SWCA Webinar Series
The Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) provides synchronous, online webinars for those interested in topics related to writing center pedagogy and operations. We also invite proposals for topics that would interest a variety of our region’s audiences, including writing tutors (professional, peer, and graduate), administrators, and members.
Join us for an SWCA webinar about:
“Incorporating User Experience (UX) Research into Writing Centers”
User Experience Research, or UX Research, is used in various industries to understand how clients interact with a company or its services so you can continually enhance their experience. In this webinar, Dr. Capps will introduce the main tenants of UX Research and the similarities and differences between UX Research and standard assessment. She will then discuss a generative study she conducted alongside the annual assessment at USC’s Writing Center. Finally, she’ll review how incorporating UX research into Writing Centers can not only help align a WC’s values to its practices, but also provide a crucial opportunity for WC tutors and administrators in the current academic job market.
Wednesday, Sept 27, 2023 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) via Zoom
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Presented by Dr. Brittany Capps, former academic and Writing Center Assistant Director at the University of South Carolina
FREE for all SWCA members and a small fee for other parties (donations also welcome)
Note: If, after registering, you do not receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link, contact the SWCA DCD at swca.dcd@gmail.com.
NOTE: All consultants from a center that has an institutional membership can attend paid webinars for free, but to register you will have to ask whoever controls your SWCA institutional membership account (likely, the writing center director or equivalent) to register your group and share the Zoom link with you after they receive it by email.