SCHEDULE
Additional information on specific sessions will be included shortly.
Friday, July 25
Room |
Time |
Lecture |
8:15 a.m. |
Check in and pick up materials at welcome table |
|
1123 |
9:00-11:00 a.m. |
Dr. Jeanne Fahnestock, Professor of English |
1123 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Cynthia Davis, “Enhancing Writing Skills and Scaffolding Difficult Texts for Adult Learners” |
1105 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
David Taylor, “Second Life: Should It Be Your First Choice?” |
1115 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Stan Dambroski, “Teaching Grammar and Style without Teaching Grammar and Style” |
1109/1111 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Vendors |
|
12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
1109/1111 |
12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Vendors |
1123 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Frank Portugal, “Use of Animations and Virtual Laboratories for Enhancing Information Literacy as a Prelude to Writing about Science” |
1105 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Lisa Zimmerelli and John Whitcraft, “A Writing Center Belles Lettres: Asynchronous E-Tutoring as a New Model of Dialogue” |
1115 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Emily Richardson, “Assessing and Grading Students on their Writing” |
1109/1111 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Vendors |
1123 |
2:00-2:45 p.m. |
Jim Booth, “The Web and the Rock: How Cognitive Theory on Writing Applies in the Online Classroom” |
1105 |
2:00-2:45 p.m. |
Ed Sapp, “Resume Rules: Changes Teachers Should Know” |
1115 |
2:00-2:45 p.m. |
Beth Mulherrin and Andy Cavanaugh,
“Bringing Students Beyond LIBS 150 and WRTG 101” |
1109/1111 |
2:00-2:45 p.m. |
Vendors |
1123 |
3:00-3:45 p.m. |
Chris Nank, “Teaching Reading and Writing Contexts in Relation to Critical Thinking” |
1105 |
3:00-3:45 p.m. |
Errol Sull, “Keeping Teamwork Alive, Motivated, and Enthused in the Online Classroom!” |
1115 |
3:00-3:45 p.m. |
David Ramsey, “Facilitating Productive Interaction in the Online Context” |
1109/1111 |
3:00-3:45 p.m. |
Vendors |
1109/1111 |
4:00 p.m. |
Social Hour |
Saturday, July 26
Room |
Time |
Lecture |
8:15 a.m. |
Check in and pick up materials at welcome table |
|
1123 |
9:00-11:00 a.m. |
Teaching and Learning Content Through Writing: Students and Professors Share Their Perspectives on Writing Assignments in UMUC Classes Dr. Sabrina Fu, Dr. Diane Finley, Dr. Lucia Worthington, Dr. Betty Ring, • Kevin Davis |
1123 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Margo Coleman and David Ramsey, “Integrating Surface-Feature Strategies into Writing across Disciplines” |
1105 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Catherine Flynn, “Making the Most of the Marvelous Macro” |
1115 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Judith Vandegriff, “Essay Responses to Test Questions: Uses and Abuses” |
1109/1111 |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Vendors |
|
12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
1123 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
David Taylor, “How to Make Audio/Video Welcome Announcements for Your WebTycho Classroom” |
1105 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Patricia Harden, “Plethora of Plagiarism—What Can We Do About It?” |
1115 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
|
1109/1111 |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Vendors |
1123 |
2:00-3:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Theo Stone, Director of Academic Technology, UMUC Kimberly Bonner, Executive Director, Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), UMUC Mark Parker, Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs, UMUC Deloris James, Assistant Academic Director, Women in Business, UMUC James Robertson, Academic Director, Computer and Information Science (CMIS) and Computer Science (CMSC), UMUC |
|
3:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
Hosted by the UMUC UMUC Department of Communication, Arts, and Humanities
and the School of Undergraduate Studies
