TYCAT

2007 TYCAT Conference:

Friday, September 28

  • 3-4 pm
    1. Registration/Packets Pickup
  • 3-5:30 pm
    1. Publisher Exhibits Open
  • 4-5:15 pm
    1. Opening Session
    2. Plenary Speaker: Author Steven Womack
  • 5:30-6:30 pm
    1. Breakout Session #1
      1. Technology in the Classroom
      2. Personal Writing vs. Academic Discourse in Composition--Panel Discussion
      3. Preventing/Detecting Plagiarism via Technology--Panel Discussion
      4. Creative Writing--Roundtable
  • 7-11 pm
    1. Dinner Party at the GreyStone Golfclub

Saturday, September 29

  • 8-8:30 am
    1. Registration
  • 8am - 1:30 pm
    1. Publisher Exhibits Open
  • 8:30-9 am
    1. Opening Session
  • 9:15-10:15 am
    1. Breakout Session #2
      1. Developmental Writing Presentations
      2. Desire2Learn--Roundtable
      3. Grading Standards and Rubrics in Composition--Roundtable
      4. Canonicity and the Western/World Literature Syllabus-- Roundtable
  • 10:15-10:45 am
    1. Refreshment Break
  • 10:45-11:45 am
    1. Breakout Session #3
      1. Dual Enrollment Issues
      2. Canonicity and the American Literature Syllabus--Roundtable
      3. TBR Developmental Redesign--Roundtable
      4. Adjunct Networking Section
  • 12-1:15 pm
    1. Luncheon/Business Meeting
  • 1:30-2:30 pm
    1. Breakout Session #4
      1. Developing Campus Literary Magazines
      2. Dual Enrollment Discussion--Roundtable
      3. Academic Audit--Roundtable
      4. Dealing with Classroom Conflict--Roundtable
      5. Executive Committee Meeting