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SUMMARY:Watson Conference Workshop Opportunity
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to apply for an AWAC-connected workshop at the 2026 Watson Conference\, which will take place November 5–7 in Louisville\, KY. The workshop\, “Leading From Our Expertise: Writing Studies and Institutional AI Decision-Making\,” will be co-facilitated by Crystal Fodrey\, Kristi Girdharry\, Magdelyn Hammond Helwig\, and Marit MacArthur. \nThis intimate\, intensive workshop is designed for WPAs\, WAC/WID leaders\, faculty involved in campus AI efforts\, and other higher education leaders who want to examine how writing studies expertise is shaping\, or being sidelined within\, institutional AI decision-making. Participants will work collaboratively to document local contexts\, analyze patterns across institutions\, and develop shared frameworks for future leadership work\, with the goal of laying groundwork for a collective publication focused on writing studies leadership in the age of AI. \nPlease see the full description below for details\, including how to apply. We also encourage you to share this opportunity with colleagues across higher education who may be interested in contributing to these conversations\, including faculty\, staff\, administrators\, center directors\, and others involved in institutional AI work. \nLeading From Our Expertise: Writing Studies and Institutional AI Decision-Making\nCo-Facilitators \n\nCrystal Fodrey\, Haverford College\nKristi Girdharry\, Babson College\nMagdelyn Hammond Helwig\, Furman University\nMarit MacArthur\, University of California\, Davis\n\nWorkshop Description\nAs colleges and universities rapidly develop policies and initiatives around generative AI\,\nwriting studies and WAC/WID expertise is often unevenly represented in institutional\ndecision-making. In many cases\, these conversations draw on technological\, legal\, or\nadministrative expertise while marginalizing or oversimplifying the knowledge long developed\nwithin writing studies and WAC/WID work. At the same time\, faculty within our field remain\ndeeply divided about AI itself: some view any institutional engagement as capitulation\, while\nothers argue that disengagement cedes authority to voices less attuned to literacy\, learning\,\nlabor\, and equity. \nThis two-day symposium brings together WPAs\, WAC/WID leaders\, and faculty involved in\ncampus AI efforts to examine how disciplinary knowledge about writing\, learning\, labor\, and\nequity is shaping—or being sidelined in—these conversations. Through structured\ncollaboration\, participants will work collaboratively to document and analyze how writing\nstudies knowledge circulates—or fails to circulate—within institutional AI conversations and\ndeveloped shared frameworks for future leadership work. Asking a shared set of questions\nduring this workshop will lay the groundwork for a collective publication focused on writing\nstudies leadership in the age of AI: \n\nHow is writing studies expertise actually shaping AI decision-making across different\ninstitutional contexts?\nHow has the AWAC Statement on AI and Writing Across the Curriculum been\ntaken up\, adapted\, resisted\, or ignored across different institutional contexts\, and to\nwhat effect?\nWhat does it mean to lead from disciplinary knowledge at a moment when public\nnarratives about AI and education often speak for us rather than with us?\nWho is leading projects integrating AI into writing instruction\, writing tutoring\, etc.\, and\nhow are such projects being received by faculty\, students and administrators?\nHow can we create spaces for collective movement on AI that acknowledge principled\nrefusal\, ethical hesitation\, and genuine uncertainty without allowing paralysis to set\ninstitutional agendas?\n\nApplication Process\nIn order to apply for a spot in this workshop\, please submit a current CV and an 800–1000-\nword statement that addresses the following questions: \n\nWhy did you choose to apply for this seminar? Describe your interest in the topic at\nhand\, and what you hope to get out of the seminar overall.\nAre you working on a publication or pedagogical project that aligns well with the\nseminar topic? If so\, please describe that project.\nWhat qualifications do you bring to this seminar? What are the focal points of your\nresearch and teaching?\nWhat else should we know about you\, your work\, and your potential contributions\nto this seminar?\n\nIn answering these questions\, you needn’t have an extensive CV or current book project to\ndraw upon. These questions are offered as guidelines to help you as you write your\nstatement\, and as a general indication of what workshop facilitators are looking for while\nreading applications. That said\, applications will be read holistically\, and participants will be\nchosen based on what facilitators believe best fits the goals of the workshop. \nWorkshop Facilitators\nCrystal Fodrey\nHaverford College\nAssociate Professor and Director of the Writing Program; Outgoing AWAC Chair; Co-Author & Co-Integrating Editor of the AWAC Statement on AI and Writing Across the Curriculum \nKristi Girdharry\nBabson College\nAssociate Teaching Professor; Writing Center Director; CCCC WAC Standing Group Chair; Co-Lead of The Generator (interdisciplinary AI lab); Co-Author & Co-Integrating Editor of the AWAC Statement on AI and Writing Across the Curriculum; Co-Author of Getting Learning Right: The Promise of Higher Education \nMagdelyn Hammond Helwig\nFurman University\nAssociate Professor and Writing Programs Director; Co-chair of Furman’s AI Strategy Task Force; AWAC\nExecutive Committee Member-at-Large; Contributor to the AWAC Statement on AI and Writing Across the Curriculum; Co-Lead for the Associated Colleges of the South’s AI Literacies Modular Lessons Working Group \nMarit MacArthur\nUniversity of California\, Davis\nContinuing Lecturer\, AI and Emerging Technologies Coordinator\, The Writing Center; Principal Investigator\, Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR); Co-Investigator\, Center for AI and Experimental Futures; Faculty Mentor\, AACU Institute on AI\, Pedagogy and the Curriculum; Series editor on generative AI and writing in higher education\, Critical AI
URL:https://wacassociation.org/event/watson26/
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