GRADUATE STUDENT(S) MATTER(S)!
8:15-9:45 am
Pecos Room
Coordinator: Michael Day, Northern Illinois University
This is the first of two sessions focusing on discussion of larger issues of interest to the entire CW community, led by Michael Day, Northern Illinois University; Becky Rickly, Texas Tech University; Sharon Cogdill, St. Cloud State University; Jacqui Cyrus, Gaston Community College; and Anne Wysocki, Michigan Technological University.
The presenters in Town Hall Meeting #1 will speak around and among issues of interest to grad students, and to those who encourage and support grad students, in computers and writing.
PRESENTERS & THEIR POSITION STATEMENTS
"It's STILL Not Far to the Frontier: Encouraging Students To Become Active Professionals in C&W"
Bill Condon
Washington State University
"Teaching Philosophy for the Graduate Classroom"
Dene Grigar
Texas Woman's University
"Issues and Concerns: Graduate Students Teaching Composition in the Computer Lab."
Sibylle Gruber
Northern Arizona University
"Graduate Students and Computer-Related Work Guidelines: Where's the Fit?"
Gail E. Hawisher
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"The Importance of Breadth and Diversity in Graduate Computers and Writing Education"
James Inman
Furman University
"Reconciling Local and Global (or, Short Term and Long Term) Graduate Student Concerns."
Susan Lang
Texas Tech University
"Teach-nology: From Tech Guru to Teaching Guru"
Rich Rice
Ball State University
"Mentoring, (Wo)Mentoring, and Helping Students Take Responsibility for Their Own Education"
Rebecca Rickly
Texas Tech University
"Demystifying the Job Search: How Mentors Can Reduce Post-dissertation Stress Disorder"
Mike Salvo
Texas Tech University
"Paying Attention to the Professional Development of Graduate Students: Designing a Seminar That Works"
Cynthia Selfe
Michigan Technological University
A site on mentoring, suggested by Traci Gardner.
A site on professional development, with lots of links, made by Michael Moore
Go to the log from the first MOO session
Go to the general on-line conference site.