Risks and Rewards in Writing Studies Classrooms
UNC Charlotte 6th Annual Conference on Writing Studies
Center City Campus
October 25, 2019
Conference Program
8:30 – 9:00 Registration / Check-in / Coffee & Breakfast
Second Floor Atrium
9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks / Introduction of Keynote Speaker
201, Auditorium
9:15 – 10:15 Keynote Address by Laura Gonzales
201, Auditorium
10:30 – 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Room A: 1104
Rewriting The Writing Center
Panel
Rebranding: New Opportunities for Risk and Rewards in a University Writing Center
Rebecca Agosta, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Meaghan Rand , University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Hannah Fitch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Dismantling the HOCs-LOCs Hierarchy in the Writing Center Community
Jordan Costanza, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Marketing and Outreach: A Risk to Address within the Writing Resources Center
Shannon Murphy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Moderator: Suzanne Thomas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room B: 1105
Risks and Rewards of Allowing Students to Use Their Languages in Writing Classes
Campfire Session
Erin B. Jensen, Belmont Abbey College
Moderator: Linda Hoffman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room C: 906
The Risks and Rewards of Curricular Change: Incorporating Digital Literacy and Multimodality in the Composition Classroom
Panel
Sarah Hallenbeck, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Noelle Parker, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Michelle Manning, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Moderator: Angela Mitchell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room D: 1102
Braving the Risks of Ownership
Panel
Dr. Marissa Schwalm, Pfeiffer University
Tamiya Anderson, Pfeiffer University
Shayla Moore, Pfeiffer University
Moderator: Malcolm Campbell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room E: 902
Teacher Subjectivities and Vulnerabilities
Panel
We Are What We Teach: Instructor Identity in the Writing Classroom
Jessie Cortez, Texas A&M University
The Risks and Rewards of Vulnerability in the Composition Classroom
Justine Jackson Stone, Radford University
Risking Nothing: Decentering Capitalism in the Composition Classroom
Lucy Arnold, York Technical College
Risky play: Using Artistic Expression to Enhance Analysis in Composition
Nancy Taylor, Radford University
Moderator: Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
11:45 – 12:45 LUNCH
Atrium
1:00 – 2:15 BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Room A: 1104
Facilitation and Experiences of Embedded tutoring with First Year Composition Programs
Panel
Dr. Terry Quezada, University of Texas at El Paso
Dr. Lou Herman, University of Texas at El Paso
Miriam Escobedo, University of Texas at El Paso
Moderator: Jan Rieman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room B: 1105
Course Themes Critiquing Injustice
Campfire
Emily Williams, Virginia Commonwealth University
Moderator: Bert Wray, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room C: 1102
The Element of Risk in Multi-modality
Panel
Hannah Mayfield, North Carolina State University
Beth Greene, North Carolina State University
Malaka Friedman, North Carolina State University
Moderator: Cat Mahaffey, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room D: 906
The Risks of Throwing Out the Known & Rewards of Embracing the Unknown: Creating a 6-12 Bilingual Language Arts Curricula for Deaf Middle/High School Students at SCSDB
Panel
Jessi Ulmer, South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind – Deaf Middle/High School
Amy Hasenau, South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind – Deaf Middle/High School
Moderator: Nadine Gordon, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room E: 902
Decentering Course Construction
Panel
Risks and rewards of co-creating syllabi and activity with students as-course-“users”
Beau Pihlaja, Texas Tech University
Working Toward Educational Equity in the University: the Implications of Writing Assessment for Language-Minoritized Students
Ashley McDermott, University of Michigan
The Risks and Rewards of Student-Centered Podcasting as Learning
Alissa Keith, University of Lynchburg
Rachel Willis, University of Lynchburg
Taking Risks through Labor Based Assessment
Lizbett Tinoco, Texas A&M San Antonio
Moderator: Justin Cary, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:45 BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Room A: 1104
Radical Inclusivity: Moving Away from Ableist Thinking in a Writing Classroom and Program
Themed Solution Room
Jan Rieman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Angela Miss, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Debarati Dutta, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Moderator: Suzanne Halaburda, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room B: 1105
Creating Community Connections
Campfire
Jaime Pollard-Smith, Central Piedmont Community College
Moderator: Joan Mullin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room C: 1102
Risk-Taking in the 21st Century Classroom: Teachers and Students Talk about Trust and Partnerships in Learning
Panel
Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kathleen O. Cunningham, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Alexandria Bynum, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Emily Ledermann, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Meredith Rogers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Sydney Roux, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Moderator: Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Room D: 906
Pedagogy, Praxis and Play: Expanding Common Places in Writing Classrooms
Composing through Art-Making: Visual Art as Multimodal Pedagogy
Peaches Hash, Appalachian State University
The Risk of Going Public: A Case Study in Rhetorical Ethics and Composing the Digital Self
Adam Padgett, University of South Carolina
Surrealist Parlor Games
Morgan Pruitt
Moderator: Aaron Kashtan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
