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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Hello, </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">I am writing to announce that
<b>registration is now open for the Digital Media and Composition Institute (DMAC)</b> at The Ohio State University. The registration
<b>deadline is March 1, 2024</b>, or until all seats have been filled. The <b>DMAC institute will take place virtually May 6-13</b>. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">For more information, please visit
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="https://english.osu.edu/dmac-institute-ohio-state/register-dmac" id="OWAea780393-3c37-3b37-988f-0704fc55202a" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">the
registration page on our website</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> or access the
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="https://go.osu.edu/dmac24" id="OWA38f4895a-13f8-eb59-dcd4-e6c192b010e3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">registration
form</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> directly. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="https://go.osu.edu/dmac" id="OWAfd857500-0cbf-ff35-34c9-b3739e04b4b6" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">The
Digital Media and Composition Institute (DMAC)</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> at The Ohio State University is an 8-day online 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>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Our upcoming institute features: </span></p>
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<li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>World-class faculty
</b>in the fields of digital rhetorics, literacy, and composition. </span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Fully online delivery</b> including synchronous and asynchronous presentations addressing current issues in multimodal writing research and pedagogy. </span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Workshops emphasizing <b>production in multimodal writing</b>, curriculum development and assessment, and access and accessibility. </span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">A commitment to keeping DMAC <b>affordable and accessible</b>. </span></li></ul>
<p class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">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-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">with </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">and support from the Institute staff and faculty. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">DMAC
is designed to provide participants with flexibility in how they </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">engage with the curriculum, presentations, and workshops. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">If you have any questions about DMAC, please reach out to us at
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:DMAC@osu.edu" id="OWA10391e6e-44b7-09a6-4bc9-a32a2dcf0a63" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">DMAC@osu.edu</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">We are looking forward to hearing from you! </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The DMAC Team </span></p>
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