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Persistence in the Age of Disruption: Celebrating a Decade of Collaborative Work in Online Literacy Education

2026 Conference Program

Global Society of Online Literacy Educators

Tenth Annual Conference, #gsole2026

Opening Asynchronously January 28, 2026 | Meeting Synchronously February 4–6, 2026

Schedule at-a-Glance


January 28, 2026

Opening of Synchronous Engagement


February 4, 2026


February 5, 2026

Synchronous Engagement


February 6, 2026

Synchronous Engagement

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January 28, 2026

Opening of Asynchronous Engagement

The GSOLE Annual Conference #gsole2026 starts with a series of asynchronous sessions. Attendees are encouraged to view the Welcome video and visit the Praxis Poster Hall and ePortfolio Hall linked below, contributing to the asynchronous discussion.

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Welcome Video from GSOLE President Amy Cicchino

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Welcome video coming soon!

Welcome to the conference. Join GSOLE President, Amy Cicchino, on a tour of the conference webpages, including how to access asynchronous and synchronous presentations.

Praxis Post(er) Hall
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Opens January 28, 2026

February 4, 2026

GSOLE Synchronous Conference Sessions Day 1

Opening Remarks and First Plenary Session

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Welcome from GSOLE President, Amy Cicchino

Recognition of 2026 Research Grant Winners


Maha Bali, Plenary Speaker

"Creating Compassionate Learning Communities Online"

In this interactive session, participants will discuss the Equity/Care Matrix, Compassionate Learning Design model, and the praxis of Intentionally Equitable Hospitality, and discuss how to apply them when teaching and building community online. Participants will also have opportunities to discuss some of their current challenges and brainstorm ways of addressing them in compassionate and equitable ways.

Maha Bali is professor of practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. She has a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK. She is co-founder of virtuallyconnecting.org and co-facilitator of Equity Unbound. She blogs at http://blog.mahabali.me

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An ad promoting GSOLE to k-12 educators. The mission of the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators (GSOLE) is to connect those who teach reading, alphabetic writing, and multimodal composition as digital literacies in online education settings. As we work toward our mission, GSOLE strives to create more opportunities for collaboration between higher education and K-12 education affiliates to improve and support online literacy instruction (OLI) on a global scale. If you have strong connections with K-12 educators interested in or currently utilizing digital literacy in the classroom, we encourage you to share information about GSOLE as we continue our collective effort toward supporting OLI globally.

Session 1.2. AI Literacy Concurrent Session

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“Disrupting Deceptive Designs: An Activity for Developing Online Literacy”

Sara Doan, Michigan State University

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“What Students Are Teaching Me about Generative AI and Rhetorical Intelligence”

Theresa (Tess) Evans, Miami University (Ohio)

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Session 1.3. Panel Presentation

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“Helping Writing Instructors Navigate AI Landscapes: Programmatic Approaches and Challenges”

Mariya Tseptsura, University of Arizona

Shelley Rodrigo, University of Arizona

Josh Barrows, University of Arizona

Maryam Vaezi, University of Arizona

Micah Stack, University of Arizona

Maureen McHugh, University of Arizona

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Session 1.4. Panel Presentation

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“From Correspondence to Cloud: The Changing Practices of Online Writing Instruction”

Amy Cicchino, University of Central Florida

Jessie Borgman, Arizona State University

Heidi McCauley, University of Arkansas (Little Rock)

Case McArdle, Michigan State University

Scott Warnock, Drexel University

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Session 1.5. Panel Presentation

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“Creating Guidelines and Strategies for Open-Access Online Literacy Education”

Erin Lehman, Ivy Tech Community College

Joanne Baird Giordano, Salt Lake Community College

Cassandra Phillips, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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February 5, 2026

GSOLE Synchronous Conference Sessions Day 2

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"Disrupting AI Resistance: Leveraging AI Affordances for Challenging Tutoring Interactions"

Elle Tyson, Old Dominion University

Megan Boeshart, Old Dominion University

Patrick Greene, Virginia Tech

Kim Fahle Peck, York College of Pennsylvania

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Session 2.2. Collaborative Pedagogy Concurrent Sessions

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"Building Community Through Open Access: AI Literacy and Collaborative Learning in Asynchronous Technical Communication"

Priyanka Ganguly, Texas Tech University

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"'Makes me want to write it down': Conversational Grading & Grading for Comprehension in Asynchronous Instruction"

Marc A. Ouellette, Old Dominion University

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2.3, Second Plenary Session

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Heidi McCauley, Plenary Speaker

"Oh the Places You have Gone!: The First and Next Decade of GSOLE"

For a decade, GSOLE has connected online literacy educators. From its humble beginnings as the brainchild of Beth Hewett, Scott Warnock, and Heidi Skurat Harris, GSOLE has grown into an organization that supports new research, gives space to alternative voices, and supports online literacy faculty. This retrospective answers the question “Where have we been?” and speculates on the question “Where will we go?”

Heidi McCauley has taught online, hybrid, and on-campus classes for 28 years, which is a very long time to be teaching. Her latest project is a book on technological panic from 1993-today and how writing studies has addressed each of these moments of panic. In her spare time, she crochets, and her goal one day is to rehome all of her rescue plants. 

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BACK TO SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE


Session 2.4. Panel Presentation

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"The Human Thread: Weaving Connection, Collaboration, and care into Online Graduate Learning" 

Krista Quinn, Hudson County Community College

Jason Rodriguez, Hudson County Community College

Doreen Pontius-Molos, Hudson County Community College

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Session 2.5. Panel Presentation

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Encouraging Graduate Students to Practice and Promote Wellbeing and Community in Virtual and Hybrid Spaces"

Amy Cicchino and McKenna Slaughter, University of Central Florida

Janine Morris and Melissa Bell, Nova Southeastern University

Katharine Brown and Okunola Odeniyi, Auburn University

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Session 2.6. Panel Presentation

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“Retooling the Rocket Between Launch and Landing: Lessons for Writing Pedagogy Across the Curriculum in the Age of GenAI"

Ann Marie Ade, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Janice Amos, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Kathleen Turner-Ledgerwood, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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February 6, 2026

GSOLE Synchronous Conference Sessions Day 3

Session 3.1. Panel Presentation

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"The Roots of Our GenAI Fears: Interrogating the Myth of the Individual Genius and Exploring the Possibilities of Our Digital Collaborators"

Kevin DePew, Old Dominion University

Justin Cary, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Cat Mahaffey, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Session 3.2. Innovative Pedagogy Concurrent Session

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"Redesigning an Online Business and Professional Writing Course: Integrating AI Tools to Foster Critical AI Literacy"

Jainab Tabassum Banu, North Dakota State University

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"'Tracking Cognitive Patterns and Social Presence in Online Learning Spaces: An Exploration of Crowdsource Notes and Peer Disciplinary Discussion"

Huma Iqbal, University of Arizona

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"'Assignment Alchemy: Transforming the Assignment Sheet Through Storytelling"

Justin Cary, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Session 3.3. Ethical Pedagogy Concurrent Session

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"Prompting as Pedagogy: Teaching Critical and Ethical Engagement with Generative AI Tools"

Montunrayo Ogunrinbokun, Southwest Minnesota State University

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"'AI Literacy with H.E.A.R.T. -- Ethical Collaboration in the Age of Disruption"

Heather S.M. John, AI Insight Studio

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Session 3.4. Mindful Pedagogy Concurrent Session

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"Fostering Neurodivergent Literacies: Collaborative Strategies for Navigating Generative AI in Online Writing Instruction"

Millie Hizer, Southeastern Louisiana University

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"'The Emotional Turn: Reframing Student Engagement through Affective Pedagogy in First-Year Writing"

Tolulope Akinbode, North Carolina State University

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"'Collaborative Design for Persistence: Applying the CIOLE Framework and LEARNER Heuristic"

Meghalee Das, James Madison University

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Session 3.5. Panel Presentation

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Persistence through Participation: Active Learning in Online Writing Instruction"

Lorie Jacobs, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Laura Vernon, Radford University

Pooja Bhatia Narang, Alvin College

Kathleen Turner Ledgerwoord, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Session 3.6. Panel Presentation

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“Advancing Equity and Access through an Online Composition Archive"

Kimberly Robinson Neary, Los Angeles City College

Anthony Edgington, University of Toledo

Dawn M. Formo, California State University, San Marcos

Caleb Gonzalez, Santa Clara University

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Session 3.7. Panel Presentation

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“Document and Celebrate the Process! Using Digital Gardens in Online Graduate Composition Courses"

Virginia Schwarz, San Francisco State University

Venus Cayabyab, San Francisco State University

Sam Hyder, San Francisco State University

Emma McCandless, San Francisco State University

Andrea Serrano, San Francisco State University

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2026 Conference Planning Committee

Conference Co-Chairs

Kevin E. DePew, GSOLE Vice President and Co-Chair


Theresa (Tess) Evans, Co-Chair


Conference Planning Contributors

We want to thank our hard working committee members because without their labor, expertise, and generosity, this conference would not be possible.

CFP & Proposal Scoring Committee

Jessie Borgman

Tina Calandrino

Nikki Chasteen

Amy Cicchino

Kevin DePew

Tess Evans

Brian Harrell

Elizabyth Hiscox

Huma Iqbal

Linford Lamptey

Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood

Cat Mahaffey

Craig A. Meyer

Janine Morris

Marc A. Ouellete

Nafije Prishtina

Mary Lourdes Silva

Marya Tseptsura

Maryam Vaezi

Meghan Velez

ALT-Text Moderators, Panel Moderators, & Zoom Administrators

Anne Marie Ade

Tina Calandrino

Justin Cary

Nikki Chasteen

Jennifer Daniel

Kevin DePew

Huma Iqbal

Linford Lamptey

Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood

Cat Mahaffey

Janine Morris

Marc A. Ouellette

Nafije Prishtina

Tasha Rentas

Mary Lourdes Silva

Meghan Velez

Patrice Johnson

Plenary Speaker Committee

Kevin DePew

Brian Harrell

Jessie Borgman

Maryam Vaezi

Acceptances Communications

Tess Evans

Presenter & Panel Liaison 

Tess Evans

Anne Marie Ade

Tina Calandrino

Linford Lamptey

Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood

Cat Mahaffey

Marya Tseptsura

Maryam Vaezi

Website Development, Maintenance & Archival Work 

Janine Morris, Chair

Amy Cicchino

Cat Mahaffey

Elle Tyson

Tech Lobby Facilitators

Nikki Chasteen

Amy Cicchino

Kevin DePew

Tess Evans

IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access) Committee

Meghan Velez

Mary Lourdes Silva

Erin Wais-Hennen

Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood

Jennifer Daniel

Program Building Committee

Jen Cunningham, Chair

Jessie Borgman

Brian Harrell

Elisabeth Hiscox

Linford Lamptey

Nafije Prishtina

Marya Tseptsura


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