Writing Initiative Activities and Events
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Writing Initiative Events & Actvities (chronological, newest items at bottom)
- Fri, Feb 08th, 2008: ePortfolio Consortium Virtual Conference
PCCC has now joined more than 30 institutions in the ePortfolio.org consortium. - Tue, Mar 18th, 2008: Writing Initiative presentation the NJ Best Practices Showcase
"Granted, Technology Makes Better Writers" presented by Greg Fallon and Ken Ronkowitz. The Writing Initiative with a focus on the technology components of our initiative. - Tue, Mar 18th, 2008: NJEDge.Net NJ Best Practices Conference
Ken Ronkowitz (Director of the Writing Initiative) and Greg Fallon (Title V Project Manager) will be presenting a session on the PCCC Writing Initiative at the NJEDge.Net NJ Best Practices Conference that focuses on the technology tools that will be u - Fri, Mar 28th, 2008: ePortfolios: Breakthroughs & Quandries
The Initiative staff will be at this conference sponsored by Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, NERCOMP/ePortfolio SIG and the School of Continuing Education at Eastern Connecticut State University. PCCC is an ePortfolio.org consortium member. - Sat, Mar 29th, 2008: NJ College English Association Annual Conference
Ken Ronkowitz will present on "Open Everything: How the Open Source Movement Will Change Writing" at this conference as part of the theme of "Writing and the New Media: Composition in a Digital Age." Location: Seton Hall University - Fri, Apr 04th, 2008: 9th Annual NJ Writing Alliance Conference
The New Jersey Writing Alliance sponsors conferences and workshops about college-level composition instruction, as well as forums for the exchange of ideas and resources. Ken Ronkowitz was on the keynote panel on "Writing Ethics & Technology" Location: G - Fri, Apr 11th, 2008: Making Connections: ePortfolio, Integrative Learning, and Assessment
The Initiative team and invited faculty will be attending this conference. The Initiative will be launching its ePortfolio project this summer with the first 3 Writing Intensive courses. - Fri, Apr 18th, 2008: College Experience Workshop
Initiative members will attend this First-Year Seminar workshop “Mission: Possible,” that will be held April 18th in Teaneck, NJ. The COL102 course is een as a natural place to introduce students to some of the Initiative tools and resources. - Thu, May 29th, 2008: Writing Across the Curriculum Conference
at University of Texas - Austin. Three members of the PCCC Writing Initiative will be attending. - Mon, Jun 09th, 2008: Writing Initiative Institute June 9-12
4-day institute for faculty & staff involved in the Writing Initiative - Wed, Aug 20th, 2008: eTutoring Workshop Day
PCCC staff will be attending this day held at Tunxis Community College in Farmington CT. - Fri, Nov 14th, 2008: NorthEast Connect Conference
Conference 2008: Leading and Inspiring Change for Successful Learning will be held at Montclair State University. Ken Ronkowitz will be presenting on the Initiative's use of LibGuides as a collaborative tool for faculty teaching writing-intensive courses. - Fri, Nov 21st, 2008: International Writing and Critical Thinking Conference
The Writing Initiative team will be attending this conference which investigates the connections between the implicit cross-curricular focus of critical thinking and the more explicit cross-curricular focus of writing across the curriculum ad writing acr - Wed, Jan 14th, 2009: Writing Initiative Faculty Institute
For 2009, our Writing Initiative Faculty Institute will be held in two parts. The first two days will be in January and the second two-day institute will be in June. Both sessions will focus on the goals and methodologies of the Initiative, and hands-on - Fri, Mar 13th, 2009: NJ Faculty Best Practice Showcase
Elizabeth Nesius and Kenneth Ronkowitz will be representing PCCC. Elizabeth, PCCC’s Writing Center Coordinator, will be presenting “The Hybrid Tutoring Experience: The Path to Better Writers” and Ken, the Director of PCCC’s Writing Initiative, wi - Mon, Mar 16th, 2009: Innovations 2009 Conference
Dr. Kineavy, Greg Fallon and Alan Mitnick will present on "A Collaborative Model for Improving Student Writing & Information Literacy in Gen Ed." Greg & Alan with CTDLC staff will also present on "A Multi-Institution, Online Tutoring Program." - Tue, Apr 07th, 2009: Better Writers, Not Just Better Writing: Online Strategies to Support Writers in All Disciplines
This hands-on workshop will take participants through the process of planning, developing, designing, and delivering online writing resources to support students across the curricula.
Location: Metro Writing Studio at the Metropolitan Campus of FDU
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