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Mission
and Organizers
Both
the annual CW02 Online Conference and the Computers and Writing
2002 Conference (also called the "onsite" conference)
are dedicated to promoting the art and science of teaching computer-assisted
writing of all genres. The mission of the online conference is to
extend the "onsite" conference goals and mission as well
as enhance it by reaching out to potential attendees who cannot
for some reason or another travel tothe onsite conference. Ron Fortune
and Jim Kalmbach, Illinois StateUniversity, are chairs of the Computers
and Writing 2002 Conference; DeneGrigar, Texas Woman's University,
the CW02 Online Conference.
Technologies
and Logistics
As in the past, the CW02 Online Conference will utilize several
technologies for disseminating information and building community---and
it will add others not previously used to continue expanding its
reach outside the current CW Community.
First, we will
offer a virtual conference site where attendees will present research,
view online performances together, and meet casually in special
events (see below for more information about the virtual site).
Second, we will use video and audio clips to provide information
and special announcements to conference attendees. Third, we will
host ongoing topical discussions and debates via listservs. Lastly,
we will offer a conference website for providing information to
the community.
Location
and Date
The CW02 Online will be held at Nouspace, a virtual environment
that cater to educational and non-profit service organizations,
as well as in listservs generating from Nouspace. Administrators
for Nouspace include Dene Grigar and John Barber, as well as volunteers
and members of the Nouspace community. Technical support is provided
by Eaze.net, an internet service provider.
The CW02 Online
Conference lasts 6 weeks, from Sunday, April 14 and ends Sunday,
May 25, 2002.
The
Virtual Conference Site in Nouspace
Nouspace is powered by enCORE and, therefore, offers an environment
that synthesizes "chat" with the "web." Participants
at the CW02 Online Conference will be able to chat online with other
attendees while accessing full color images, streaming video, audio,
and animation. As in "real life" the online conference
will take place in a "series of rooms" where events and
presentations will be held. Also included are a "virtual exhibit
hall," "virtual performance hall, and other spaces for
showcasing research and educational products as well as building
community among participants.
Events
and Programs
The following is a list of Proposed Events and Programs planned
for the CW02 Online Conference:
- A Multimedia
Electronic Literature Series: Webcasts of experimental video created
by internet artists. These events will be held in the electronic
performance hall in Nouspace.
- Web Around
the World Exhibit. A special viewing of the submissions for the
Web Around the World Contest.
- Online Strand
Discussions. Listservs created for each strand so that participants
can discuss research prior to and following the onsite conference.
- Online Discussions
of Research. In the online conference site, we will archive abstracts
of research in appropriate virtual "chat rooms." In
this way, participants, conference attendees, and other interested
parties can come online to the site, read the abstract, and "chat"
about the material with other participants present in the room
or send comments back to the abstract's author via email.
- Meet the
Keynoters. A special event designed to introduce the Keynoters
for the onsite conference to the CW Community in advance to that
conference. Materials relating to these keynoters found on the
web will be made available to the participants in the meeting
room for further study.
- Online Workshops.
Online workshops in the following areas: Using a particular educational
software program, Mentoring (graduate students, junior faculty);
Writing a dissertation and master's thesis prospectus; Teaching
at a distance with a MOO; Web design; and Grant-writing.
- Graduate
Research Network: An extension of the onsite Graduate Research
Network.
- MOO Grazer.
An evening event in which participants will "graze"
through various educational MOOs listening to special presentations
and participating in short mini-workshops. There will be a fee
to participate, and all money generated by these fees goes to
the graduate student and adjunct faculty fund.
- Online Keynoter
Series. A series of formal online presentations by well-known
figures in the field of technology and composition, as well as
others representing the strands listed above.
Participatation
in the CW02 Online Conference
Requirements for attendees to join the online events include only
a computer with access to a browser, such as Internet Explorer or
Netscape, email service, and an internet connection. Volunteers
will be on hand to assist those unfamiliar with the technologies
utilized for the online conference with accessing data and communicating
in the sessions. Participation in the conference is *free* for all
attendees.
The
CW02 Online Website and Schedule
The CW02 Online Conference website is http://www.eaze.net/~dene/cw2002.html
A preliminary
schedule of conference events and activities will be available by
November, 2001. The final version of the schedule will be completed
by February 2002.
CW02
Online Conference Contact Information
Dr. Dene Grigar
Nouspace.Net
515 Bondstone Drive
Dallas,TX 75218
214-553-9517 (Home and Voice Mail)
214-553-7764 (Fax)
dene@eaze.net (Email)
http://www.eaze.net/~dene
(Personal WWW Site)
http://www.eaze.net/~dene/cw01_online.html
(CW02 Online Conference www site)
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