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2014 SSWC Program

SSWC Conference

Presentation Materials Available

2014
Friday, April 4th
8:30 AM

Colloquium: Building a Model

Colloquium: Building a Model

Dan Bauer, Georgia Southern University
Kathy Albertson, Georgia Southern University
Ellen Hendrix, Georgia Southern University

Auditorium

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Hip-Hop Heuristics: Connecting Ethics with Writing

Panel: Hip-Hop Heuristics: Connecting Ethics with Writing

Paula Tran, University of Texas at San Antonio
Alyson Martin, University of Texas at San Antonio

Room 217

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Modeling Habits of Mind in the Professions: Theory and Practice

Panel: Modeling Habits of Mind in the Professions: Theory and Practice

Sherry Alusow Hart, Appalachian State University
C.C. Hendricks, Appalachian State University

Room 211

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Promoting Generosity in Whole-Class Writing Workshops

Panel: Broadening Student Perspectives

Sean Barnette, Lander University

Room 129

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Revision as the Key to Quality Writing: Connection to the Common Core

Panel: Writing to Learn

Holly Thornton, Appalachian State University

Room 218

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Peer Writing Coach Approach

Panel: The Power of Peers: Writing Centers and Writing Coaches

Wanda Hutchinson, Athens State University

Room 210

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The World that Came in from the Cold: Internationalizing the Underfunded Composition Classroom

Panel: Broadening Student Perspectives

Stefanie Frigo, North Carolina Central University

Room 129

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

University American Style: Strategic Programming for the Support and Direction of International Students

Panel: University American Style: Strategic Programming for the Support and Direction of International Students

Jennifer Smith Daniel, Queens University of Charlotte
Jennifer Collins, Queens University of Charlotte
Angelle Edwards, Queens University of Charlotte

Room 212

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Writing Strategy Sampler

Panel: Writing to Learn

Jennifer Macy, Randolph Community College
Deana Allman, Randolph Community College

Room 218

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Arguing across the Curriculum and into College: Using Argumentation Theory to Aid Knowledge Transfer

Panel: Arguing across the Curriculum and into College: Using Argumentation Theory to Aid Knowledge Transfer

Jane Dunphy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Suzanne Lane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Room 210

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Beyond 'Can You Read My Essay?'; The Role of the High School Composition Class in the College Application Process

Panel: Writing from High School into College

Irmgard Schopen-Davis, Deerfield-Windsor School

Room 129

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Enhanced Information Literacy Instruction in the College Composition Classroom: Research Findings and Best Practices

Colloquium: Enhanced Information Literacy Instruction in the College Composition Classroom: Research Findings and Best Practices

Kelly Diamond, West Virginia University
David Beach, West Virginia University
Alyssa Wright, West Virginia University

Auditorium

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

From Course Creation to Final Examination: Using Video Game Concepts to Inform the Writing Classroom

Does Technology in the Classroom Help Students Learn

Farrah Senn, Georgia Southern University

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Gone in 60 Seconds: Trending Information Behavior and Its Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Writing

Panel: New Literacies: Considering Digital Spaces and Quantitative Data in the Writing Classroom

Randall McClure, Miami University

Room 212

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

How to Craft Engaging Literature Assignments: A Quick Demonstration

Panel: Encouraging Better Investigation Skills

Ashley Oliphant, Pfeiffer University

Room 217

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Imitation and Learning: A Bass-Ackward Approach

Workshop: Imitation and Learning: A Bass-Ackward Approach

Theresa M. Welford, Georgia Southern University

Room 218

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

The LILAC Project: Identifying and Rectifying Problems with Students’ Information Literacy

Panel: Does Technology in the Composition Classroom Help Students Learn?

Leigh Ann Williams, Georgia Southern University

Room 211

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

The South Carolina Course Articulation Project

Panel: Writing from High School into College

Lynne Rhodes, University of South Carolina Aiken

Room 129

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Using a Scavenger Hunt to Explore the Principles of Effective Documentation

Panel: Encouraging Better Investigation Skills

Joanna Schreiber, Georgia Southern University

Room 217

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Writing for Quantitative Literacy

Panel: New Literacies: Considering Digital Spaces and Quantitative Data in the Writing Classroom

Gaylynne Robinson, University of Texas at San Antonio

Room 212

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

11:00 AM

Shared Responsibility for Student Success

Keynote Speaker

Christopher Caplinger, Georgia Southern University

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

1:15 PM

Academic Discourse as an Element in Writing a Research Proposal

Panel: Lessons Learned from a WAC Project at Valdosta State University

Anita L. Ondrusek, Valdosta State University

Room 210

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Can We Do That? Please?': (Re)Evaluating Assignment Design Based on Student Feedback

Panel: Student-Centered Learning

Jennifer P. Gray, College of Coastal Georgia

Auditorium

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Comp Is Creative

Panel: Creative Composition Pedagogies

Michele Rozga, Georgia Southern University

Room 218

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Helping ESL Writers Master the Conventions of Research Paper Writing

Panel: Helping ESL Writers Master the Conventions of Research Paper Writing

Katharine Moulton, Old Dominion University
Jennifer Spiegel, Old Dominion University

Room 129

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

How Scientists Write: Scaffolding Writing Assignments in a Freshman Biology Seminar

Panel: Lessons Learned from a WAC Project at Valdosta State University

Brian Ring, Valdosta State University

Room 210

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Reclaiming Our Domain: Digital Literacies and Composition

Panel: Reclaiming Our Domain: Digital Literacies and Composition

Pete Rorabaugh, Southern Polytechnic State University
David Morgen, Emory University
Dave Fisher, Emory University

Room 217

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Stuck Between a Rock and a Revision: Utilizing Writing in the Geosciences

Panel: Lessons Learned from a WAC Project at Valdosta State University

Paul Vincent, Valdosta State University

Room 210

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Student Writing in College Algebra

Lessons Learned from a WAC Project at Valdosta State University

Shaun V. Ault, Valdosta State University

Room 210

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Presentation Materials Available

The High School Writing Center: Yes!

Panel: The High School Writing Center: Yes!

Janet T. Atkins, Wade Hampton High School
Jade Carpenter, Wade Hampton High School

Room 212

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

The Logic of Creativity: Cross-Pollinating the Creative Writing and Composition Pedagogies

Panel: Creative Composition Pedagogies

Logan Burns, Middle Georgia State College

Room 218

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Upside Down and Backwards: Student-Driven Learning

Student-Centered Learning

Karen Redding, University of North Georgia
Laura Ng, University of North Georgia

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Workshop: Teaching, Technology, and Theory, Oh My!: Teaching with Technology for Learning's Sake

Workshop: Teaching, Technology, and Theory, Oh My!: Teaching with Technology for Learning's Sake

Elizabeth Kelly, Georgia Southern University
Susan Smith, Georgia Southern University

Room 211

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Presentation Materials Available

2:30 PM

Beyond Tools: Engaging in Critical Digital Pedagogy

Panel: Beyond Tools: Engaging in Critical Digital Pedagogy

Kim Haimes-Korn, Southern Polytechnic State University
Jeanne Bohannon, Southern Polytechnic State University
Ann Parker, Southern Polytechnic State University

Room 217

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Colloquium: Cross-Sectional Student Conferences

Colloquium: Enhanced Information Literacy Instruction in the College Composition Classroom: Research Findings and Best Practices

Marti D. Lee, Georgia Southern University
June Joyner, Georgia Southern University
Drew N. Keane, Georgia Southern University

Auditorium

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Revising a Two-Semester Composition Sequence to Facilitate Transfer

Panel: Transformations: Using Transfer Research to Guide Classes and Programs

Gardner Rogers, Valdosta State University

Room 210

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Making a Habit of Student Success in Developmental Education

Panel: Making a Habit of Student Success in Developmental Education

Elaine Tomlinson Corum, University of Central Arkansas
Carey Smitherman, University of Central Arkansas

Room 211

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Pass the Paper's Theme that Holds the Future

Panel: Pass the Paper's Theme that Holds the Future

Val Czerny, East Georgia State College
Linda S. VonBergen, East Georgia State College
Kenneth C. Homer, East Georgia State College

Room 218

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Prior Knowledge and/in the Writing Program: Increasing Learning Transfer through Program Design and Administration

Panel: Transformations: Using Transfer Research to Guide Classes and Programs

Richard Carpenter, Valdosta State University

Room 210

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Stimulating Recall: Revising a Sophomore Class Based on Transfer and Outcomes

Panel: Transformations: Using Transfer Research to Guide Classes and Programs

Donna Sewell, Valdosta State University

Room 210

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Fletcher-Ridenour Blogging Experience: How Two Instructors Can Cooperatively Use Student Blogs to Improve Metacognitive Skills in First-Year Writing and Motivate Students to Stay in School

Panel: Blog All About It

Margaret Fletcher, Clayton State University
Kimberly Ridenour, Clayton State University

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

What Constitutes Readiness for Freshman Composition in ESL Writers

Panel: What Constitutes Readiness for Freshman Composition in ESL Writers

Jessie Hayden, Georgia Perimeter College
Colleen Ijuin, Georgia Perimeter College

Room 212

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Zombie Can't Dance: Using Blogs to Improve First-Year Research and Writing Skills

Panel: Blog All About It

Victoria Shropshire, Elon University

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

3:45 PM

Best Practices toward Student Success in the Composition Classroom

Featured Panel: Best Practices Toward Student Success in the Composition Classroom

Shannon Riggs Stuckey, Metter High School
Matthew Gainous, OgeecheeTechnical College
Linda S. VonBergen, East Georgia State College
Rachel Hayward, Georgia Southern University
Kathy Albertson, Georgia Southern University
Dan Bauer, Georgia Southern University

Auditorium

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM