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<p class="MsoNormal">Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The CCCC Convention last week left me feeling energized about my teaching and research, and I hope you feel the same. I especially enjoyed meeting members of the online writing instruction community and hearing so many great ideas that
will inform my practice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In that vein, I wanted to remind you all that<b> I will be presenting a webinar this Friday entitled
<a href="https://gsole.org/event-5115787" target="_blank" title="https://gsole.org/sys/website/?pageId=18058">
“Blurring the Edges: Using Slack to Enable and Extend Class Interactions”</a>.</b> The event is part of GSOLE’s ongoing webinar series and will be held on February 24 from 3:00–4:30pm ET/12:00–1:30pm PT.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I’ve also set up a shared Slack workspace that we will use during the event, and
<a href="http://groversenglish.com/articles/getonslack.php">I invite you to join it now</a>
</b>to share your questions and (for those of you who already use Slack or similar software) insights, which I plan to use as I make my final preparations for the presentation. The workspace is available now and will remain active for two weeks following the
webinar. I’ve also posted <a href="http://groversenglish.com/articles/gsole2023.php">
many resources to my website</a>, including sample assignments that use Slack and detailed instructions for setting up your own Slack workspace.<br>
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Here’s the full blurb:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">"Blurring the Edges: Using Slack to Enable and Extend Class Interactions"<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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This webinar will focus on how Slack, and other messaging platforms, can provide ways to promote more—and more organic—interactions between students, instructors, and course material and to extend those interactions between class meetings or outside the LMS.
In this webinar, Grover will outline the benefits, pitfalls, and principles of use that he's discovered over 7+ years of using Slack in teaching of writing. Additionally, Grover will demonstrate how instructors can use it in practice, including what settings
to consider, what channels to create, and how to get students set up on the software. Participants will learn how messaging platforms can:<br>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">allow students greater control over how they present themselves to classmates,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">increase modes of access, enabling more student participation,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">allow a greater degree of underlife in and out of class, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">promote community building among students separated in time and space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Please note that this webinar is free for all GSOLE members and nonmembers can register for $15. If you have
any questions about the registration process, please contact the Webinar Co-Chairs at <a href="mailto:webinars@gsole.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:webinars@gsole.org"><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">webinars@gsole.org</span></a>.
Please also note that registration will close on Thursday, February 23rd at 12pm ET. The webinar co-chairs will send you an access link the day before the webinar. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5E1520">Stephen David Grover, PhD</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Professor of English</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Program Coordinator: First-Year Writing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Course Coordinator: EN204, EN207, EN306A/B/C<br>
<a href="https://www.park.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#59131E">Park University</span></a> | Parkville Campus | Copley 306 <br>
Department of English and Modern Languages<br>
8700 NW River Park Drive<br>
Parkville, MO 64152<br>
<a href="tel:816-584-6347"><span style="color:#59131E">816-584-6347</span></a><br>
<a href="mailto:david.grover@park.edu"><span style="color:#59131E">david.grover@park.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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