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Please attend this free symposium, open to all Buffalo State faculty and staff members, “At the Intersection of Writing, Technology, and Critical Thinking: WAC, WID, and General Education,” on Friday, April 11.

Come for all or part of the day, but please register even if you plan to attend only a single session. Registration is free and includes breakfast and lunch. RSVP by e-mail to Karita Dos Santos, senior market development manager, Bedford/St. Martin’s.

The College Writing Program is pleased to host this writing and general education symposium sponsored by Bedford/St. Martin’s, publishers of the Buffalo State common writing handbook, A Writer’s Reference. The symposium has been designed specifically to support Buffalo State faculty as we implement our new Intellectual Foundations program.

Bedford/St. Martin’s will also host guest speakers from across the country to present on such topics as

• assignment design,
• assessing writing,
• using peer review,
• using a writing handbook as a classroom tool,
• critical thinking and writing,
• writing-to-learn activities,
• metacognition or metacognitive strategies,
• commenting on student writing,
• student self-reflection.

Keynote Speaker
Mike Palmquist, associate vice provost for learning and teaching at Colorado State University, directs the university's Institute for Learning and Teaching, where he leads university-wide efforts to enhance learning and teaching in face-to-face, blended, and distance courses. A professor of English and university distinguished teaching scholar, he is recognized nationally for his work in computer-supported writing instruction and, in particular, in designing web-based instructional materials to support writing.

He is the author of numerous articles and essays on writing and teaching with technology and writing across the curriculum. His most recent web-based projects are Writing@CSU, an open-access educational website for writers and writing instructors, and the WAC Clearinghouse, the leading site for communication across the curriculum.

In 2003, he received the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field from the journal Computers and Composition in recognition of his "exemplary scholarship and professional service to the field of computers and writing." In 2006, the National Council of Teachers of English's CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication named him Outstanding Technology Innovator. From 2009 to 2011, he served on the executive committee of the NCTE and chaired its College Section. He is the author of Joining the Conversation: Writing in College and Beyond (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010); The Bedford Researcher, third edition (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009); and Designing Writing: A Practical Guide (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005).

Symposium Schedule
A detailed program, including descriptions of sessions, is available on the Macmillan website.

All morning events, including lunch, will be held in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Halls.

9:30–10:15 a.m. Morning registration and breakfast
10:15–10:30 a.m. Welcome
10:30–11:45 a.m. Keynote speaker and Q&A
11:45 a.m.–12:50 p.m. Lunch

Afternoon registration and sessions will be held in Buckham Hall.

12:50–3:00 p.m. Afternoon registration: lobby
1:00–1:50 p.m. Session I
2:00–2:50 p.m. Session II
3:00–3:50 p.m. Session III
4:00–4:45 p.m. Wrap up and discussion

For more information, contact Michele Ninacs, director of the College Writing Program, ext. 5451.