Writing Across the Curriculum

Conferences

Ninth Biennial 2008 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference

Thursday, May 29 - Saturday, May 31, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin

Tentative Conference Program

Download a conference program with abstracts (PDF, 1.1MB)

Wednesday, May 28

5:30-7:30 p.m. Reception for early arrivals: Radisson deck and pool area
(sunset at 8:26 p.m., for bat viewers)

Thursday, May 29

8:30-4:30 p.m.: Registration desk open: second floor

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast- Second floor Ballroom

8:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Pre-conference workshops
Download the preconference workshop descriptions (PDF, 133K)

Working with WAC-Based Writing Centers on the Secondary Level
Researching WAC: What Do We Know? What Do We Want to Know?
Developing (and Renewing) New WAC, WID, or CXC Programs
21st Century Environments for Communication a Technology across the Curriculum
Teaching, Communication, and Learning Across the Curriculum

11:30-12:30: Lunch

12:30-1:45 p.m.: Concurrent Session One

2:30-3:15 p.m.: Concurrent Session Two

3:30-4:45 p.m.: Concurrent Session Three

5:30: Welcome, Announcements, and Keynote Address
Anne Beaufort (University of Washington, Tacoma, USA): Freshman Writing, WAC and Beyond: Is It Time for A Paradigm Shift?

5:30-7:30 p.m. Social Reception and Poster Sessions

Friday, May 30

8:00-4:30 p.m.: Registration desk open: second floor

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast- Second floor Ballroom

8:30-10:00: Keynote Panel on Writing Across Curricular Borders
Charles Bazerman (University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA), Francoise Boch (Université Stendahl, Grenoble, France), John Harbord (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary), Cinthia Gannett (Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) , Mary Scott (Institute of Education, University of London, England)

10:30- 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session Four

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: Lunch and SIG meetings

1:30- 2:45 p.m.: Concurrent Session Five

3:00- 4:15 p.m.: Concurrent Session Six

4:30- 5:45 p.m.: Concurrent Session Seven

6:30 p.m. Dinner and Special Entertainment by the Austin Lounge Lizards
Sponsored by Longman Publishers

Saturday, May 31

7:30-8:30— Breakfast

8:30-9:45 a.m.: Concurrent Session Eight

10:00-11:15 a.m.: Concurrent Session Nine

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Concurrent Session Ten

1:15—3:00 Lunch and Plenary Session
Sue McLeod, (University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA)