<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello, everyone!<div><br></div><div>There are a few more days to register for this year's DMAC.</div><div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-m_1306191050606570707gmail-m_-3642895211462178556gmail-m_7166284876352235763gmail-docs-internal-guid-b9d4f42b-7fff-1a33-c5b9-8560362dcd39" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Digital Media and Composition Institute</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Ohio State University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">May 3–10, 2021</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Digital Media and Composition Institute (DMAC) at The Ohio State University is an 8-day institute on the effective use of digital media in college composition classrooms. Participants will explore a range of contemporary digital literacy practices – alphabetic, visual, audio, and multimodal – and apply what they learn to the design of meaningful assignments, syllabi, curricula, or programs. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our upcoming institute features:  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">●</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">World-class faculty</span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> that in the past has included Jonathan Buehl, Kay Halasek, Susan Lang, Ben McCorkle, Margaret Price, Lauren Squires, and Christa Teston. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">●</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fully online delivery</span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> including synchronous and asynchronous presentations addressing current issues in multimodal writing research and pedagogy. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">●</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshops emphasizing </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">production in multimodal writing</span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, curriculum development and assessment, and access and accessibility. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">●</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A commitment to keeping DMAC </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">affordable and accessible</span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, including reduced tuition fees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Institute’s curriculum, presentations, and workshops will be delivered using a mix of synchronous Zoom events, asynchronous videos and modules, along with daily interactions </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">with </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and support from the Institute staff. </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DMAC is designed to provide participants with flexibility in how they </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">engage with the curriculum, presentations, and workshops.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration for DMAC 2021 is now open</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and has a deadline of March 1, 2021 or until all seats have been filled. For more information, please visit</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.dmacinstitute.com/register/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://www.dmacinstitute.com/register/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Additionally, t<span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit">he Digital Media and Composition Institute (DMAC) is proud to announce</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit"> </span><b style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit">the Cindy and Dickie Selfe DMAC Fellowship.</b><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit"> </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit">This fellowship supports diversity and inclusion in the field of digital media and composition studies. We invite applicants from historically marginalized communities, as well as educators who work with these communities. We also invite applications from scholars whose work and scholarly interests address educational and societal inequities within digital media and composition studies. Our goal is to amplify voices that are often unheard in our field and make it possible for individuals to attend DMAC who could not otherwise participate. The fellowship is applied toward tuition costs for the Institute. </span><strong style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><em style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Please note that the fellowship recipients will still be required to pay the $300 registration fee</em></strong><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit">. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial;margin:0px 0px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">To apply for the Cindy and Dickie Selfe DMAC Fellowship, please write a 1–2 page letter to the DMAC organizers that addresses the following questions:</font></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial;margin:0px 0px 20px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial"><li style="margin:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">What personal and professional goals do you hope to achieve by attending DMAC and how are they related to your current work?</font></span></li><li style="margin:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">How might your participation in DMAC improve the educational environment for colleagues and students at your home institution?</font></span></li><li style="margin:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">How will your participation in DMAC contribute to the diversity of students, teachers, and scholars in the field of digital media and composition studies?</font></span></li><li style="margin:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">What means of funding do you currently have to attend DMAC?</font></span></li></ul><h3 style="border:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);clear:both;line-height:1.5"><b><font size="2">Please submit your application no later than 01 March to <a href="https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_brsM7ufSXgVYGNg" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(243,63,63);border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:none 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">this Qualtrics survey</a>.</font></b></h3><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">You're welcome to write <a href="mailto:dmac.osu@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmac.osu@gmail.com</a> with questions.</div><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Looking forward to hearing from you!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- The DMAC Team</span></p></span></div><font color="#888888"></font><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Digital Media and Composition (DMAC) Institute<div>421 Denney Hall</div><div>Department of English</div><div>The Ohio State University</div><div>164 W 17th Ave</div><div>Columbus, OH 43210</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>