Fifteenth
Annual Ideas Exchange
"Demystifying the Writing Center and Attracting a Broader Clientele"
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Oakland University
Proposals due Monday, September 28
Click here for the Proposal Form.
Click here for the Registration
Form.
This year's Annual Ideas Exchange will be held
on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and will
be hosted by the Oakland University Writing Center.
Organizers
Sherry Wynn Purdue, Pamela Mitzelfeld, and Michelle Geck
Theme
This year’s theme invites participants to consider how assumptions,
myths, and misconceptions limit the services we offer and the clients
we reach. We welcome presentations on such issues as:
• Expanding the disciplines we serve (we aren't simply an
extension of peer review for composition classes). How has/might
your writing center reach out to those who write and teach within
the social sciences, natural sciences, human sciences, etc.?
• Extending our services to teachers, graduate students, faculty,
staff, and the outside community;
• Changing perceptions that writing center services are only
remedial in nature;
• Anticipating the needs of diverse constituents, including
those with neurological, auditory, and visual challenges in addition
to those of different nationalities, ages, ethnicities, etc.; and
• Reconceptualizing the way we deliver services and with whom
we deliver our services.
Proposal Form
Registration Information
Prior registration is strongly encouraged. While you may
register on-site for no additional fee, we would like an accurate
count to order materials and food.
• Students: $15
• Faculty/Staff: $50
• Special Registration Rate of $5 for
High School Student Tutors! The OUWC has chosen to underwrite the
registration fee for this group.
Registration
Form
Conference Schedule
All events take place in South
Foundation Hall, an academic building right next to the Oakland
Center, where registration, plenary sessions, and lunch will be
held.
| 8:30
AM |
Registration
begins in the Fireside Lounge of the Oakland Center. Enjoy a
muffin and mingle. |
| 9:00
AM - 9:45 AM |
Welcome to a special session
on the conference theme hosted by OUWC faculty and consultants;
this session will be repeated and extended from 3:30-4:15 to
accommodate those traveling long distances who might need to
arrive late or leave early. Participants are welcome to attend
both sessions. |
| 9:45 AM
- 10:00 AM |
Set-up time for first round of
sessions. |
| 10:00 AM
- 12:00 Noon |
Two rounds of
50 minute sessions |
| 12:00 Noon
- 12:45 PM |
Lunch |
| 12:45 PM
- 1:00 PM |
Set up time for second round
of sessions. |
| 1:00 PM
- 3:20 PM |
Three rounds of 40 minute sessions |
| 3:30 PM-
4:15 PM |
Second special session on the
conference theme hosted by OUWC faculty and consultants. Enjoy
sweets and coffee. |
Accommodations
For those guests who need overnight accommodations, we
have reserved rooms at the Homestead Studio Suites, a few blocks
up the street from OU.
Group: MWCA (Oakland)
Homestead Studio Suites
3315 University Dr
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2363
(248) 340-8888
For More Information
Please contact the Oakland University Writing Center at 248-370-3120
or e-mail Sherry Wynn Purdue at wynn@oakland.edu.
Map of Oakland University
Campus
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