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
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Welcome
New TAs and New 100/200 Lecturers
Lower Division Writing Committee, Glen McClish
AH 3137
9:30-10:00
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Introduction to RWS100 & the Lower Division Writing Program
New TAs and New 100/200 Lecturers
Chris Werry, Rose Burt, Alicia Upano
AH 3137
10:00-11:00
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Blackboard, Tech Tools, & the Art of Finding Things
New TAs, Everyone Welcome
Chris Werry
AH 3137
11:00-12:00
/ Overview of RWS100: Texts, schedule, assignment sequence
New TAs, Everyone welcome
Chris Werry, Rose Burt, Alicia Upano
AH 3137
12:00-12:30
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Personnel (Office, Keys, etc.)
New TAs
Jo Serrano, Clare Crierie, Alicia, Rose
AH 3138
12:30-1:30
/ LUNCH BREAK
1:30-3:00
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The First Week(s): Introducing rhetoric and working with short texts
New TAs, Alicia, Rose
AH 3140
3:00-4:00
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Syllabus Workshop
New TAs, Everyone Welcome
Glen McClish
AH 3140

Wednesday, August 26

9:00-3:00 ESL Composition Program Orientation
TAs teaching RWS94, Ling 100, Ling 200, RWS 281, Ling 305W

Deborah Poole, Julie Williams AH 3140

9:00-10.30

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Key terms, concepts and practices in 100

New TAs, Lower division writing committee
AH 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 & Enron
New TAs, Lower division writing committee
AH 3137

12:30

/ BREAK

1:30-2:30

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Teaching Units 2 & 3: de Waal & Enron continued

New TAs, Lower division writing committee
AH 3137

2:30-3:30

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Classroom Dynamics/What To Do on the First Day

New TAs

Alicia and Rose

AH 3137

3:30-4:30

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Team huddle: Frequently asked questions, less frequently asked questions, and how to survive the first week

AH 3137

4:00

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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 Orientation
TAs 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 Pedagogy
Everyone Invited
Maria Jerskey
ESC 206

12:00-1:00

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Luncheon Sponsored by Cengage Publishing

All DRWS Instructors Invited
RSVP to Clare Crierie by August 20th

ESC 206

1:15-2:15

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Teaching Frans De Waal’s The Ape and the Sushi Master

New TAs, Everyone Invited
Chris Werry, Liane Bryson, Alicia Upano
AH 3110

2:30-3:30

/ Assessment Discussion
Ellen Quandahl
AH 3140

2:30-3:30

/ Developmental Writing Meeting
All Developmental Writing Instructors
Carol Sweedler-Brown
AH 3137

4:00-5:00

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Furlough Discussion

Everyone welcome
Glen McClish
AH 3110

Friday, August 28


9:00-9:50

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Furlough Discussion

Everyone welcome
Glen McClish
AH 3110

10:00-10:50

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RWS 101: Course Requirements and the Mandatory Tutoring Component

101 Faculty and Tutors

Michael Underwood, Glen McClish
AH 3137

11:00-12:00

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Lower Division Workshop

Open Discussion of Lower Division Goals, Rethinking the Lower Division Assignment Sequence

All DRWS Lower Division Instructors Requested

Chris Werry
AH 3110

12:00-12:50

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RWS 280 Instructors’ Meeting

Carol Sweedler-Brown
AH 3140

1:00-2:00

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RWS 305W Workshop

Open Discussion of Upper Division Goals, Rethinking the Upper Division Assignment Sequence

All DRWS Upper Division Instructors Requested

Richard Boyd
AH 3140

3:00-4:15

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Faculty Panel

All DRWS Instructors Invited
Chris Werry, Ann Johns
Chair: Glen McClish
AH 3110

4:30-5:30

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Lecturers’ Meeting

Lecturers’ Council
AH 3110
Conference Party
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