About Us
After attending a conference in 2015, Jessie Borgman and Casey McArdle were inspired to co-created a resources website and social media community for online writing instructors called, The Online Writing Instruction Community (www.owicommunity.org). Along with their website, they co-created the PARS approach to online writing instruction. They wanted to create an approach that encompassed their philosophy of OWI and create a resources website to help online writing instructors who had little training and preparation; those who "learned through trial and error" like they did.
Jessie Borgman has taught both face-to-face and online since 2009. She has several published articles and book chapters and has presented at conferences including, CCCCs, C&W, and TYCA. She has served on the CCCC OWI Standing Group and for the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators in different capacities. Her research interests include online writing instruction, instructional design, content strategy, user experience (UX), genre studies, two-year colleges, and writing program administration. She is an instructor in the Writers' Studio at Arizona State University.
Casey McArdle is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State university. He has served on the CCCC OWI Standing Group and for the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators in different capacities. He is an advocate for accessibility in and out of the classroom and has been involved with OWI for many years via publications, presentations, and research teams that focus on OWI.
We can be reached at theowicommunity@gmail.com
Jessie Borgman has taught both face-to-face and online since 2009. She has several published articles and book chapters and has presented at conferences including, CCCCs, C&W, and TYCA. She has served on the CCCC OWI Standing Group and for the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators in different capacities. Her research interests include online writing instruction, instructional design, content strategy, user experience (UX), genre studies, two-year colleges, and writing program administration. She is an instructor in the Writers' Studio at Arizona State University.
Casey McArdle is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State university. He has served on the CCCC OWI Standing Group and for the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators in different capacities. He is an advocate for accessibility in and out of the classroom and has been involved with OWI for many years via publications, presentations, and research teams that focus on OWI.
We can be reached at theowicommunity@gmail.com
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