Category: Politics of Remediation
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W.7 Gathered at the Gate: Basic Writing in Evidence
Our first speaker this morning is Bruce Horner, University of Louisville, “Re-locating Basic Writing.” Horner reviewed a familiar-sounding situation – the struggle in which we fight for the same things over and over – reframing this in light of Alistair Pennycook’s argument that every new iteration is changed by its location in time and place.…
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Join Us For an On-Line Discussion About Basic Writing!
There’s nothing basic about Basic Writing! Please JOIN US for an online roundtable hosted on Facebook to discuss issues in Basic Writing! Elaine Jolayemi, Carla Maroudas, Ilene Rubenstein, Amy Edwards Patterson, J. Elizabeth Clark, Leigh Jonaitis, Marisa Klages, Debra Berry, Kelly Keane and Shelley Rodrigo got together after CCCC last year with the idea of…
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5 Myths of Remedial Education
Published in Inside Higher Ed this month. See especially the interesting comments.
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Developing Ideas for the Mission Statement
Idea #1: Mission Statement The Council on Basic Writing is an organization that advocates for all basic writers across all institutions types and supports basic writing teacher-scholars in the professional endeavors. We pursue these ends by: · Working to raise the visibility of basic writings’ central role to the academic and civic enterprise across our…
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Basic Writing and Community Colleges
Wendy Olson from Washington State University presented “Basic Writing and Community Colleges: Another Open Admissions Context” looking at models of basic writing in community colleges in Washington. Professionalization of composition Faculty reported being well-trained Faculty with training specifically in writing Faculty are choosing to teach in community colleges
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Rebecca Mlynarczyk: The End of Open Admissions at CUNY
Rebecca Mlynarczyk presented another perspective on basic writing at CUNY entitled, “The End of Open Admissions at CUNY? Not With a Bang…” Mlynarczyk traced the shift in basic writing and open admissions at CUNY. CUNY has shifted from its history as a site for open access in higher education and open admissions to increasingly closed…
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