2024 Conference:
Providence, Rhode Island

Thursday, October 10th

 

3:00-7:00 PM - Registration

Providence Ballroom

 

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM - TYCA Meet-Up

Blake’s Tavern

122 Washington St.

Providence, RI  02903

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Friday, October 11th 

 

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Registration & Publisher Exhibits

Providence Ballroom

 

8:00 AM-9:00 AM - Continental Breakfast | Sponsored by Montgomery College

Providence Ballroom

 

8:15 AM-8:45 AM - TYCA State Reps Meeting

Newport

 

9:00 AM– 10:00 AM  Concurrent Sessions (A)

 

A1. Blackstone

“Positionality and Critical Reading”

Shana Berger, Lee Santos Silva, Naoko Akai Dennis

 

A2. Washington

“Rewriting Success: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Transforming Writing Center Practice” 

Geovanni Castillo, Michele Sweeting-DeCaro, Lydia Lynch

 

A3. Newport

“Redefining Writing Assignments in the Chatbot Era”

Christopher Gazarra, Walter Huttner

 

A4. Bristol

“Ink, Paper, Action: Exploring Protest Literature in the Writing Classroom”

Michelle Kaschak

“Rhetorical Assignments That Produce Student Voters: How Podcast Assignments & Other Analyses Can Get Students Engaged in Civic Engagement”

Diane Stanbach

 

A5. Kent

“Creating Customized Video Tutorials to Enhance Student Outcomes and Experience in Online and In-Person Courses”

Joseph Gansrow

“Maximize your Students’ Learning through Effective Slides: How to Avoid ‘Death by PowerPoint’ Using Cognitive Theories of Information Processing, Multimedia Design Principles, and Free Built-in Design Tools on Canva”

Maria Vint

 

10:15 – 11:15 Concurrent Sessions (B)

B1. Blackstone

“Building Community in the Community College Classroom”

Alexandra DeLuise, Kristin Santa Maria

 

B2. Washington

“Cultural Exchange as Professional Development: Getting Out of Our Comfort Zones” 

Farah Habib, Shelly Murphy, Stacie Charbonneau Hess

 

B3. Newport

“From Cheat to Feat: Refocusing Generative AI Strategies in Composition Assignments”

Paige Rogers

Jacqueline Scott

 

B4. Bristol

“‘You Have t but You Don’t’: Close Reading Poetry in the Age of Digital Distraction”

Charles Kell

“Basic Training: Creating Capable and Confident Academic Writers”

Andrew Marvin

 

B5. Kent

“Multimodal Composing in First-Year Composition: Expanding Communication Options & Stimulating Student Interest in Writing”

Barbara Gleason

“Connection through Conversation:  Using Podcasts to Connect Students and Ignite Learning”

Jeanne Hughes

 

11:30AM - 1:00PM - Conference Keynote & Lunch | Sponsored by the Community College of Baltimore County

Providence Ballroom

Matthew Shenoda

 

1:15 – 2:15 Concurrent Sessions (C)

C1. Blackstone

“Cultivating a Sustainable Writing Program at the Two Year College:  An Ecology of Department Documentation”

Gregory Bruno, Maxine Krenzel, Matthew Gartner

 

C2. Washington

“Bridging the Gap: Empowering Faculty-Librarian Partnerships to Support Student Scholars in Research and Writing” 

Beth Caruso, Tamara Gibbs-Franklin, Amy Spitz

 

C3. Newport

“Student Voice as a Guide for Curricular and Structural Change”

Kris Messer, Jamey Gallagher

 

C4. Bristol

“‘AI Beyond ChatGPT: Integrating Language Technology in the Writing Classroom”

Danny Katch

“"‘A Tapestry of Hope(lessness?):’  Generative AI and the Late Career Writing Instructor"”

Christian Sisack

 

C5. Kent

“You Matter: Strategies to Increase Mattering in the First Year Writing Classroom”

Krista Quinn

“Belonging: A Holistic Student Approach”

Wynette Richardson

 

2:30 – 3:30 Concurrent Sessions (D)

D1. Blackstone

“A Multimodal Conversation About Teaching”

Jean-Paul Nadeau, Denise DiMarzio

 

D2. Washington

“The Gen Z Kids Are Alright: While Tech Is Here to Stay, Students Crave a Human Connection” 

Alejandro Leopardi, Jennifer Lee, Matthew Decker

 

D3. Newport

“Sharing Some of Ourselves: Strategies for Connecting Educators’ Personal Creative Practice(s) to Composition and Creative Writing Pedagogy” 

John Andelfinger

 

“Weaving Ethnographic Research into English Classes to Promote Self-Discovery, Community Engagement, and Multigenerational Learning”

Maria Ornella Treglia

 

D5. Kent

“Removing the Sieve: Strategies for Discontinuing Remedial English while Getting Campus Buy-in”

Charles Park

“Lift Every Voice: Honoring and Leveraging Students’ Home Languages in a Developmental Reading and Writing Class at a Predominantly Black Institution”

James Dunn

 

3:45-4:45 Concurrent Sessions (E)

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E1. Blackstone

“Leveraging Supplemental Instruction to Foster Academic Excellence”

Kelly Bender

“The College Campus as a Writing Resource”

Karen Galli

 

E2. Washington

“The Implementation of Famous Authors and Literature into a Developmental English and Reading Course” 

Karin Rodrick

“Arthuriana for All? Resources for Promoting a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Matter of Britain”

Michael Torregrossa

 

E3. Newport

“From Pilot to Practicality: Integrating Open Educational Resources into First-Year Writing Courses”

Jennifer Austin, Johnathan Peabody, Tony Podlaski

 

E4. Bristol

“Time Well Spent: An Embodied Approach to Peer Review”

Eileen James

“Building a Curriculum for Life: How Rituals Respond to Student Needs in the Classroom”

Chy Sprauve

 

E5. Kent

“Honors Learning Community: Connections and Community Building”

Kelly Keane, Seamus Gibbons

“The Effects of Placement Method on Multilingual Learner Success in Higher Education”

William Key, Jr.

 

5:00-6:00 Concurrent Sessions & Poster Sessions (F)

F1. Blackstone

“‘The Potential of Office Hours: A Marketing Campaign and Design Reboot” 

Misun Dokko

 

“Space to Vent: A Journey from Testimony to Research”

Vernon Keeve

 

F2. Washington - Poster Sessions

 “Curbing Food Insecurities on Community College Campuses to Improve Learning and Retention”

Jennifer Field

 

 “Halfway There: Navigating Mid-Semester Doldrums with the MSF”

Christian Aguiar

 

“Our Writing Selves”

Sam McManus

 

F3. Newport - Poster Sessions

“Empowering ESL Students: Strategies for Success and Support”

Barby Ellen Punzone

 

 “Trimming the Sails with SharePoint: Navigating Translators and AI in ESOL Composition”

Kathleen Klaiber

 

F4. Kent

“Identity, Perceptions, and Practices: White FYC Teachers of Racially and Linguistically Diverse Students at Community Colleges”

Kevin Lamkins

“Building Community through Activities and Assessment”

Sarah Inman

 

6:15-7:15PM - Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis Poetry Hour | Sponsored by the Community College of Baltimore County

South County

 

Saturday, October 12th

 

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration & Publisher Exhibits

 

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Concurrent Sessions (G)

G1. Blackstone

“Community Building Activities in Second Language Classrooms”

Mahua De, Debbie Kemp-Jackson, Carrie Steenburgh

 

G2. Washington

“New Directions in Corequisite Curriculum: Perspectives on Post-Pandemic Pedagogical Reforms” 

Cheryl Comeau-Kirchner, Jennifer Maloy, Neil Kernis

 

G3. Newport

“HUM-120 and ENG-111 Learning Community Clusters: Student Communities Supporting Student Success”

Ashley Paul, Marie Levey, Michael Dubson, Robert Whitman, Lee Santos Silva

 

G4. Kent

"Forced to Learn English": Expanding Multilingual Student Frameworks for Student Agency

Charissa Che

“Labbing & Lounging: Creating Intentional Spaces for Multilingual English Learners”

Nancy Hutchison, Sarah Saxer

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9:45 AM– 10:45 AM Concurrent Sessions (H)

H1. Blackstone

“An Everyday Approach to Quote Integration in the Two-Year College Writing Classroom”

Robert McAlear

“Mind the Gap: The Annotated Bibliography as a Tool for Student Success & Critical Thinking”

Tim Stewart

 

H2. Washington

“Writing Portfolios in the Age of AI, a Developmental Approach” 

Bonnie Flaherty, Elizabeth Carroll, Steve Williams

 

H3. Newport

“Embrace the Eldritch Horror: Incorporating Cosmic Horror as a Theme in College Composition”

Matt Eberhart

“The Warped Mirror: Why Reading Horror Literature Allows Us to See and Understand Ourselves”

Mike Dubson

 

H4. Kent

“‘I Have Difficulty Understanding Poetry’: Parsing Out Poetry for All Students”

Annet O’Mara

“Using Poetry to Prepare Composition Assignments”

Jim Brosnan

 

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Saturday Brunch | Sponsored by CT State Community College

Providence Ballroom

 

12:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Executive Boardroom

TYCA-NE Board Meeting

TYCA Regional Executive Committee & State Representatives