As editors of Computers and Composition, we would like
to extend the nomination deadline for The Hugh Burns Dissertation
Award and The Ellen Nold Best Article Award to January 15, 1992.
With this entension, we are also encouraging C&C readers to
nominate articles and dissertations that are outstanding examples
of scholarship in the field. The original call is presented below--we
really need your participation in this!
You should also know that last year's Hugh Burns Award went to Mark Mabrito, who has since published his research in the last issue of Written Communication. Chris Neuwirth and David Kaufer won the Ellen Nold Award with their article on "The Role of External Representations in the Writing Process: Implications for the Design of Hypertext-based Writing Tools."
Many thanks for your help with this! --Gail and Cindy
The Hugh Burns Dissertation Award
To be eligible, the nominee must have completed a dissertation
in computers and composition studies during the past three years
(19881991). Along with a copy of the dissertation, entrants must
submit a statement explaining why the dissertation has made a
significant contribution to the field. Entrants may nominate their
own work. Letter of nomination and dissertation must be submitted
by January 15, 1992.
The Ellen Nold Best Article Award
To be considered, entrants must submit two copies of the photocopied
article, specifying where the piece was originally published and
why the article merits this award. Entrants may nominate their
own work. Letter of nomination and photocopied article must be
submitted by January 15, 1992.
Members of the editorial board of Computers and Composition
will be the judges in both competitions. Winners will be notified
by March 15, 1992 and will receive a cash prize of $150 along
with a plaque noting their outstanding scholarly contribution.
We will make these awards at the Eighth Computers and Writing
Conference in Indianapolis, IN (May 1-3, 1992). Please send nominations
to
Gail E. Hawisher hawisher@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Associate Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Department of English
608 S. Wright St.
217-333-2989 (work)
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-4321 (fax)
This two-week summer workshop is designed for teachers of English
who want to integrate computers into their writing-intensive classrooms.
It takes place at Michigan Technological University, an institution
that has a national reputation for scholarship and teaching in
the field of computers and composition. Dr. Cynthia Selfe is the
workshop coordinator.
The workshop will be held in a fully equipped, networked, state-of-the-art
computer lab/classroom designed especially for teachers of English
as a writers' environment. The workshop will also provide hints
about how to transfer teaching strategies to other computer-supported
environments (non-networked labs, one-computer classrooms, etc.).
The workshop itself will consist of ten, six-hour work days. In
addition to attending regularly scheduled sessions, participants
will have 24-hour access to the lab/classroom for additional explorations
and practice. Cynthia Selfe and a team of knowledgeable, student
consultants will provide one-on-one instruction--on both Macintosh
and IBM platforms--in developing and using applications suited
for their own classrooms and English programs.
Among the topics to be covered are the following: networks, hypertext,
electronic conferencing, purchase of hardware and software, lab/classroom
design and operation, staffing, budgets, and managing administrations.
All participants will receive three, quarter-hours of graduate
credit, for the workshop.
Participants need have no previous computer knowledge; individualized
instruction will be provided. At the same time, participants
who do have extensive experience with computers will find plenty
of challenge and room to explore within the framework of the workshop.
Participants from all educational levels are encouraged to attend.
Enrollment is limited. Apply early!
Michigan Technological University
Service and Professional Development
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Ml 49931-1295
(906) 487-2263
TEXTUAL STUDIES IN CANADA / ETUDES TEXTUELLES AU CANADA provides
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and teachers can address issues related to the study of texts
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TSC/ETC invites articles in English or French. We are interested
in how texts are composed, read, and variously defined according
to disciplinary and cultural presuppositions. Appropriate subjects
include Canadian literature, popular culture, rhetoric, composition,
relationships between texts and technology, studies of authorship,
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We encourage submissions from established scholars, but we also
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especially promising graduate and undergraduate students.
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including photographs, diagrams, notes, and appendices. All articles
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