I'd LOVE to hear about the pilot project with writing fellows in
economics-- I'm wishing we'd had this SIG this year! Betsy
At 01:15 PM 3/27/2006, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I too missed the Canadian caucus at the 4C's this year and would strongly
>welcome the opportunity to find out what is happening in Canada in the world
>of writing.
>
>If we have a SIG next year on WAC/WID, I could talk briefly about a pilot
>project I'll be running this fall with "writing fellows" in a third-year
>economics course.
>
>Sincerely,
>Emmy
>
>Emmy Misser, MA
>Manager: Writing Centre
>Wilfrid Laurier University
>
>75 University Avenue West
>Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
>N2L 3C5
>
>(519) 884-0710, ext. 3339
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CASLL/Inkshed [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julie-Ann
>Stodolny
>Sent: March 27, 2006 2:04 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Canadian Caucus Next Year?
>
>Hi Brock,
>
>I just wanted to apologize for last Thursday. The coat-check line was
>so busy at the field museum that we didn't get back to the hotel until
>after 9:00, so we thought you would all be long gone. But when Jane ran
>into Rob on Friday he said that you had waited. I'm really sorry about
>that - it would have been nice for us all to get together. At least it
>sounds like that will happen next year!
>
>Sincerely,
>Julie-Ann
>
>
>
>--------------------------------------------
>Julie-Ann Stodolny
>Director, The Writing Centre
>Saint Mary's University
>Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3
>(902) 491-6201
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: CASLL/Inkshed [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brock
>MacDonald
>Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:01 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Canadian Caucus Next Year?
>
>
>I second Margaret's thanks, Tosh, and the offer of assistance with
>the proposal. We need our Caucus again!
>
>Discussing new WAC and WID initiatives sounds like an excellent hook
>from which to hang the session; to avoid the potential overlap that
>Betsy mentioned, the language of the proposal should probably specify
>that we'll be talking about doing WAC and WID in the Canadian
>context...i.e. without first-year composition (in most cases, anyway).
>
>As always at the C's, there were times over the past few days in
>Chicago when I felt like a visitor from another world, given our
>American colleagues' preoccupation with FYC--the very fact that they
>have a familiar acronym for it speaks volumes.
>
>Brock
>
>
>
>
>***************************************************
>W. Brock MacDonald
>Director, Academic Writing Centre
>Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
>119 St. George Street
>Toronto, ON M5S-1A9
>Phone: (416) 978-0246
>Fax: (416) 978-6111
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>
>
>On Mar 27, 2006, at 9:19 AM, Margaret Procter wrote:
>
> > Hi, Tosh --
> >
> > I (and I hope some colleagues) could report from Toronto on WID
> > initiatives here, updating chapters in Roger's new book. There's
> > lots to say about some areas (e.g., Engineering, Graduate Studies,
> > U of T at Scarborough). Maybe the gears will also mesh soon for
> > Arts and Science, which has made a number of good public statements
> > about integrating writing instruction into its disciplinary programs.
> >
> > Thanks for taking this on. Let us know if you need help with the
> > proposal.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Margaret.
> >
> > --
> > Margaret Procter, Ph.D.
> > University of Toronto Coordinator, Writing Support
> > 15 King's College Circle, Toronto ON M5S 3H7
> > 416 978-8109; FAX 416 971-2027
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> > http://www.utoronto.ca/writing
> >
> >
> > At 07:27 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote:
> >> Until two years ago, many of us from the CASLL list were able to
> >> get together at C's through Canadian Caucus and the subsequent
> >> dinner (thanks to Roger). I personally miss the caucus and our
> >> small get-together, and other Canadians I spoke to at the
> >> conference share my sentiment.
> >>
> >> I am willing to do the organizing work for Canadian Caucus at C's
> >> next year, but I would like to get some ideas of what people might
> >> have available for the next year's C's so that I can write a
> >> proposal by the deadline (which is coming up -- yikes!).
> >>
> >>
> >> Tosh Tachino, M.A., B.A. Honors
> >> Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University
> >> Rhetoric and Professional Communication
> >> E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.public.iastate.edu/~tosh/
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