[CBW_Exec] featured session on BW research (next gen)
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kbaca at nmsu.edu
Sun Apr 17 14:15:05 CDT 2011
I also agree with one featured session and the suggestions for
panelists/presenters. kb
----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Mutnick <Deborah.Mutnick at liu.edu>
Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011 12:26 pm
Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] featured session on BW research (next gen)
To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board <cbw_exec at tamu-commerce.edu>
Cc: Shannon Carter <cartershannon at gmail.com>, Lynn Troyka <ltroyka2 at gmail.com>
> I agree with the consensus that we should only propose one featured
> session. I also heartily second Shannon's suggestion of including a
> new scholar in that session and think Steve Lamos would be a
> terrific choice if he's available and willing.
>
> Deborah
>
> Deborah Mutnick, Director of Writing
> English Department
> Long Island University
> 1 University Plaza
> Brooklyn, NY 11201
> 718.488.1110
> deborah.mutnick at liu.edu
> http://thelongestisland.blogspot.com
> ________________________________
> From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu [cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-
> commerce.edu] on behalf of Shannon Carter [Shannon_Carter at tamu-
> commerce.edu]Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:45 PM
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; Conference of
> Basic Writing Executive Board
> Cc: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; Shannon Carter;
> Lynn Troyka
> Subject: [CBW_Exec] featured session on BW research (next gen)
>
>
> I agree with what appears to be emerging as consensus concerning
> these suggested Featured Sessions. It does make sense to request
> just one BW panel, for all the reasons everyone suggested. I don't
> want BW to appear greedy and, like everyone else, am grateful to
> Chris for the oppotunity to foreground BW in one of his featured
> sessions. I also see no reason to pit two BW panels against one
> another. That was the opposite of my intent.
>
> With that, I have decided against requesting any consideration for
> featuring this other panel I asked you all about. When I began thse
> conversations, I did not know how it worked and wanted to be sure
> CBW put forward a panel proposal to be (potentially) featured. We
> have that in the one you guys are planning. It will certainly be a
> draw, which is what we want.
>
> Suggestion: Be neat to include someone on featured panel who
> entered field in last few years, too. As we know quite well, there
> is some amazing work going on in publications emerging from recent
> graduates and junior faculty too, much of which would also be quite
> a draw and worthy of inclusion in a Featured Session.
>
> My 2cents. :)
>
> --Shannon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu on behalf of Shannon Carter
> Sent: Fri 4/15/2011 3:32 PM
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
> Cc: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; Shannon Carter;
> Lynn Troyka
> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CCCC 2012--featured session query to Peter
> Adams andBill Lalicker
>
> I like your thinking on this, Kelly. I think CBW should foreground the
> panel bill, Peter, and Lynn are building as that seems likely to have
> the greatest impact.
>
> I was a little frustrated with heavy featuring of one group at cccc
> 2011. I don't want to be that group.
>
> How about this angle:
> We press forward with panel on bw research, as planned. We suggest in
> proposal we see this linked to proposal discussed above and, if both
> are accepted, would welcome opportunity to foreground these links in
> program, perhaps even as double featured session. However, we would
> rather any suggested link be set aside when determining merits of
> individual proposals and are eager to see (other panel title) featured
> whether or not it seems appropriate to likewise feature this one.
>
> It's a panel I'd like to see whether featured or not.
>
> The one above should be featured, tho. Hope review team agrees.
>
> Sent from my aiPhone
>
> On Apr 15, 2011, at 3:17 PM, "Kelly Ritter" <karitter at uncg.edu> wrote:
>
> > Shannon, you might explicitly link the two panels when you propose
> > them (like Panel X1 and Panel X2). That could work. The danger is
> > the reviewers feel that to accept one, they must accept both, and
> > that could backfire. So. . .
> >
> > I have no idea what other constituencies within the Cs are planning
> > (plotting?) to ask for featured sessions. But assuming there are
> > many, my gut thinks you might ask for *one* of these two possible
> > panels to be featured, lest it seem we want more than our share. I
> > realize this may feel conservative, and I know we have a little
> > momentum right now. But I also am sensitive to how overwhelmed Chris
> > (or any conference chair) might feel when trying to provide a fair
> > range of representation from all groups who ask for it (via
> > featured). If I were him, and this is just my view, I'd strive
> for a
> > featured from each group that asks for it, but not more than one
> > featured for any. We might look to the "double-featured" structure
> > of this last Cs, with the doubling always being a Native American
> > presentation/topic, to see how over-representing one group can lead
> > to a feeling of sameness, or at worst favoritism (just my view--
> > doesn't have to be others').
> >
> > Kelly
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Shannon Carter
> <cartershannon at gmail.com> > wrote:
> > I pulled convo into CBW EB, if that works for you guys.
> >
> > I'd go with Kelly on this one. She's on CCCC EC and has been
> featured> before. I have no experience. Just parroting what I've
> been told
> > second and third hand.
> >
> > I love the ideas already kicked about and am excited about
> possibility> of foregrounding rich work in community colleges--like
> those mentioned
> > and like that represented via Howard Tinberg. I love the idea of a
> > featured panel that brings Peter and Lynn together with Bartholomae
> > and/or Rose and/or Horner. Nice! (as an aside: I was just revisiting
> > rose's Why School? and his blog. Man that stuff resonates,
> doesn't it.
> >
> > In short, i'm eager to see such a panel (however configured)
> featured> at next CCCC.
> >
> > Also, this: was beginning convos on another possible featured panel
> > that would come at BW from a bit more narrow focus--emerging (and
> > recently published) research in BW, with Kelly Ritter as respondent.
> > Asked steve lamos and perhaps Jane Stanley. This comes from out CBW
> > 2011 conversations, and I see it as direct complement to the larger
> > issues that may be the focus of the panel you guys are drafting.
> >
> > Would it be appropriate to refer to each proposal in the other, as
> > we'd like to see both considered as featured as they address
> > conference theme from different and complementary angles?
> >
> > Seth's labor caucus/ CBW/Diversity committee panel will also be put
> > forward for consideration as featured but this one draws in enough
> > groups I think it CSM stand well enough on its own.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent qfrom my iPhone
> >
> > On Apr 15, 2011, at 2:33 PM, "Adams, Peter D." <padams2 at CCBCMD.EDU>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I would, of course, be honored to do this. My presentation would
> > > grow out of the institute Kelly and I are giving at the WPA
> > > conference this summer which is growing out of the presentation
> that> > I gave with Lynn and Sugie in Atlanta. I want to examine
> what it
> > > means--both for universities and for community colleges--that the
> > > primary responsibility for basic writing is migrating to community
> > > colleges. For example, I would address the following:
> > >
> > > . what are the positives and negatives of this change?
> > > . who will be doing the kinds of important scholarship on basic wr
> > it
> > > ing that in the past has been done, primarily, by people at
> universi> > ties?
> > > . where will grad students at universities learn about teaching ba
> > si
> > > c writing?
> > > . will universities conduct research about bw at community college
> > s?
> > > . if not, will community colleges sponsor research into bw?
> > > . will community colleges need to develop some faculty
> positions t
> > ha
> > > t include scholarship rather than a 15 hour teaching load?
> > > . what innovations in bw are underway in community colleges today?
> > > . where will bw instructors get their preparation for teaching in
> > th
> > > e bw classroom?
> > >
> > > That's the kind of talk I have in mind, although I hope it will be
> > > much better developed by next year. As those of you organizing
> this> > possible featured session try to pull things together, you
> may find
> > > that what I have in mind doesn't mesh well with other proposals
> you> > are considering. I'll completely understand. But I thought
> it might
> > > help Liz and Hannah and others decide what to propose if I
> sketched> > out what I'm thinking about.
> > >
> > > Again, I'd love to do this, but I also understand that CBW has to
> > > take advantage of this opportunity to propose something coherent,
> > > and that might not include what I've described.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > Peter Adams | Director of Accelerated Learning Program
> > > Department of English
> > > Essex Campus
> > > Community College of Baltimore County
> > > 7201 Rossville Blvd
> > > Baltimore, MD 21237
> > > 443.710.1852 | padams2 at ccbcmd.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Conference on Basic Writing on behalf of Shannon Carter
> > > Sent: Fri 4/15/2011 3:16 PM
> > > To: CBW-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: CCCC 2012--featured session query to Peter Adams and
> > > Bill Lalicker
> > >
> > > This is exactly what Chris suggested to another for 2012. Well,
> sort> > of...
> > >
> > > The suggestion from Chris was to submit via regular channels,
> and he
> > > would later sort in consultation with his notes and files gathered
> > > from numerous similar requests. He is very encouraging. Seems
> > > appropriate to do as Kelly suggests and add that tag, which, as
> she> > notes, had been sucessful.
> > >
> > > Bill: For exact wording on Chris's response, please see my recent
> > post
> > > on subject at cbw eb list.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Apr 15, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Kelly Ritter <karitter at UNCG.EDU>
> wrote:> >
> > >> Hi Bill:
> > >>
> > >> Just to jump in: Usually the procedure is to include,
> typically as
> > >> the last session of your panel description, a note that "we
> request> >> that this session, if accepted, be considered for a
> featured> session
> > >> slot." That's how Joe Harris did it the year our SWR panel was a
> > >> featured panel.
> > >>
> > >> Sincerely,
> > >>
> > >> Kelly
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Lalicker, William
> <WLalicker at wcupa.edu> >>> wrote:
> > >> Hi, Lynn. I think we should have a featured session, with
> > recognized
> > >> scholars of BW as headliners (you would be a great candidate,
> Lynn,> >> as would Peter!). But I don't know the process by which a
> session> be
> > >> comes "featured": whether the CCCC program folks approach
> > >> individuals, or whether regular session proposers can ask that
> > the s
> > >> ession be featured. Chris Anson is probably our best source of
> > infor
> > >> mation: we should email him and ask for his advice on procedure.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Once we have done that, we can all decide the structures for our
> > >> proposals (individual or panel). Who's like to contact Chris
> Anson?> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Bill
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> William B. Lalicker, Ph.D.
> > >>
> > >> Professor of English (Main Hall, Room 534, 610.436.2268)
> > >>
> > >> Dean's Assistant for Student Issues (Anderson Hall, Room 119C,
> 610.436.3521> >> )
> > >>
> > >> College of Arts and Sciences
> > >>
> > >> West Chester University
> > >>
> > >> West Chester, PA 19383
> > >>
> > >> wlalicker at wcupa.edu
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> From: Conference on Basic Writing [mailto:CBW-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> > >> Behalf Of Lynn Troyka
> > >> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 2:31 PM
> > >> To: CBW-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > >> Subject: Re: CCCC 2012--featured session query to Peter Adams and
> > >> Bill Lalicker
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hi especially to Peter Adams and Bill Lalicker:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In Atlanta, just before the IHE interview, when our group was
> > >> hanging out, you two talked of putting together a Featured
> Session> >> for CCCC12. Is that plan still in the works? If so,
> I'll not
> > propose
> > >> an individual session or send my idea to Hannah because all
> > >> proposers are required to check off on the proposal form that
> we've> >> proposed (or have been proposed) only once.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> Lynn Troyka
> > >>
> > >> troykalq at nyc.rr.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Ashley, Hannah
> > <HAshley at wcupa.edu>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Colleagues--As the energy at CCCC 2011 demonstrated, we are here,
> > we
> > >> are to be heard, we are professionals, we are central.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Liz Clark and I, as co-chairs of CBW, would like to help
> coordinate> >> panels of basic writing presentations for CCCC 2012.
> Please look
> > on
> > >> this list in the next few days for a link to a Google Doc, which
> > >> will allow you to post your contact information and a very short
> > >> description of a basic writing presentation for 4C 2012. We will
> > >> look through them and link people up by theme. Remember that the
> > >> deadline is May 6, 2011, so in order to coordinate with
> others, you
> > >> will probably have to post your idea up there in the next week or
> > so.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Why panels? Panels are more likely to get in the CCCC. They
> also> >> have a certain weight. And they will allow us to continue to
> > >> connect with each other across institutions.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> There will also be an open call for the Wednesday preconference
> > CBW
> > >> workshop.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Stay tuned.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hannah Ashley (for Hannah and Liz)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hannah Ashley, Ph.D.
> > >>
> > >> Associate Professor of English, Composition & Rhetoric
> > >>
> > >> Director, Writing Zones 12.5 (www.writingzones.net)
> > >>
> > >> 543 Main Hall, West Chester University
> > >>
> > >> West Chester, PA 19383
> > >>
> > >> 610-436-2371
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "For years I pulled my own existence out of emptiness. Then one
> > >> swoop, one swing of the arm, that work is over." Rumi
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Dr. Kelly Ritter
> > >> Associate Professor of English
> > >> Director of Composition
> > >> UNCG
> > >> karitter at uncg.edu
> > >> (336) 334-4689
> > >>
> > >
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