Future Webinars
The Global Society of Online Literacy Educators is currently accepting proposals for the 2018-2019 webinar series. Submit your proposal via email to webinars.gsole@gmail.com by Friday, June 1, 2018.
These webinars are designed to bring literacy educators together for conversations about a range of issues, including: designing, facilitating, and assessing blended and online writing courses; issues of labor, administration, and accessibility related to literacy instruction; the globalization of online learning; and facilitating and/or measuring particular learning outcomes in blended or online courses.
Webinars that present empirical research, theoretical explorations, and/or pedagogical applications are welcome. The goal is to spark conversation among and provide professional development for literacy educators.
The 2018-19 series will include four webinars, held in October, November, February, and April. In your proposal, please include the following:
Past webinar topics have included:
Potential topics that webinar attendees have indicated an interest in include:
Upon acceptance, you will work with the co-chairs to schedule your webinar. You will meet (virtually) with the co-chairs one month in advance of your webinar, and then again a few days prior to the webinar, to coordinate logistics. The co-chairs also provide technical support and are happy to help you prepare for the webinar. If you have questions about the proposal process, please contact us at webinars.gsole@gmail.com.
These webinars are designed to bring literacy educators together for conversations about a range of issues, including: designing, facilitating, and assessing blended and online writing courses; issues of labor, administration, and accessibility related to literacy instruction; the globalization of online learning; and facilitating and/or measuring particular learning outcomes in blended or online courses.
Webinars that present empirical research, theoretical explorations, and/or pedagogical applications are welcome. The goal is to spark conversation among and provide professional development for literacy educators.
The 2018-19 series will include four webinars, held in October, November, February, and April. In your proposal, please include the following:
- Webinar Title
- Webinar Leader(s) name, institutional affiliation, contact information, and brief bio
- The month in which you would like to hold your webinar
- A 500 word description that includes:
- What topics the webinar will cover
- The ways in which the webinar will be interactive
- How this webinar will benefit online literacy educators
Past webinar topics have included:
- Developing Online Writing Classes for Global Contexts
- Material Work Conditions in Online Literacy Education
- Designing Interactive Webinars
- Adapting Strategies to Improve Reading Online
- Designing Multimodal Activities for Online Literacy Education
Potential topics that webinar attendees have indicated an interest in include:
- Programmatic assessment
- Training first-time faculty to teach OWI
- Ongoing professional development for OWI faculty
- Facilitating synchronous sessions
- Acknowledging embodiment in the online class
Upon acceptance, you will work with the co-chairs to schedule your webinar. You will meet (virtually) with the co-chairs one month in advance of your webinar, and then again a few days prior to the webinar, to coordinate logistics. The co-chairs also provide technical support and are happy to help you prepare for the webinar. If you have questions about the proposal process, please contact us at webinars.gsole@gmail.com.
