The Conference Schedule for Computers and Writing Online 2008 follows. We encourage you to participate in as many sessions as you like. One benefit of this online conference is that you may participate from the comfort of your own living room, study, kitchen table with a cup of coffee, or wherever you are comfortable. You merely need the time, your computer, and a stable (and hopefully high-speed) connection.
Friday, February 22nd
7:00 p.m. CST
Keynote Address: Dr. Michael Wesch, Asst. Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University
(title forthcoming)
8:30 p.m. CST
"Mapping: Web 2.0 Literacies through Digital Cartography"
Dr. Eric Mason, Nova Southeastern University
9:15 p.m. CST
"Virtual Claims/Real Stakes: Intellectual Property in Web 2.0 Environments"
Dr. Julia Mason, Florida Atlantic University
Saturday, February 23rd
6:00 p.m. CST
"YouTube University: Participatory Rhetoric, Web 2.0, and the Composition Classroom"
Ms. Erin Dietel-McLaughlin, Bowling Green State University
6:45 p.m. CST
"Rhetorical Audience in the
Wiki Environment"
Mr. Toby F. Coley, PhD Candidate, Bowling Green State University
7:30 p.m. CST
"Facebook as the New MOO"
Dr. Mialisa Moline, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Sunday, February 24th
6:00 p.m. CST
"Real-Life (RL) experiences with Second Life (SL): Participatory Learning
as a Means for Increasing Student Engagement and Retention"
Dr. Tim Krause, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
6:45 p.m. CST
"Don't Go Chasing the Experts: Classroom Collaboration and 'The Wisdom
of Crowds'."
Dr. Julia Jasken, McDaniel College
7:30 p.m. CST
"Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights in a Web 2.0 generation:
A Global Perspective focusing on Google Book Search"
Ms. Shreelina Ghosh PhD Student, Rhetoric & Writing
Monday, February 25th
7:00 p.m. CST
Keynote Address: Dr. Danielle Nicole DeVoss and Ms. Sue Webb, "Grand Theft Audio"
8:30 p.m. CST
"Walking a Fine Line: Public and Private Collisions when Social Networking
in the Academy"
Dr. Michael Martin, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Tuesday, February 26th
6:00 p.m. CST
Wrapping Up: Exit Survey, Final Thoughts