2009 Fall Conference on Pedagogy
Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies
San DiegoStateUniversity
Note: This is tentative schedule. A final version that a may reflect last minute changes will be made available at the conference.
Tuesday, August 25
New Graduate Teaching Associate Orientation
9:00-9:30
/Welcome
New TAs and New 100/200 LecturersLower Division Writing Committee, Glen McClish
AH 3137
9:30-10:00
/Introduction to RWS100 & the Lower Division Writing Program
New TAs and New 100/200 LecturersChris Werry, Rose Burt, Alicia Upano
AH 3137
10:00-11:00
/Blackboard, Tech Tools, & the Art of Finding Things
New TAs, Everyone WelcomeChris Werry
AH 3137
11:00-12:00
/ Overview of RWS100: Texts, schedule, assignment sequenceNew TAs, Everyone welcome
Chris Werry, Rose Burt, Alicia Upano
AH 3137
12:00-12:30
/Personnel (Office, Keys, etc.)
New TAsJo Serrano, Clare Crierie, Alicia, Rose
AH 3138
12:30-1:30
/ LUNCH BREAK1:30-3:00
/The First Week(s): Introducing rhetoric and working with short texts
New TAs, Alicia, RoseAH 3140
3:00-4:00
/Syllabus Workshop
New TAs, Everyone WelcomeGlen McClish
AH 3140
Wednesday, August 26
9:00-3:00 ESL Composition Program OrientationTAs teaching RWS94, Ling 100, Ling 200, RWS 281, Ling 305W
Deborah Poole, Julie Williams AH 3140
9:00-10.30
/Key terms, concepts and practices in 100
New TAs, Lower division writing committeeAH 3137
10.30-11:30
/ Rhetorical Reading Workshop: Pinker’s “The Morality Instinct”New TAs, Everyone Welcome
Glen McClish
AH 3137
11.30–12.30
/ Teaching Units 2 & 3: de Waal & EnronNew TAs, Lower division writing committee
AH 3137
12:30
/ BREAK1:30-2:30
/Teaching Units 2 & 3: de Waal & Enron continued
New TAs, Lower division writing committeeAH 3137
2:30-3:30
/Classroom Dynamics/What To Do on the First Day
New TAs
Alicia and Rose
AH 31373:30-4:30
/Team huddle: Frequently asked questions, less frequently asked questions, and how to survive the first week
AH 31374:00
/Graduate Student OrientationDRWS New Graduate StudentsJane RobinettAH 3140
Thursday, August 27
9:00-3:00 Tutor Orientation
Michael Underwood
AH 4176
9:00-3:00
/ ESL Composition Program OrientationTAs teaching RWS94, Ling 100, Ling 200, RWS 281, Ling 305W
Deborah Poole, Julie Williams
AH 3140
10:00-12:00
/ Cengage Presentation on Technology and PedagogyEveryone Invited
Maria Jerskey
ESC 206
12:00-1:00
/Luncheon Sponsored by Cengage Publishing
All DRWS Instructors InvitedRSVP to Clare Crierie by August 20th
ESC 206
1:15-2:15
/Teaching Frans De Waal’s The Ape and the Sushi Master
New TAs, Everyone InvitedChris Werry, Liane Bryson, Alicia Upano
AH 3110
2:30-3:30
/ Assessment DiscussionEllen Quandahl
AH 3140
2:30-3:30
/ Developmental Writing MeetingAll Developmental Writing Instructors
Carol Sweedler-Brown
AH 3137
4:00-5:00
/Furlough Discussion
Everyone welcomeGlen McClish
AH 3110
Friday, August 28
9:00-9:50
/Furlough Discussion
Everyone welcomeGlen McClish
AH 3110
10:00-10:50
/RWS 101: Course Requirements and the Mandatory Tutoring Component
101 Faculty and Tutors
Michael Underwood, Glen McClishAH 3137
11:00-12:00
/Lower Division Workshop
Open Discussion of Lower Division Goals, Rethinking the Lower Division Assignment Sequence
All DRWS Lower Division Instructors Requested
Chris WerryAH 3110
12:00-12:50
/RWS 280 Instructors’ Meeting
Carol Sweedler-BrownAH 3140
1:00-2:00
/RWS 305W Workshop
Open Discussion of Upper Division Goals, Rethinking the Upper Division Assignment Sequence
All DRWS Upper Division Instructors Requested
Richard BoydAH 3140
3:00-4:15
/Faculty Panel
All DRWS Instructors InvitedChris Werry, Ann Johns
Chair: Glen McClish
AH 3110
4:30-5:30
/Lecturers’ Meeting
Lecturers’ CouncilAH 3110
Conference Party
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