Community Building Through a Writing Center MiniRegional

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Community Building Through a Writing Center
Mini-Regional

• Jay D. Sloan, Kent State University, Stark Campus
• Jeanne R. Smith, Kent State University
• Mary Hricko, Kent State University, Geauga Campus
• William Macauley, College of Wooster

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Foundations
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HUBOWL at KSU
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HUBOWL MEMBERS

• Kent State University
• Ashtabula East Liverpool Geauga Kent
• Salem Stark
• Trumbull Tuscarawas

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Purposes of HUBOWL

• To provide a forum for networking amongst the
  writing support services on all 8 Kent campuses
• To allow for the sharing of resources
• To foster collaboration and the coordination of
  services

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Achievements of HUBOWL

• The development of OWLs on all campuses
• The development of a hub and a portal
  website, linking our services online
• The development of a shared tutor training course
  via distance learning
• The development of shared tutoring resources via
  LearnLinc
• The development of community
• The development of visibility and authority
  within and without the Kent system

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The Hub
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The Portal
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NEOHIOWCA
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NEOHIOWCA MEMBERS

• Bryant and Stratton College
• Cleveland State University
• College of Wooster
• John Carroll University
• Kent State University (all 8 campuses)
• Lakeland Community College
• Malone College
• Mount Union College
• Stark State College of Technology
• Walsh University
• University of Akron
• University of Akron-Wayne College
• Ursuline College
• Youngstown State University

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Mission Statement of NEOHIOWCA

• NEOHIOWCA seeks to fulfill writing centers'
  promise of collaboration and cooperation by
  providing a forum that amplifies tutor voices,
  acknowledges practices growing out of everyday
  literacy intervention, complements and engages
  writing center research and scholarship, and
  enables a more complete understanding of the
  writing center as a community.

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Learning Community
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Goals

• STAGE 1 Create a Mini-Regional Writing Center
  organization, focused on tutor training and
  resource sharing.
• STAGE 2 use technology to create resources for
  writing across the curriculum for educators and
  students across Ohio

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Stage 1

• Conference.
• Website.
• Tutor Wiki.

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Our Fall Conference
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Activities

• Or how you can become more involved with us . . .

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Academic Conference
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Putting It To WorkPracticing Theory and
Theorizing Practice in the Writing Center

• September 8, 2007
• Hosted by KSU Geauga Campus
• Promotes research and development of Writing
  Centers

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Visit our Workspaces

• Listserv.
• Open Source Site Sakai Space through OLN.
• Learning Community Web Space.
• Plans for updating a Writing Center Portal.
• Come to our meetings.

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Join our Community

• Our learning community welcomes, students, staff,
  and faculty who value writing centers.
• Our learning community is a dynamic and active
  group that supports and promotes research and
  development of writing centers across the state.

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Keep Connected

• Subscribe to our listserv.
• Attend events we sponsor.
• Share resources with us to build our statewide
  writing center portal .
• Help us build connections with your extended
  communities (K-12, corporate, local communities).

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Larger Connections
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Northeast Ohio Writing Centers AssociationMission
Statement

• NEOWCA seeks to fulfill writing centers' promise
  of collaboration and cooperation by providing a
  forum that amplifies tutor voices, acknowledges
  practices growing out of everyday literacy
  intervention, complements and engages writing
  center research and scholarship, and enables a
  more complete understanding of the writing center
  as a community.

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How do you see the relationships between writing
center organizations?
Inter/national Organizations
Regional Organizations
Area/Local Organizations
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How do you see the relationships between writing
center organizations?
Inter/national Organizations
Regional Organizations
Area/Local Organizations
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How do you see the relationships between writing
center organizations?
Area/Local Organizations
Inter/national Organizations
Regional Organizations