/writingcenter/index.htmtheme-defaultMichigan Writing Center Association Bright Ideas Conference<div align="left">Theme: Reaching Out: The Campus, the Community, and Beyond</div><div align="left">Location: Madonna University, Livonia, MI</div><div align="left">Proposal Deadline: September 12, 2008</div><div align="left">Conference Date: October 4, 2008</div><div align="left">For more information or to submit a proposal, contact Ann Russell at arussell@madonna.edu</div><div align="left">&nbsp;</div><div align="left"><hr size="2" width="100%">&nbsp;</div>International Writing Centers Association & National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing 2008<p>Theme: Alternate Routes: New Directions in Writing Center Work<br>Location: Las Vegas, Nevada<br>Dates: October 30 - November 1, 2008<br><a mce_real_href="http://departments.weber.edu/writingcenter/IWCA%202008/IWCA.htm" href="http://departments.weber.edu/writingcenter/IWCA%202008/IWCA.htm">Conference Website</a> <br></p><hr><br>11th Annual Michigan Writing Centers Association (MWCA) Ideas Exchange<div align="left"><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p>On October 4, 2003, the MEW Writing Center at the University of Michigan-Flint hosted the 11th annual MWCA Ideas Exchange. The theme was Energizing Ourselves, Expanding Our Centers. Below is a list of session topics as well as photographs from the conference.</p><p><strong>Session Topics:</strong></p><p>Online consulting<br />Helping students and faculty create multi-media compositions<br />Showcasing work through writing center publications<br />Tutors in leadership positions in the writing center<br />Writing centers vs. learning centers<br />Tutor training: planning<br />The Writing Center and Vygotsky&rsquo;s &ldquo;zone of proximal development&rdquo;<br />Marketing the Writing Center<br />Writing Center / WAC partnerships<br />Collaborative efforts between writing centers<br />First-time tutoring experiences<br />Writing center outreach efforts<br />The creative writing writing center<br />Tutoring non-native speakers of English<br />How a tutor&rsquo;s knowledge of a discipline affects a tutoring session<br />From writing tutor to writing teacher<br />Tutor training: ongoing<br />Writing center relationships in academic departments<br />Tutoring students with disabilities</p><p><strong>Photographs:</strong></p><p><img hspace="0" border="0" src="/writingcenter/images/Conf1.jpg" /></p><p><img hspace="0" border="0" src="/writingcenter/images/Conf2.jpg" /></p><p><img hspace="0" border="0" src="/writingcenter/images/Conf3.jpg" /></p><p><img hspace="0" border="0" src="/writingcenter/images/Conf4.jpg" /></p><p><img hspace="0" border="0" src="/writingcenter/images/Conf5.jpg" /></p><p><img hspace="0" border="0" src="/writingcenter/images/Conf6.jpg" /></p></div>/writingcenter/includes/contactinfo.inc