-1:45 p.m. – Poster session and optional tour of Augustana's Reading/Writing Center
- 2-3 p.m. – Breakout session 3
We look forward to hosting you in Rock Island!
— Lucas Street, Farah Marklevits, Jake Romaniello ...and all the peer tutors of the Augustana College Reading/Writing Center