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                              CALL FOR PAPERS

                   Computers and Whole Language Literacy

             A preliminary Perspective on the Use of Computers
                    to Enhance Learning in the Classroom

                               April 16,1993

       The sixth annual Literature, Computers and Writing Conference
                          for teachers of writing.

    Sponsored by the Program in English New York Institute of Technology
      and The Assembly on Computers in English (ACE) an NCTE Affiliate

                 Keynote speaker: Louise Weatherbee Phelps
                            Syracuse University

The Sixth Annual NYIT  Literature, Computers and Writing Conference
explores topics related to Whole Language, literacy, and the place of
computers in Whole Language contexts.  We are also interested in the
related issue of portfolio assessment and ways that technology fits into a
portfolio-based, Whole Language context.

We perceive an as yet poorly articulated connection between early-education
pedagogy embodied in the Whole Language movement and the computer-aided
writing studio concept such as that being developed at Syracuse University.
We developed the conference theme to foster discussions about ways to
bridge the concepts of teaching young people in an enriched learning
environment--one which encourages multiple paths to language learning--and
training young adult writers in an environment that encourages
cross-disciplinary exploration and learning.

You are invited to propose presentations and panel discussions that focus
on topics related to the conference theme.  Please complete a
presentation proposal (see below) and return it with a description (one
single-spaced page) of a demonstration of exercises (no longer than five
minutes), a presentation (fifteen to twenty minutes), or a roundtable
(thirty to forty-five minutes) that you wish to propose.

The following list of possible topics should be viewed as a guide.  Feel
free to propose related topics that are not listed:

 * reports on existing projects that use computers to teach writing and
   literature,

 * outlines or wish lists for developing projects,

 * family and adult literacy programs,

 * programs that rely on technology,

 * distance-learning approaches to Whole Language Literacy,

 * reports on home-school collaboration

 * programs that have no technology component but that could benefit
   from one,

 * descriptions of portfolio assessment in Whole Language contexts,

 * descriptions of successful grant-based programs,

 * descriptions of state-mandated Whole Language and/or portfolio
   assessment programs,

 * discussions of access problems for disadvantaged, physically
   disabled, or marginal populations,

 * discussions of state-of-the-art systems that could (or do) work in
   Whole Language classrooms,

 * discussions of low-tech systems that could (or do) provide access to
   technology (computers, video, etc.) in Whole Language classrooms,

 * descriptions of adult outreach and education systems that rely on
   technology.

                 The submission deadline is January 15, 1993.
               Notification of acceptance is February 19, 1993.

                Send proposals and requests for information to

                  Department of English
                  New York Institute of Technology
                  Old Westbury, New York 11568

                  Att: Ms. Ann McLaughlin  (516) 686-7557.

Conference Fee:  $60.00 (prior to conference date) $40.00 for matriculated
graduate students.  Fee includes coffee and buffet luncheon.  Hotel
accommodations available near campus at East Norwich Inn (East Norwich, NY
(516) 922-1500).

Presentation Proposal
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Name:               ________________________________________________________

Address:            ________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________

E-Mail:             ________________________________________________________

Daytime Phone:      ________________________________________________________

School:             ________________________________________________________


Presentation Title: ________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________

Please include a 25 word abstract in addition to your one-page proposal. Tell
us what equipment you would require and the expected length of your
presentation. Panel discussion proposals are welcome.

E-Mail proposals may be sent to
   RobertRoyar@Delphi.COM (Robert Royar, Conference Coordinator)

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