2022 Conference Agenda

Link to Full Agenda in Google Doc

Thursday, March 17

The Conference Zoom room will open at 8:45 a.m. EST 
9-9:15 a.m. Welcome 
9:15-10:15 a.m. Interactive Workshop
Bridging Academic Literacies from High School to College
Mary Beth Pennington, Beth Backes, AJ Nolan Old Dominion University
10:30-11:30 Keynote
KEYNOTE: Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy 
April Baker-Bell, Michigan State University
11:30-12:30 Breakouts Available
Reflection and Conversation / Lunch Break
12:30-1:30 p.m. Interactive Workshop
Designing Antiracist Modules For Online Writing Courses
Kevin DePew, Old Dominion University
1:45-2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Panel Discussion
Fostering Communities of Care in Writing Classrooms During the Pandemic 
Charity Givens, Kari Hanlin, Sherrel McLafferty, and Michelle Ng;
Bowling Green State University

Session B: Presentations
Do You Read Me? Strategies for the Online Instruction of Reading
Kole Matheson, Old Dominion University

A Foreign Student: This Strange Creature in Our (Online) Classroom
Jadwiga Staniszewska-De Mott, Old Dominion University
3-4 p.m Interactive Workshop 
Mindfulness Practices of Breathwork and Reflective Writing
Elizabeth (Betsy) Weems, Old Dominion University

Friday, March 18

The Conference Zoom room will open at 8:45 a.m. EST
9-9:15 a.m.Welcome 
9:15-10:15 a.m. Interactive Workshop
Follow-up to 2021 4C’s Panel, “Academic Ableism: Interrogating Common Tropes of Ability on Campus”
Tara Wood, University of Northern ColoradoSara Beam, The University of Tulsa
10:30-11:30 Keynote Interactive Workshop
From Theory to Praxis: Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy + Writing
April Baker-Bell, Michigan State University
11:30-12:30 Breakouts Available
Reflection and Conversation / Lunch Break
12:30-1:30 Concurrent Sessions

Session A:
Presentation
Transforming Writing Centers: Connecting Conversation and Technology to Enhance Student Outreach 
Matthew Bodie, Thadine Franciszkiewicz, Grace Renninger, and Lynn Rourke; St. Petersburg College

Session B: Presentation
PDFs: Deactivate: Creating Accessible Digital Documents 
Jenna Ashley and Chrystal Trapani;  Old Dominion University
1:45-2:45 Concurrent Sessions 

Session A: Panel Discussion
Moments of Innovation and Deeply Attentive Revising of Assignments During the Pandemic
Jessica Mattox, Cyndy Lopez Guerrero, Mary Ann Zehr, and Tomas Guerrero; Old Dominion University

Session B: Panel Discussion
Designing for Difference Beyond “Accommodation”: Embracing Neurodivergent Minds in the English Classroom
Laura Buchholz, Megan Boeshart, and Emily Ivey; Old Dominion University
3-4  p.m. Presentation and Interactive Discussion
Balancing Empathy, Labor, and Self Care in the COVID Era
Jeffrey Jackson, SUNY Cortland & Jenn Sloggie, Old Dominion University