The Greater Kansas City Writing Centers’ Project (GKCWCP) invites individuals and groups involved with Writing Center work to the 2025 GKCWCP Conference!
Historically, the GKCWCP Conference attracts tutors, teachers, and administrators from more than 15 area high schools, colleges, and universities for a day of high-quality, interactive professional development and networking. Attendees represent a range of Writing Center experience—from no experience to 20-plus years—and the conference program strives to offer a variety of session topics that will provide an intellectually stimulating day not only to those entering the field but also our most senior colleagues. These sessions include interactive workshops, paper presentations, mock tutorials, and a keynote.
The GKCWCP Conference provides training for tutors, while also creating a low-stakes, supportive professional development opportunity. This conference is a fantastic way to expose new tutors to a conference structure and for more experienced tutors to hone their presentation skills.
Keynote Panelists
Our keynote will feature a panel discussion with local experts on AI.
Antonio Byrd is assistant professor of English at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His research focuses on the legacy of using literacy for liberation carrying forward into present day Black digital literacies and media features. Antonio serves on the MLA Task Force on Generative AI Initiatives Standing and the CCCC Special Committee on GenAI. His book, Black Tech Ecosystems: How Black Adults Use Computer Code Bootcamps for Liberation, is out now with The WAC Clearinghouse.
Barbara E. Hill is the Writing Center Director, as well as a visiting assistant professor, at Avila University. She also serves as the Creative Director and Publisher of the Avila’s student literary journal Sound and Fury.
Carmen Orth-Alfie is an Associate Librarian at the University of Kansas, serving as a Graduate Engagement and Business Librarian in the University Libraries’ Research & Learning unit. Carmen approaches AI through the lens of information literacy and has an interest in the relationship between algorithms and research behaviors. She currently leads a research team exploring the effects of generative AI on the literature review process. In addition, she coordinates a research team on integrating AI literacy into the curriculum.
High school and college writing center tutors and administrators are encouraged to attend in order to train and network with other people involved with Writing Center work in the metro. Writing instructors and professors are also invited to attend to share their experience with tutors and staff.