[Air-l] C&W 2002 Call for Proposals

[Ron Fortune]

The Conference on Computers and Writing invites proposals for its 
eighteenth annual conference, May 16-19, 2002. Hosted by Illinois State
University in Normal, Illinois, the conference theme is  "Teaching and 
Learning in Virtual Spaces."

The conference will explore the ways in which computers are changing how we 
conceive of and deal with problems of accessibility in writing instruction, 
especially as these problems hinge on the relationship between the virtual 
and the physical. What are the differences between reading a virtual and a 
physical text? Do we assess writing in virtual space and writing embodied 
in a physical document differently? Do the modes of virtual access (MOOs, 
web boards, listservs) pose problems for the uninitiated that makes 
learning in virtual space more intimidating than learning in the physical 
classroom? When learning in virtual and physical space are combined, what 
principles inform the combination? How are traditionally disenfranchised 
students (the physically disabled, the economically disadvantaged) affected 
by the
availability of virtual instruction?

We solicit proposals for individual presentations, panels, round tables, 
and half day or full day workshops, that extend and explore issues of 
technology and teaching. Please submit proposals via the online application 
located at the conference website: http://www.lilt.ilstu.edu/english/cw2002/

The deadline for submission is October 26, 2001.