[Englecturers] FYI: MnSCU Conference on Writing and Literature (10/1/05; MnSCU, 10/28/05-10/29/05)

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Subject: CFP: MnSCU Conference on Writing and Literature (10/1/05; MnSCU,
10/28/05-10/29/05)


 "Writing and Literature: Teaching New Audiences and Each Other," MnSCU
Conference on Writing & Literature, October 28-29, 2005, hosted by Inver
Hills Community College

Over the past thirty years, the teaching of writing and literature,
separately or together, has changed significantly. Developments in
computer-assisted and online instruction, influences from writing across the
curriculum initiatives, and shifts in missions and student populations at
two-year colleges and universities are just some of the ways teaching
writing and literature have become "new," especially in the MnSCU system. An
ever-increasing menu of pedagogies has also contributed to the variety and
complexity of teaching writing and literature today.

Therefore, conference organizers seek both individual and panel proposals
from all faculty members (full-time, adjunct, and teaching
assistant) that address any aspect of teaching college writing and
literature, separately or together. Possible topics include the
following:

*	Composition
*	Developmental writing
*	Writing about Literature
*	Writing/Literature in the MnSCU divisions (technical, community
and 4-year institutions)
*	Writing across the curriculum/writing-intensive courses
*	Computers and writing/literature (computer-assisted and online
instruction)
*	The teaching of writing or literature to non-native speakers
*	The teaching of writing or literature to non-traditional
students
*	Creative Writing (both craft and creative work)
*	Technical Writing & Communication
*	Transferability of skills/contents to future courses & work
*	Cross-institutional discussions/Influences among colleges or
between high schools and colleges/universities
*	Working conditions/teaching loads/Adjunct issues
*	Placement and exit procedures
*	Writing competencies
*	Diversity in the writing and literature classrooms
*	Research on writing and literature


This discipline-specific conference is made possible with funds for
Discipline/Program Workshops from the MnSCU Center for Teaching and Learning
with generous funding from the Office of the Chancellor; therefore, the
registration fee is waived for MnSCU members. However, the conference is
open to anyone interested in the teaching and learning of writing and
literature at the college level.=20


Please send a 500 word abstract with panel or paper proposal information
including title of paper(s), and name, address, email, and affiliation of
presenter(s) by October 1, 2005.  Panels are scheduled for one hour with
reading time for individual papers no more than 15 minutes. Send proposals
via e-mail to Dr. Randall McClure, Department of English, Minnesota State
University at randall.mcclure at mnsu.edu.

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