HomeConferences & Think TanksCritical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer Conference Conference Schedule Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionCritical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer Conference Plenary Speakers Call for Proposals Conference Schedule Conference Logistics Critical Transitions Online Week 1: An Introduction to Transfer Theories Week 2: Current Research on Writing and the Question of Transfer Week 3: Future Directions in Studying and Designing for Transfer Recommended Readings Monday, June 24, 2013 6:15-7:15 PM: Reception (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) 7:15 PM – : Dinner on Your Own Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:00-8:15 AM: Breakfast (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) 8:30-9:30 AM: Opening Plenary: Etienne Wenger (KOBC 101) 9:45-11:00 AM: Concurrent A Sessions (KOBC) A.1 Linguistics and Transfer Studies Cancelled: Christiane Donahue, Dartmouth College, Linguistics insights into writing knowledge and “transfer”Zak Lancaster, Wake Forest University, Uses of Text Analysis in Writing Transfer Research: Investigating Patterns of Stance in Student Writing Across DisciplinesAdded: Paula Rosinski, Elon University, Authentic Writing Contexts & Metacognition: Encouraging Transfer of Rhetorical Knowledge Between Self-Sponsored Digital Writing & Academic Writing A.2 The Writing Transfer Project: A Multi-Institutional Study Investigating Writing about Writing, Reflection, and Transfer of Learning Dana Driscoll, Oakland UniversityCarol Hayes, George Washington UniversityEd Jones, Seton Hall UniversityGwen Gorzelsky, Wayne State UniversityJennifer Wells, Florida State University A.3 Theories and evidence for the study of classroom-to-workplace transitions Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Elon UniversityStuart Blythe, Michigan State UniversityMadeleine Sorapure, University of California, Santa Barbara 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Concurrent B Sessions (KOBC) B.1 Personal Connections and Future Applications: Implications for Transfer from The Meaningful Writing Project Anne Ellen Geller, St. John’s UniversityNeal Lerner, Northeastern UniversityMichele Eodice, University of Oklahoma B.2 Transfer across Domains Heather Lindenman, University of Maryland, Extending Transfer Across Domains: Personal, Extracurricular, and ProfessionalStephanie White, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “I stopped writing for myself”: Student perspectives on transfer of rhetorical knowledge from community-engaged writing coursesGraham Smart and Jennifer Gilbert, Carelton University, Revisiting the Question of Writing Transfer: Tales from the Workplace B.3 Reflection and Metacognition Dawn Opel, Arizona State University, Space for Reflection on Transfer: Metacognition and Recontextualization in First Year Composition Curricula at Arizona State UniversityJanet Bean, University of Akron, Metacognition and Misguided Strategies: What We Learned about Student Reflection from a Large-Scale Assessment of First year Composition Portfolios 12:30-1:30 PM: Lunch (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) 1:30-2:45 PM: Concurrent C Sessions (KOBC) C.1 Exploring the (Im)Possibility of Transfer within/across Programs (Roundtable) Debarati Dutta, University of North Carolina – CharlotteBeth Caruso, University of North Carolina – CharlotteAnthony Borrero, University of North Carolina – Charlotte C.2 Transfer and the Work of Identity: Considering the Role of Social Identity in Moments of Critical Transition Elizabeth Wardle, University of Central FloridaSergio Casillas, University of WashingtonKevin Roozen, Auburn University C.3 The Dynamic Transfer of Writing Competencies: An Examination of FYC and WID Environments Carl Whithaus, University of California, DavisHogan Hayes, University of California, Davis 3:00-4:15 PM: Concurrent D Sessions (KOBC) D.1 Make Way for Transfer: Supporting the Transfer of Writing Skills by Examining Students’ Dispositions in the First-Year Writing Classroom (Roundtable) Leah Chambers, Clarion University of PennsylvaniaRich Lane, Clarion University of PennsylvaniaChris McCarrick, Clarion University of Pennsylvania D.2 Locating Support for Writing Transfer across the Curriculum Tracy Ann Morse, East Carolina UniversityWendy Sharer, East Carolina UniversityNikki Caswell, East Carolina University D.3 Second Language Writers and Critical Transitions Youmie J. Kim, Arizona State University, Conceptualizations of Academic Writing in ESL TextbooksGita DasBender, Seton Hall University, Troublesome Knowledge in the L2 Writing Class: Multilingual Students Respond to the Challenge of Writing with SourcesMatthew Hammill, Arizona State University, Intensive English Programs and First Year Writing: A Critical Transition 4:30-5:45 PM: Concurrent E Sessions (KOBC) E.1 Empowered Empathetic Encounters: Building International Collaborations in Support of a Multi-Institutional Research Agenda in Writing Transfer (Roundtable) – Cancelled Cecilia Dube, University of JohannesburgSandy Kane, University of JohannesburgAlison Farrell, National University of Ireland, MaynoothSteven Salchak, George Washington University E.2 Genre and Transfer Katie Yankura, Purdue University, “It’s so frustrating!” Affect, genre, and transformation in the first-year composition classroomKathryn Pieplow, University of Colorado – Boulder, The “9”: Transfer Through Genre Analysis in the Writing Classroom E.3 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Mapping Students’ and Teachers’ Expectations of Writing Classroom Design Susan Miller-Cochran, North Carolina State UniversityDana Gierdowski, North Carolina State University 6:15-7:00 PM: Reception and Poster Session (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) Poster Presenters Patrick Bahls, University of North Carolina – AshevilleKevin Eric DePew, Old Dominion UniversityKaren Forgette and Guy Krueger, University of MississippiRegina Clemens Fox, Oklahoma City UniversityAdrienne Jankens, Wayne State UniversityJoseph Paszek, Wayne State UniversityLisa Tremain, University of California, Santa Barbara 7:00-8:30 PM: Dinner and Plenary: Elon Statement on Writing Transfer – Working Draft (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) Wednesday, June 26, 2013 7:00-8:15 AM: Breakfast (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) 8:15-9:30 AM: Concurrent F Sessions (KOBC) F.1 The Role of Students’ Attitudes Towards Second/Foreign Language Writing and the Question of Transfer Scott Chiu, Michigan State UniversityStacey Cozart, Aarhus UniversitetGitte Wichmann-Hansen, Aarhus UniversitetKetevan Kupatadze, Elon University F.2 Meta Matters about Expectations in Writing, Teaching, and Learning Carmen Werder, Western Washington UniversityDonna Qualley, Western Washington University 9:45-11:00 AM: Concurrent G Sessions (KOBC) G.1 Genre Knowledge and Transfer Rebecca Nowacek, Marquette University, Genre knowledge and “transfer talk” in the writing center: Findings from a pilot studyMary Goldschmidt, The College of New Jersey, What Do Students Learn as They Learn a Disciplinary Genre? Dialogue, Socio-Rhetorical Doing, and Disciplinary Enculturation.Daniel Kenzie, Purdue University, Transfer and Genre Talk in the Writing Center G.2 Two-Year Colleges and Transfer Michael Kapper, Terra Community College, Transfer of Writing Knowledge from Developmental Writing to First-Year Composition: A Study of Change in Developmental CurriculumRichard Matzen, Woodbury University, Stakeholders and Writing Quality: FYC Courses Transferring from California Community Colleges to a Private California UniversityKurt Neumann, Harper College, Assessment Tools and Writing Transfer 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Concurrent H Sessions (KOBC) H.1 Genre Theory and Writing Transfer: Making a Case for the Multi-Tiered, Vertical Writing Program Structure (Round Table) Alexis Poe-Davis, Mount Olive CollegeKeely Byars-Nichols, Mount Olive CollegeDeborah Welsh, Mount Olive College H.2 Student Drafting Behaviors, Transformative Learning Theory, and Critical Literacy Diane Boyd, Furman University, Increasing Student Drafting Behaviors in and Beyond the First Year SeminarAshley Holmes, Georgia State University, Writing Transfer and Risk: Insights from Transformative Learning TheoryAnne Schnarr, University of California, Riverside, The Fragmented Purpose of College Composition Instruction: Transferable Skills, Critical Literacy, or Both? H.3 Transitioning from High School to College: A Global Perspective Cecilia Dube, University of JohannesburgSandy Kane, University of JohannesburgAlison Farrell, National University of Ireland, MaynoothSteven Salchak, George Washington University 12:30-1:30 PM: Lunch (McKinnon Hall, Moseley Campus Center) 1:30-2:45 PM: Concurrent I Sessions (KOBC) I.1 Writing and Learning in General Education (Roundtable) Linda Adler-Kassner, University of California, Santa BarbaraIrene Clark, California State University, NorthridgeLiane Robertson, William Paterson UniversityKara Taczak, University of DenverKathleen Blake Yancey, Florida State University I.2 Writing Transfer and the State Comprehensive University Emily Isaacs, Montclair State UniversityTara Lockhart, San Francisco State UniversityBradley Dilger, Western Illinois UniversityNeil Baird, Western Illinois University 3:00-4:00 PM: Closing Plenary: Graham Smart (KOBC 101)