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The New Research
A Summit at the University of Oregon - May 12, 2006

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Conference Info
New Research Summit

Together we will interactively explore the new media as teaching tool and object of study for writing teachers, including: online discourse communities, online publication, literacy, and the ethical dimension of this collaborative medium.

Friday May 12, 2006
Knight Library Media Services
10:00 to 2:00 in Studio A

Keynote Speaker: Lisa Ede, Oregon State University

Featured Speakers Include:
Suzanne Clark, English
John Gage, English
James Crosswhite, English
Michael Aronson, English
Mary Fechner, Research Office
Carol Hixson and Heather Briston, UO Library
David Frank, Honors College
Carter Soles, Raphael Raphael, and Kom Kunyosying, English
Michael Faris, Oregon State University
Jeff Magoto, Yamada Language Center

The New Research Summit also includes a pre-conference website and blog, where, in the future, there will be streaming videos available from the May 12 discussions.


For further information, please visit the
pre-conference blog .
To participate, complete application (available as word document here) and submit to Nicole Malkin at:
nmalkin@uoregon.edu .

Sponsored by The Instructional Technology Fellowship Program, the English Department Center for Teaching Writing, and the University of Oregon Library

For further information contact:
newr@uoregon.edu .








schedule of events

Date: May 12, Friday, 9:30-2:00
Place: Studio A


9:30-10:00 Coffee

10:00  Introductions: Suzanne Clark

Jim Crosswhite - Opening talk

10:30  Carol Hixson and Heather Briston on digital collections & archives

11:00  Carter Soles and Kom Kunyosying on on-line discourse communities and writing classes

11:30  Panel conversation on the ethical challenges and opportunities for research posed by technology and new media.
John Gage, David Frank, Michael Aronson, Mary Fechner, Raphael Raphael, chair.

12:15  Lunch (LIVE CHAT - Jeff Magoto)

1:00 Lisa Ede and Michael Faris on blogs

1:50-2:00 Wrap-up


For further information contact: newr@uoregon.edu .

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