Second International Writing and Critical Thinking Conference, Nov. 21-22, 2008
Quinnipiac University invites you to attend the Second International Writing and Critical Thinking Conference beginning on the evening of Friday, November 21, and running through Saturday, November 22, 2008. The conference will feature presentations by speakers from a wide variety of disciplines.
Our guest speaker, Jonathan Monroe of Cornell University, will address the connections between writing and critical thinking in his keynote presentation entitled "Is Critical Thinking a Liberal Art? Writing in the Disciplines and Contemporary Poetry in (as) 'Higher Education.'"
The conference will investigate the connections between the implicit cross-curricular focus of critical thinking and the more explicit cross-curricular focus of writing across the curriculum ad writing across the disciplines.
While writing has long been considered an essential method through which critical thought processes are developed, common indices of critical thinking make almost no mention of writing. During this conference, we will explore the dynamic possibilities of teaching, learning and assessing our practices of writing and thinking across a continuum.
Read the Call for Papers for more details. There will a preconference meeting of New England Region WAC Directors on Friday, November 21, from 3-5 p.m. If you would like to attend this meeting, please contact Bob Smart at robert.smart@quinnipiac.edu.
The conference will be held on the Quinnipiac University campus in Hamden, Conn., about 10 minutes away from New Haven.
For additional information about the conference, contact us at quwac08conf@quinnipiac.edu with your questions and concerns.