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Update: Exploratory Survey on the Status of the Research Paper Assignment in First Year Writing/Composition Courses

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The write-up about the results of my exploratory survey will appear in an upcoming issue of Composition Forum.

In the meantime, I thought I’d provide a snapshot of some of the results here, fyi.

Among the population of respondents to this survey: 90% require first year writing/composition (FYW/C); 73% require a research paper assignment in FYW/C.

Typical research assignments in FYW/C: 6% traditional research paper assignment; 94% alternative research assignment.

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This is my first post so I though I should introduce myself. I am a free lancer writer, typically accepting assignments for people who wants to have articles written. These people are typically internet marketers who wants to promote their sites via article marketing. They are a bunch of high volume buyers so I am not complaining.

Going Public: Sustaining School and Community Literacies Conference (CFP Deadline August 7, 2010, Conference October 7 & 8)

The Kansas Association of Teachers of English invites proposals for practical and experiential 45-minute sessions that explore students’ development as readers and writers both inside and outside our classrooms. The 2010 conference theme--"Going Public:

WPA Mentoring Project Report

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To: Our WPA Colleagues

From: Joe Janangelo, Duane Roen, and Sheldon Walcher

Subject: Preface and Executive Summary of The CWPA Mentoring Survey

Date: March 8, 2010

Preface

We are writing to thank everyone who took of The WPA Mentoring Survey and to share this summary of the report we presented to the CWPA Executive Committee. This report has 3 parts:

I. Introduction and Three Key Findings

CWPA Network Breakfast Table Topics!

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Thanks to everyone who submitted input for topics at the WPA 2010 Network Breakfast. Based on your input, we've created the following table topics. WPAmbassadors will be on hand at the Seelbach to guide breakfast eaters to tables. Arrive early for your first choice!

Table 1: Writing Program Administration in the Two-Year College * Jeff Klausman and Eileen Ferretti

CFP: Small Group Collaborative Learning & Writing: A Practical Sourcebook

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Small Group Collaborative Learning & Writing: A Practical Sourcebook will be an edited collection of essays demonstrating the “how tos” of small group collaborative work in writing classes published by McFarland Press in 2012. Although essays must be based on scholarly theories and research, the primary focus of the essays should be on the pragmatic and pedagogical applications of the theories to the writing class, including some discussion of the results of your work.

CWPA and CCCC 2010 - Breakfast and CWPA's CCCC session!

CCCC 2010 is just around the corner, and a great opportunity for CWPA and Cs members to reconnect with one another. I hope that reader(s) are excited about the CWPA Network Breakfast (7am Thursday, 3/18 at the Seelbach Hotel - more on this in a moment)!

WPA 2010, Conversations Toward Action (July 15-18 in Philadelphia) - Ready for Proposals!!

WPA 2010 is ready for your proposals, and conference registration is open! Visit the conference home page: http://www.drexel.edu/wpa2010/ for full details on how to submit proposals and/or to register. See you in Philadelphia!

WPA 2010, Conversations Toward Action (July 15-18 in Philadelphia) - Ready for Proposals!!

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Ever thought of proposing to or attending the WPA conference? This is the year! Go to http://www.drexel.edu/wpa2010/ to read the CFP and learn more about the conference, but here are some highlights.

CFP: Marshall McLuhan in a POMO World: Is the Medium the Message?

Call for Proposals for an International Symposium Marshall McLuhan in a POMO World: Is the Medium the Message? October 14, 15, 16, 2010 University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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