Wow, Michael, I'd like to read that paper.^^
Marcy
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear Inkshedders:
>
> My institutional affiliation, Capilano University, China Partnership
> Program, Harbin, Black Dragon River Province, China means that timing will
> always be an issue. In China, my semester ends in July and the two month
> break that encompassed all of January and February is now only a distant
> memory. Technology, specifically The Great Firewall of China, means I
> cannot join an interactive electronic forum... perhaps not even access an
> archive.
>
> To the point; I apply the philosophy and principles of inkshedding in all
> of my courses. Inkshedding *works* to facilitate student exchange of ideas
> and improves student knowledge and ability. I am greatly indebted to all
> inkshedders that I have met, either in person or through electronic
> correspondence. Someday I hope to be able to show my appreciation through
> some tangible contribution.
>
> I wish you a great meeting in Montreal.
>
> Michael J. Ryan
>
> PS My conference season will most likely be restricted to Beijing once
> again. If my paper is accepted, it treats the subject of inkshedding as an
> important tool in accessing student opinion in teaching intercultural
> awareness, situated in a Chinese classroom.
>
> On 26 April 2010 22:34, Virginia Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi, Roger.
> >
> > It was good to see you again in Louisville!
> >
> > I just wanted to let you know that I won't be in Montreal in June, so I
> > can't add my name to those who want to have an Inkshed meeting, much as I
> > would like to. I do hope it goes ahead, though - and if it does, I'll be
> > there in spirit (although I know that spirits don't take up much room and
> > aren't inclined to help pay for meeting rooms...)
> >
> > Ginny
> >
> >
> > On 23/04/2010 8:24 PM, Roger Graves wrote:
> >
> >> Russ,
> >>
> >> I think the discussion archive may be an important historical resource
> for
> >> future research, so it should be preserved some way. I can bring this up
> for
> >> discussion at the CASDW Annual General Meeting to see if that group
> wants to
> >> add it to the CASDW website/space (currently hosted by the University of
> >> Manitoba; Christina Penner is the person responsible for this, so I've
> >> copied her on this message). That meeting is June 1; is that within your
> >> timeframe at UNB?
> >>
> >> Failing that, we could look into hosting it here at the U of Alberta. We
> >> have an applications developer who works with Writing Studies, and I'm
> >> pretty sure she would be able to do this.
> >>
> >> But your message opens up another point of discussion I had been meaning
> >> to write about this week. Will there be an Inkshed meeting this year? At
> >> CASDW last year, 18 people crowded into a small room and expressed quite
> a
> >> bit of enthusiasm for such a meeting. This winter, ten people responded
> to
> >> my email about meeting for a day at the end of the CASDW conference for
> an
> >> Inkshed meeting. Two weeks ago, in response to an email to get started
> >> planning that day, only one of those ten people responded. Today, I
> can't
> >> see that there is any point in renting a room for an Inkshed meeting at
> >> CASDW.
> >>
> >> Is this the consensus of the larger group on the CASLL list?
> >>
> >> Roger Graves
> >>
> >
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> --
> Michael J. Ryan, Professor
> Capilano University, China Partnership Program
> Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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