=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Marcy Bauman Writing Program, University of Michigan-Dearborn 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128 fax: 313-593-5552 http://www.umd.umich.edu/~marcyb [log in to unmask] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 16:42:37 -0500 From: Eric Crump <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list WAC-L <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CW98 CFP (fwd) fyi (& sorry for the wild cross-posting) --Eric ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 19:03:06 -0500 From: Anthony Rue <[log in to unmask]> ---------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: 14TH COMPUTERS AND WRITING CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA MAY 28-31, 1998 Submit your proposal online: http://cw98.ufl.edu ---------------------------------------- The 14th Computers and Writing Conference will focus on the distances transcended and/or foregrounded by the internet-oriented writing classroom. Topics for the conference include, but are not limited to: --Reconciling content and method in the networked classroom --Inventing "practica" in sustaining distance professional relations --Exploring the distances between the areas of study within English and Composition/Rhetoric, and between English/Comp/Rhet and the other disciplines within institutions of higher education (such as design and fine arts, architecture, and the computer sciences) --Bridging social distances created by the migration online of educational institutions --Theorizing the distances between technology, education (curriculum and pedagogy), and policy formation (administrative and governmental). --Rethinking the role(s) of computers and writing in network-based distance education Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to engage in development of our online conference web as part of their conference experience. Participants are encouraged to inquire at the conference website for information about possible uses of UF's Networked Writing Environment for both on-site and online projects. For the first time, the Computers and Writing Conference will sponsor a student presentation competition. Student papers and/or projects will be submitted prior to the conference. Three students will receive recognition at the conference as well as full support for their attendance, including airfare, room accommodations and per diem meals support. Individual proposals should include a 500 word abstract. Panels and forums should include both a 500 word overview and 200 word abstracts for each member. Workshop proposals should include a short abstract, list of facilitators, and equipment needs. Submissions can be made via the CW98 website (http://cw98.ufl.edu), through email to [log in to unmask], or on paper to: CW98 Submissions c/o Anthony Rue, 2014 Turlington, Gainesville, FL 32611. Deadline for submission is 26 September 1997, 12:00 AM Eastern. Additional information is available by emailing [log in to unmask], or from the conference website, http://cw98.ufl.edu