Daytona State College Faculty and Staff and other members of the Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research disseminate their writing and research to the wider Daytona State College community through lectures, readings, symposia, and other presentations. We welcome anyone to attend these events.
Fall 2011 Announcement
The Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research is proud to announce the release of its first issue of the Journal of Florida Studies, an interdisciplinary journal of the idea and place that is Florida. The first issue was released in December and contains a variety of explorations from a wide range of disciplines. Enjoy.
Summer 2011 Events:
Composition Styles, Conventions, and Consistency: Creating a Culture of Writing
Facilitator: Jim Newell, Department of English, Daytona State College
Location: Faculty Innovation Center Conference Room – 210/206F (Daytona Beach Campus)
Date: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Time: 2:00-3:00
Articles:
Karen Bennett, “English Academic Style Manuals: A Survey”
Teresa Thonney, “Teaching the Conventions of Academic Discourse”
Abstract:
Starting with the ideas and research presented in the above two articles, I will focus on aspects of composition that tend to be consistent throughout the disciplines. In addition, I want to look at some of the false binaries set up in the articles and how such divisive rhetoric and/or compartmentalization can inhibit the teaching of composition. And I want to explore how using purpose and audience as driving factors in teaching can be a more effective instructional practice for all writing situations.
If we treat writing as we would any culture, we will see commonalities are what hold it together as a discipline and as a skill-set. By having a strong cultural base at the center of writing, it provides those in various disciplines with a more stable place to start teaching writing for their particular purposes and audiences and helps students see the commonalities among the disciplines, and, at the same time, see the more subtle nuances as they become more acclimated to and versed in discipline-specific composition.
By addressing the overlapping aspects of composition, and by providing consistent advice for writing in the disciplines, in general education, and through academic support services, such as writing centers, a college community can create a culture of writing across the curriculum through bottom-up, natural infusion.
Spring 2011 Events:
February 25
Is the Static, Traditional Essay Dead? Dying? Should It Be? A Faculty Roundtable on 21st Century Writing for the Classroom, the Workplace and Life
Facilitated by Jim Newell, Associate Professor of English, Daytona State College
Co-sponsored by the Daytona State College Writing Center
Time: 2:00-3:30 Location: Bldg. 100 / Rm. 309F
“We should all be sure that we don’t fall into the unthinking habit of using a genre because it is customary, because we have had success with it, because we think someone else expects it or because it is what we wrote the last time we wrote. We should use genre – the entire range of genres – to help us explore our subject.” -- Don Murray from “A Writer Teaches Writing”
Abstract:
As our society moves to more and more composition for digital production and/or other delivery methods and with the e- text initiative coming to Daytona State, it is a perfect time to gather as faculty and discuss how the changes in 21st Century writing affect writing for the classroom, the workplace and beyond.
In this roundtable discussion, some content will be presented to elicit critical engagement and to provide a basis for what should be a lengthy and productive discussion. This will be a collaborative meeting, so please bring questions, ideas, and concerns.
Questions to consider:
Why should I revise already established academic conventions?
Why are 21st Century composition trends important to student learning?
How will the changes affect my teaching?
How can I revise my current assignments / rubrics to engage digital literary?
How much time will it take me to learn these new skills? Who will teach me? When? Where? How?
With time constraints, I barely have time to teach my current curriculum. How will my students learn the needed skills?
What are some first steps I can take to begin the transition? Can I provide options?
How difficult is it to set up a blog?
What is multigenre composition?
What is the difference between multimedia and multimodal composition?
What is hypertext? Why is it valuable?
March 25
Polyvalent Sacred Spaces: Experiencing the Sacred Mountain of Govardhan
Presented by Dr. Leena Taneja, Assistant Professor of Religion, Stetson University
Time: 11:00-12:30 Location: Madorsky Theater / Bldg. 1200
Abstract:
This paper sets out to examine how sacred spaces are constructed, inhabited and negotiated in contemporary Hindu society. Using fieldwork conducted in India on the sacred mountain of Govardhan located in Braj, a place highly revered by devotees of the dark Lord Krishna, this paper aims to show how the retelling of mythical stories in contemporary Hindu society creates new dimensions of sanctity that enhances, fortifies and replenishes the pilgrim’s religious experience.
