Program Schedule

Wednesday, April 16th

9.00-10.00: ON-SITE REGISTRATION | Check-in | Publisher displays | Refreshments

10.00-11.00: OPENING GENERAL SESSION | Articulation

11.15-12.15: CONCURRENT PANEL SESSIONS

Ballroom B:

The EIU Graduate Assistantship: Focused on Preparing Professionals |
Chris Hanlon, Fern Kory, Robin Murray, Ashley Klinginsmith, Carolina Pelaez-Morales, and Jessica Pickering, Eastern Illinois University

 

Bresee Lounge:

My Double Life: Teaching on the Road and in the Classroom|
Debra L. Burgauer, Bradley University

Rader Conference Room:

Social Epistemology and the Aestheticization of Cultural Theory in the College English Classroom |
Noah Roderick, Illinois State University

12.15-1.30: LUNCH (catered)

1.30-2.30: CONCURRENT PANEL SESSIONS

Ballroom B:

Hey Boyz…Surf’s up! Teaching Bildungsroman in the Composition Classroom |
Jeris D. Livengood, Lincoln College

Literary Analysis in the Twenty-First Century |
Amy Mohr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bresee Lounge:

Advanced Placement Exam Changes: Relating to First Year Composition |
Janice Witherspoon Neuleib, Illinois State University

Portfolios: Reflections on Assumptions, Learning Goals, and Assessment Challenges |
Eric Dutt, Triton College

Rader Conference Room:

Articulation at Allerton: Current Trends in Tutor/Teacher Training, Technology, Developmental Composition, Learning Communities, ELL, Researched Writing, Assessment, and Diversity/Multiculturalism in First-Year Composition |
Suzanne Coffield, Ellen Franklin, and Jeanne Jakubowski, Northern Illinois University

2.45-3.45: FORUMS

Ballroom B:

Preventing Plagiarism or Policing It? The Complexities and Perplexities of Plagiarism Policy Making
Gerald Nelms, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Claire Lamonica, Illinois State University, Susan Mueller, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Missouri State Writing Center Consortium, Linda Sherwood, Kirtland Community College

Bresee Lounge:

The National Writing Project and Illinois Writers
Libbie Morley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Janice Witherspoon Neulib, Illinois State University, Robin Murray, Eastern Illinois University

4.00-5.00: CONCURRENT PANEL SESSIONS

Ballroom B:

Remediated Taxonomies: Replaying the Narratives of "Old" Literacy |
Patrick Berry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Articulating the Aims of Liberal Arts in the Composition Classroom |
Jeffry Davis, Wheaton College

 

Bresee Lounge:

Film in the Classroom: A Roundtable and Workshop |
Jenica Roberts-Stanley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rader Conference Room:

An Excursive Approach to Teaching Creative Writing |
Nicole Mazzarella and David Wright, Wheaton College

5:30-7:30: SOCIAL GATHERING
The Bread Company | Food and drinks will be provided

Thursday, April 17th

8.00-9.00: REFRESHMENTS | Check-in | publisher displays

9.00-10.00: FORUM

Ballroom B:

Genre, Fraud, and Danger
Spencer Schaffner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kyle Jensen Andrew, Illinois State University, Troy Cooper, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Amber Buck, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jillian Klean Zwilling, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ian Hill, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

10.15-11.15: CONCURRENT PANEL SESSIONS

Ballroom B:

ART 250: Writing With Video |
Hannah Bellwoar, Hannah Lee, and John O’Connor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bresee Lounge:

The Challenges of Using Reflection for First-Year Writing Program Assessment |
Peiling Zhao, Carmella Braniger, and Anne Matthews, Millikin University

Rader Conference Room:

Globalization and English Studies: Opportunities and Challenges |
Eric Dutt, Triton College

11.30-12.30: FORUM

Ballroom B:

When Concepts Collide: Negotiating Ideas of Literacy Inside and Outside the First-year Writing Classroom
Deborah Holdstein, Jennie Fauls, and Jean Petrolle, Columbia College, Chicago

12.30-1.30: LUNCH (catered)

1.30-2.30: FORUM

Ballroom B:

The Contexts of Multimodality and New Media
Cheryl E. Ball, Illinois State University, Pete Vandenberg, DePaul University, Joyce Walker, Western Michigan University

2.45-3.45: CONCURRENT PANEL SESSIONS

Ballroom B:

Lived Processes: Writing Ourselves in a Global World |
Gail E. Hawisher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bresee Lounge:

Party Game Pedagogy: Interactive Creative Writing Exercises |
Letitia L. Moffitt, Eastern Illinois University

Rader Conference Room:

Student Authors |
Spring Hyde & Judith Cortelloni, Lincoln College

4.00-5.00: KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ballroom B

An Amateur Future
Anne Wysocki, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee