2026 - 2027 Virtual Events

 

Fri
13
2026
November 13, 2026
2:00PM - 3:15PM EDT

Domain 4: Material Conditions and Technologies

Register and join this event to explore and begin to unpack Domain 4: Composing is always subject to the material conditions of the rhetorical context; such material conditions might include time and space, knowledge, previous writing experiences, and access to production and distribution technologies. Students should critically attend to and reflect on material and ethical considerations in choosing and using information and technologies, acknowledging that they are not always in control of, or able to access the material conditions of any given rhetorical context.

Presenters: 

  • Michelle Bachelor Robinson
  • Kelly Blewett
  • David Green
  • Bernice Olivas
  • Lydia Wilkes

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Fri
4
2026
December 4, 2026
2:00PM - 3:00PM EDT

Making Composing Processes Visible, Mapping Process in the Domains

Composition scholars position process as such a commonplace that it often blurs theoretical differences. In the first part of the session, presenters remind participants of the complexity of composing processes, and in the second half, participants and presenters will collaborate to map processes in other domains in the context of participants’ SLOs and institutions. Free for CWPA members; $25 for non-members.

Presenters: 

  • Jacob Babb 
  • Antonio Byrd
  • Shelley Rodrigo 
  • Darci Thoune

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Fri
5
2027
March 5, 2027
3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT

GenAI Cross-Domain Session

This 90-minute workshop invites WPAs and other Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies faculty to explore how the Generative AI cross-domain in the WPA Statement on the Five Knowledge Domains of First-Year Composition can inform programmatic and course-level learning outcomes. We will begin by discussing the 4P model—GenAI products, processes, policies, and public connections—as a way to examine the technology’s uses, limits, and consequences for writing instruction. Participants will then use a guided worksheet to connect the GenAI cross-domain to the five knowledge domains and draft outcomes suited to their institutional contexts. The session will leave participants with a starting point for aligning those outcomes with assignments, assessment, and course/programmatic goals.

Presenters: 

  • Antonio Byrd
  • Anuj Gupta 
  • Analeigh Horton
  • Adam Phillips

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Fri
9
2027
April 9, 2027
2:00PM - 3:30PM EDT

Implementing in Anti-DEI Environments

This 90-minute workshop will be dedicated to helping participants think through how to implement and adapt the new CWPA Five Knowledge Domains to the needs of their institutions in anti-DEIA environments. In preparation for the session, participants will be asked 1) to reflect on the limitations they currently face at their institution and 2) to complete a pre-session reading and review specific sections of the updated Outcomes Statement. Workshop leaders will begin with a discussion of how the knowledge domains were developed to be tailored to idiosyncratic institutional/state demands before creating breakout and large-group opportunities to discuss challenges, support needs, strategies, and tools for implementing the Five Knowledge Domains in anti-DEAI environments.

Presenters: 

  • Christal Seahorn
  • Al Harahap
  • Lydia Wilkes

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