4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing

by Delia DeCourcy

The 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing will focus on the research, pedagogy, and tools of writing in digital spaces in the K-12 classroom.

Throughout the virtual sessions, participants will explore the complexities of teaching writing in a digital age in which students potentially play the role of writer, multimedia creator, collaborator, publisher, reader/viewer/audience member, and critic during their online engagement both during and outside of school.  This four-day event will also provide a space for dialogue between K-12 and university educators about the ways that the teaching of writing is enacted in schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities.

Presenters will be educators from K-12 and higher education who have expertise to offer virtually via Blackboard Collaborate.  All sessions will be recorded and archived for access by educators who can not attend synchronously.

4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing

by Delia DeCourcy
The 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing will focus on the research, pedagogy, and tools of writing in digital spaces in the K-12 classroom.
Throughout the virtual sessions, participants will explore the complexities of teaching writing in a digital age in which students potentially play the role of writer, multimedia creator, collaborator, publisher, reader/viewer/audience member, and critic during their online engagement both during and outside of school.  This four-day event will also provide a space for dialogue between K-12 and university educators about the ways that the teaching of writing is enacted in schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities.Presenters will be educators from K-12 and higher education who have expertise to offer webinars virtually via Blackboard Collaborate.  All sessions will be recorded and archived for access by educators who can not attend synchronously.

4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing

by Delia DeCourcy
The 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing will focus on the research, pedagogy, and tools of writing in digital spaces in the K-12 classroom.
Throughout the virtual sessions, participants will explore the complexities of teaching writing in a digital age in which students potentially play the role of writer, multimedia creator, collaborator, publisher, reader/viewer/audience member, and critic during their online engagement both during and outside of school.  This four-day event will also provide a space for dialogue between K-12 and university educators about the ways that the teaching of writing is enacted in schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities.

Presenters will be educators from K-12 and higher education who have expertise to offer virtually via Blackboard Collaborate.  All sessions will be recorded and archived for access by educators who can not attend synchronously.

Webinar – Mixing Sources, Amplifying Voices: Crafting Writing in an Information Age

by Delia DeCourcy
Facilitator: Professor Troy Hicks, Central Michigan University
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7-8pm EST (optional follow up discussion from 8-9pm)
recording     slides    wiki with resources

As the inputs continue to multiply, how can we help students find, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of sources? More importantly, how can we help them craft digital writing in effective ways, utilizing the information that they have found to develop multimedia texts? In this webinar, we will explore how purposeful digital writing — with a focus on mode, media, audience, purpose, and situation — can help your students frame their thinking and produce multimedia texts. Examples and resources will be shared, as well as an open Q&A about digital writing tools.

Troy Hicks, an associate professor at Central Michigan University, teaches pre-service writing methods classes and facilitates professional development on the teaching of writing, writing across the curriculum, and writing with technology. In his research, he collaborates with K-16 teachers and explores how they implement newer literacies in their classrooms.  He also serves as the Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project at CMU. His publications include The Digital Writing Workshop (Heinemann, 2009) and Because Digital Writing Matters (Jossey-Bass, 2010).

Twitter ID: @hickstro