CALL FOR PROPOSALS

We invite you to submit a proposal for the Fifth Annual UMUC July Writing Conference. Proposals are due May 31, 2008.

Please note

• Participants are welcome to submit more than one proposal.

• Participants are welcome to submit a panel proposal.

All presentations will be 40 minutes followed by discussion.

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All ideas are welcome! The following are some suggestions:

Teaching Content Through Writing and Teaching Writing Through Content

• How do your students use writing to develop their understanding of content?
• How do you use the discussion of content to develop students' writing abilities?
  
  

Teaching Information Literacy Skills When Assigning Writing

• What methods have you found to be effective in helping students incorporate sources into their writing?
• What challenges have you found in teaching information literacy?

Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into the Classroom

• What methods have you found to be effective in helping students develop critical thinking skills?
• What challenges have you found in teaching critical thinking skills?
  
  

Giving Feedback to Students on their Writing

• What methods of feedback have you found that work in helping students revise assignments?
• How have you been able to incorporate peer review effectively?

Assessing and Grading Students on their Writing

• What rubrics have you found to be effective in determining student grades in a fair and reasonable manner?
• What concerns or issues have you found to be significant in assessing and grading student writing?
  

Using Technology in Assigning, Responding to, or Assessing Writing

• What technology applications have you found to be effective?
• How have you been able to make the online classroom feel more personal through the use of technology?

Addressing Student Readiness when Assigning Writing

• What patterns and potential concerns in student preparation have you found when assigning writing to students?
• How have you addressed the wide-ranging writing skills of students in your classroom?

Integrating Writing and Communication

• How do you use formal and informal communication in your classroom?
• What forms of group interaction do you use in your classes?
• How do you use writing to build communities in your classroom?
  

Applying Theory in Practice
(Writing Theory, Communication Theory, Critical Theory, Discipline-based Theory, etc.)

• How do you use theory to inform your teaching?
• How do you help your students understand and use theory?

Incorporating Writing and Reading in the Disciplines

• What is the relationship between reading and writing in your classroom?
• What reading strategies do you use to help your students be successful?

 

 

Writing Conference

- About the Conference
- Schedule
- Speaker Bios
- Directions and Parking
- 2007 Conference Gallery

Proposals

- Call for Proposals
- Proposal Format
- Submit Your Proposal

Registration

- Register Online

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Important Dates

May 31
Call for Proposals Due

Until June 30
Early Bird Registration $35

June 30
Regular Registration $50

July 11
Registration Closed

July 25-26
July Writing Conference