Summer Institutes at Michigan Tech
Computers in Writing-Intensive Classrooms: A Suite of Summer Institutes for
Faculty Interested in Computer Use
June 9-21 and June 17-28, 2002
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan
These institutes are coordinated by:
Dr. Cynthia Selfe, Michigan Technological University
Dr. Anne Frances Wysocki, Michigan Technological University
Dr. Richard Selfe, Michigan Technological University
Dr. Gail Hawisher, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Clarkson University
Institute Contents: Four Choices for Professional Development
Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum (CIWIC-ECAC)*New*
CIWIC-ECAC is designed for participants who are primarily interested in integrating
communication technologies into the K-12 curriculum. This workshop brings together
teachers, administrators, support staff, and 7th-11th grade students to learn
and develop critical approaches to using appropriate technologies in the classroom.
Approaches to Integrating Computers into Writing Classrooms (CIWIC-AIC)
In its seventeenth year, CIWIC-AIC provides a space for participants to explore
the thoughtful integration of technology in composition classrooms by examining
the value of such tools as networks, online course management tools, electronic
conferencing, composition software, lab management, and the World Wide Web.
Integrating New Media into Writing Classrooms (CIWIC-NM)
CIWIC-NM participants learn graphics and authoring software for composing multimedia
texts. They also use those texts--as well as student and commercially produced
multimedia--as grounds for discussing and developing compositional and rhetorical
approaches for teaching both the interpretation and the development of new media
texts in writing-intensive classrooms.
Individual Projects (CIWIC-IP)
CIWIC-IP is an institute for past CIWIC participants who want to take on a more
focused project. Past participants have worked on designing distance-education
courses that use email, the World Wide Web, and Instructional Television, and
designing a Web-based student publication realm using Perl, JavaScript, and
CGI scripting. CIWIC staff provide intense, one-on-one support.
Dates and Facilities
CIWIC-ECAC runs June 9-21, 2002 and is a one-week onsite workshop, followed
by a one-week virtual workshop, and year-round online support offered by the
ECAC support staff.
CIWIC-AIC, CIWIC-NM, and CIWIC-IP run concurrently for two weeks, June 17-28,
2002, consisting of 10 six-hour days with optional lunch and evening sessions.
All four institutes use a state-of-the-art computer facility, Michigan Tech's
Center for Computer-Assisted Language Instruction (CCLI). In addition to attending
regularly scheduled sessions, participants have 24-hour access to the lab/classroom
for additional explorations and practice. Cynthia Selfe, Anne Wysocki, Richard
Selfe, and a team of knowledgeable student consultants provide one-on-one instruction--on
both Macintosh and IBM platforms--in developing and using applications suited
for participants' own classrooms and Writing/English programs. All participants
receive three semester-hours of graduate credit.
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 challenges and room to explore within the
framework of the workshop. Participants from all educational levels are encouraged
to attend.
Enrollment is filling quickly. Apply early!
For more information or to request a brochure, see
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/ciwic or contact Cheryl E. Ball by email at ceball@mtu.edu
or by phone at 906-487-3272 (office) or 906-487-2582 (CCLI).
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