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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>>_________________________________________
>>"Against despair, be well...." from Not wanted on the Voyage by
>>Timothy Findley
>>
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>>Writing-Intensive Learning Office WILO
>>Learning and Instructional Development Centre LIDC,
>>Simon Fraser University,
>>Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
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