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CASLL-L December 2006

Subject:

Re: Speaking of which

From:

Betsy Sargent <[log in to unmask]>

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CASLL/Inkshed <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:47:32 -0700

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Just a quick count so far, for anyone who is interested--
3 yes's and 7 no's
and then Rick Coe's--
which is difficult to categorize. . .
Thanks, all!  any more?
Betsy


At 06:36 PM 12/19/2006, you wrote:
>Again, thank you so much, everyone, for the 
>responses that continue to come in--they are helping a lot!  Betsy
>
>At 05:28 PM 12/19/2006, you wrote:
>>I looked at these a few times, but generally "no" I find my context
>>too different to the one they are writing to.
>>
>>Rob Irish
>>
>>>>>>>Betsy Sargent <[log in to unmask]> 12/17/06 7:29 PM >>>
>>>>Dear Inkshedders (whatever that may mean!),
>>>>
>>>>I ended my previous email with a statement of
>>>>gratitude for the online community of Inkshed and
>>>>am now hoping for an occasion to be even more
>>>>grateful, even at this busy time of year.  I'm
>>>>hoping for a simple "yes" or "no" from anyone
>>>>who's listening (see the question below).
>>>>
>>>>Apparently, Canadian organizations are no more
>>>>prone to introspection than US ones, since WPA
>>>>(the Council of Writing Program
>>>>Administrators)--because it is turning 30  this
>>>>year--is devoting two sessions to introspection
>>>>at the Modern Language Association Convention
>>>>(Dec. 27-30 in Philadelphia).  Having just
>>>>finished giving my exams, I'm realizing that I
>>>>foolishly promised (long ago) to say something at
>>>>one of these sessions about possible useful roles
>>>>for the WPA in Canada.  If any of you have
>>>>thoughts on that subject, I'm all ears (on- or
>>>>off-line), but most important to me right now is
>>>>a one-word reply to the following question.
>>>>
>>>>Has the WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year
>>>>Composition been useful to you in your work in
>>>>Canada in any way, as a CASLL/Inkshed member
>>>>(that is, a person who is interested in Language and Learning)?
>>>>Yes or No?
>>>>
>>>>I'll paste in below the URL for the WPA Outcomes
>>>>Statement, but it actually is more useful to me
>>>>if you just give a quick reply off the top of
>>>>your head, without checking the statement out (on
>>>>the assumption that if it's been useful in any
>>>>way to you so far, you'd already have some
>>>>impression of it, good or bad--and if it hasn't,
>>>>you'll know that without needing to invest any
>>>>time in reading it, whether for the 10th  or  the first time).
>>>>
>>>>Please feel free to just say "no" (if, for
>>>>instance, you have no idea what I'm talking about
>>>>or if you have never used the WPA Outcomes
>>>>Statement for any purpose whatsoever or if you
>>>>feel neutral towards it or if you feel it's pernicious in some way).
>>>>
>>>>Also please feel free to just say "yes" (if you
>>>>don't have time to go into any detail about how
>>>>you used it, I can always email you directly for
>>>>further details, not that you'd need to give
>>>>them).  A quick "yes" or "no" would more useful
>>>>to me than a decision to wait to respond because
>>>>you have a lot to say about the WPA Outcomes
>>>>Statement and no time to say it now (though as I
>>>>say, anything you have to say about it would
>>>>interest me--just feel free to do that later, if you don't have time now).
>>>>
>>>>I won't be mentioning any names in connection
>>>>with these "yes" or "no" answers--just doing a
>>>>quick total (how many answers online within 48
>>>>hours, how many were "yes," how many were
>>>>"no").  If you email me anything further about
>>>>the WPA or its statement, let me know if you want
>>>>your comments to be attributed to you by name or not.
>>>>
>>>>Many many thanks!  Betsy
>>>>
>>>>______________________
>>>>I'm pasting in here a description of and
>>>>invitation to these two WPA sessions (plus
>>>>reception) from the WPA website, in case anyone
>>>>is interested (talk about group identity
>>>>confusion--I'm a WPA member even though I'm not a
>>>>Writing Program Administrator):
>>>>
>>>>Dear WPA Members and Friends:
>>>>
>>>>If you're going to MLA in Philadelphia this year,
>>>>please note these WPA events on your convention schedules:
>>>>(more details available at
>>>><http://wpacouncil.org/node/532>http://wpacouncil.org/node/532)
>>>>
>>>>Panel: “Moving toward Inclusion: Thirty Years of
>>>>the Council of Writing Program Administrators,”
>>>>Friday, December 29th, 1:453:00 p.m., Room 307
>>>>of the Philadelphia Marriott
>>>>(internationalization is one of the issues 
>>>>being discussed in this session).
>>>>
>>>>Panel: “Challenges of the Future: Foregrounding
>>>>Diversity in the WPA Palette” Saturday, December
>>>>30th, noon to 1:15, Room 302 of the Philadelphia Marriott.
>>>>
>>>>WPA 30th Anniversary Reception: 5:00-7:00 on the
>>>>evening of Friday, December 29 at the Hilton
>>>>Garden Inn (1100 Arch St) in Philadelphia,
>>>>sponsored by the Council of Writing Program
>>>>Adge of Pennsylvania.
>>>>
>>>>Please join us if you're in Philadelphia!
>>>>
>>>>Shirley Rose
>>>>President
>>>>____________________________
>>>>Below are two URLs for the WPA Outcomes Statement
>>>>(I hope they both work, but the second one,
>>>>posted at the U of A Writing Task Force website,
>>>>should definitely work--if it doesn't, please let me know).
>>>>
>>>>http://wpacouncil.org/positions/outcomes.html?PHPSESSID=7cb84e682a3fea1ede1e180f20fbbf7c
>>>>
>>>>http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/arts//pdfs/WTF_WPA_Outcomes.pdf
>>>>
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>>>>    its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to
>>>>              http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/
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>>>>
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>>>>              http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/
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>>>
>>>_________________________________________
>>>"Against despair, be well...."  from Not wanted on the Voyage  by
>>>Timothy Findley
>>>
>>>Kathryn Alexander, Ph.D.,
>>>Writing-Intensive Learning Office WILO
>>>Learning and Instructional Development Centre LIDC,
>>>Simon Fraser University,
>>>Burnaby, B.C.  V5A 1S6
>>>Office:  EBD 7647.4
>>>Website: http://www.lidc.sfu.ca/teaching/writing
>>>
>>>
>>>Tel: (604) 268 - 6799  Fax: (604) 268 - 6915
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>>
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>>  To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to
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>>         write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask]
>>
>>For the list archives and information about the organization,
>>    its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to
>>              http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/
>>                 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
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>  To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to
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>         write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask]
>
>For the list archives and information about the organization,
>    its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to
>              http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/
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