Hannah Hanson ’25 and Julia Bleakney manage national conference on GenerativeAI’s affect on writing facilities.
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Generative AI has the potential to affect all elements of training and its affect is already being seen. Writing facilities, that are floor zero for student experiences with writing improvements, are not any exception.
When Julia Bleakney, director of The Writing Center within the Center for Writing Excellence, had the possibility to chair the annual International Writing Centers Association’s one-day “Collaborative” conference, the theme of generative AI was an apparent decide. The conference, which attracted writing center administrators, assistant administrators, and graduate and undergraduate consultants, invited workshops and shows addressing the affordances and challenges of utilizing AI writing applied sciences in writing center appointments in addition to for writing center administrative work.
Bleakney additionally knew instantly that being concerned with organizing a conference from begin to finish can be a rewarding and academic expertise for a student. Enter Hannah Hanson ’25, a Writing Center advisor and English main with a focus in Teacher Licensure. Hanson labored on all elements of the conference, together with reviewing proposals, speaking with contributors, coordinating with leaders of the International Writing Center Association, planning the conference proceedings and designing this system and title badges.
The conference, “2024 IWCA Collaborative@CCCC: Reckoning with Generative AI in our Writing Centers,” was held on the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. (Each yr, the conference is held adjoining to the bigger Conference on College Communication and Composition, therefore the “@CCCC.”)
On the day of the conference, Hanson and Bleakney staffed the welcome desk and helped over 100 contributors examine in, discover classes and troubleshoot points. Hanson was a eager and collaborative conference organizer from starting to finish and gained a helpful insider’s view of what it’s like to arrange an educational conference.
https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2024/05/06/elon-student-organizes-national-writing-center-conference/
