[Stc-ac] Call for Table Hosts for Academic SIG Progression at 2009 STC Conference: DEADLINE, OCTOBER 10.

[Helen Grady]

Dan, I'm headed out the door for a trip to Karlsruhe, Germany, to see if I can establish a student/faculty exchange with the tech comm faculty at the University of Karlsruhe. I won't be back in the US until Oct. 11, which is after your deadline. However, I would really like to participate in this progression. I have included a brief description of the progression topic, but do not have time at this point to list my past presentations or give you a short bio. Hope you will accept this as is; I will complete the rest of the information when I return.

Thanks so much,

Helen

Dr. Helen Grady
Chair, Dept. of Technical Communication
School of Engineering
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207
478-301-2211

 *   Your proposed topic title: How to create interactive, online distance education learning communities
    *   A brief description (50 words or less): Recreating the interactive, face-to-face learning environment that exists in the classroom can be challenging. I will discuss how Mercer uses podcasts, online chats, discussion boards, and other techniques to create interactive learning communities in our graduate technical communication classes. which are delivered entirely online.
    *   Your name: Helen Grady
    *   Your employer: Mercer University
    *   Your (snail) mail address: School of Engineering, 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, GA 31207
    *   Your phone number(s): work and/or home: 478-301-2211
    *   Your e-mail address: grady_h at mercer.edu
    *   Past presentations that you've given at other conferences, including the year, the topic, and the conference
    *   A short bio (100 words or less)

SELECTION PROCESS
We will select 10 or 12 speakers to participate, offering a well-rounded slate of topics for attendees to choose from.

SCHEDULE & DEADLINES
In order to meet the STC deadline, here is the schedule:

October 10: Deadline for you to submit your information to daniel.w.voss at lmco.com<mailto:daniel.w.voss at lmco.com> (see above for what you need to send).

October 20: Tommy Barker will notify you whether your proposal is part of the final slate

October 20: Tommy will submit the final proposal to the STC conference committee

If you're a seasoned presenter, you know the benefits of participating.
However, if you've never presented at a conference, but maybe you've thought about it, I encourage you to do it.  Here are a few reasons that you might consider participating:


- Progression speakers receive a $200 discount to attend the conference.
- It's easier to justify attending the conference to your employer if you're a presenter.
- Participating in a progression requires less of a time commitment than a full technical session because you only need to develop about 15-20 minutes of material to present.

- Progressions offer a great opportunity to connect one-on-one with attendees on topics that you care about. (You will be presenting your information to 6-10 people at a time during a progression.) They are great for building topic-related networks.

- Being a conference presenter is a great way to contribute to our field, plus it looks good on your resume.
- Although progression table hosts are not required to write a paper for the conference Proceedings, you have the option of so doing if you wish to take advantage of that forum (as well as the pubs credit).

- You are also encouraged to post materials to the conference web site, which provides further visibility for you and your topic.


I apologize for the very tight deadline.  STC was very late in putting out the Call for Proposals this year.

Best regards,
Dan Voss
Volunteer for the Academic SIG
Tel: 407-356-6508
E-mail: daniel.w.voss at lmco.com<mailto:daniel.w.voss at lmco.com>

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