Conferences, Workshops, & Training
Department of Composition & Literary Studies
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The Composition & Literary Studies Department offers a limited number of in-house, department-sponsored workshops each year. CLS faculty members may receive professional development hours for attendance and are encouraged to come collaborate with colleagues in a relaxed symposium-like environment. This landing page links to upcoming CLS conferences and archives the content, details, and resources of past events.
To find and register for college-wide professional development offerings, visit Workday and click "Learning."
For information about mandatory training and minimum annual professional development hours, visit the CLS Faculty Handbook.
Future Events
Future Events
Upcoming CLS Conferences, Workshops, & Summits
Corequisite Summit (2025) Stay Strong With Literacy
Corequisite Summit (2025) Stay Strong With Literacy
Date: November 7, 2025 8:30 am - 3 pm
Highland Business Center (HBC), 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, Texas, 78752
Keynote: Dr. Emily Suh
Bio: Emily Kyung Jin Suh earned her PhD in Education Studies with a concentration in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Suh is an Associate Professor of Graduate Program in Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics. She also serves as Coordinator of English, Language Arts, Reading (and integrated reading and writing program) within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.
Details: TBD
Participants: Faculty teaching corequisites & faculty interested in corequisites
Professional Development Hours: Six (6) ACC professional development hours awarded
Past Events
Past Events
Archive of Previous CLS Conferences
Oh! The CCC?
Friday, March 7, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Highland Campus (HLC), 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Austin, TX 78752 (Campus Info)
Registration: Registration for in-person or virtual attendance is opens January 1 until February 21, 2025. Late registration for virtual attendance is open until February 28, 2025
Location
Highland Campus (HLC)
6101 Highland Campus Dr., Austin, TX 78752
Meeting Areas
Room 2201/2202 (HyFlex) - Meet and Greet, Consultation, Closing
Room 2208 (A Sessions HyFlex) - Zoom Link
Room 2209 (B Sessions HyFlex) - Zoom Link
Room 2210 (C Sessions HyFlex) - Zoom Link
Registration (Required)
Opens January 1, 2025 at the start of the Spring Semester
Deadlines: February 21, 2025 in-person or virtual
February 28, 2025 virtual only * Registration Required
Registration: Register Now
Sponsors
Contact
Kari Conness - kconness@austincc.edu
Wendy Elle - wendy.elle@austincc.edu
Participants
ACC Composition and Literary Studies Faculty and Central Texas Colleagues
Summary: Composition and Literary Studies faculty from ACC and our Central Texas colleagues offer a variety of panels and presentations on timely topics relevant to English, literature, rhetoric, developmental writing, and related pedagogies.
Topics include the following:
Session 1A, Service-Learning Opportunities for Liberal Arts Courses
Session 1B, Ain't Afraid of No Ghost(writers): Can Professional Writing Inform How We Teach Student Writing?
Session 1C, Teaching Students How To Do Research
Session 2A, Cancelled
Session 2B, Empowering Learners: Writing Adventures and Metacognition
Session 2C, Civic Engagement in a Divided Country
Session 3A, Back to Basics: Outwitting AI Shortcuts
Session 3B, Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and the Power of Voice
Session 3C, Globalizing Curriculum 101: Equipping Students to Navigate and Thrive in Diverse Societies
Conference Program
Cost
Free of charge.
Food & Refreshments
Snacks will be provided.
Professional Development Hours
Four (4) PD hours awarded
CLS Writing Summit(2024)
CLS Writing Summit(2024)
Friday, November 15, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On-Campus: Rio Grande Campus (RGC), 1212 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701 (Campus Info)
Virtual (Zoom): https://austincc.zoom.us/j/88150680201?pwd=h6dEgafWYw1RcnOy1iyiCclBbVmUZm.1
Theme: Rethinking the Role of Grammar in Effective Student Writing Across Disciplines
F24 ISDe Conf Flyer.pdfCLS ISDE Conference (2024)
CLS ISDE Conference (2024)
Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 10:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Highland Campus (HLC), 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Austin, TX 78752 (Campus Info)
All events in the 1000 Building (map)
Registration: Please complete this form to RSVP.
Summary: This conference serves full-time ISD employees (ISDEs) who serve their dual credit students as adjuncts in the CLS Department at ACC.
10:30 - 10:50 - Meet the Chair
10:50 - 11:00 - Meet the Liaisons
11:00 - 11:50 - Session 1
Session 1A, Composition Courses - Best Practices Panel (HLC 2208)
Session 1B, Grading Strategies and AI (HLC 2209)
12:00 - 12:50 - Lunch and Learn with Dean Ramirez (HLC 2207)
1:00 - 1:50 - Session 2
Session 2A, General Roundtable with Department Leaders (HLC 2208)
Session 2B, Brit Lit - Best Practices Panel (HLC 2209)
2:00 - 2:30 - Syllabus and Resource Exchange (HLC 2207)
Conference Program
Cost
Free of charge.
Food & Refreshments
Lunch will be provided for all registered attendees and presenters/panelists.
Professional Development Hours
Four (4) PD hours awardedSchedule of Events
LAHC Pathways Discovery Session
LAHC Pathways Discovery Session
The LAHC Pathways Discovery Session will allow ACC students to connect with LAHC departments and explore possibilities within the division and with a liberal arts degree.
The event will feature a kick-off enveloping session followed by individual department-led activities and tabling. The CLS Department will have its own designated space to run CLS's programming for the event. CLS's programming will be oriented toward attracting new majors, providing advising, and community building.
When: Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 10 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: ACC Highland Campus (HLC) Room TBD
To get involved please email Theo Yurevitch!
Vertical Alignment Content Exchange
Vertical Alignment Content Exchange
The CLS Vertical Alignment Content Exchange will allow ACC CLS faculty and high school ELA faculty to meet, network, and share best practices. (light refreshments: pastries, coffee and water)
When: Friday, May 31, 2024, 9am to 12pm
Where: ACC Rio Grande Campus (RGC) Room 1103 Multipurpose (atrium)
Register here: Vertical Alignment Content Exchange
Event Flyer: Event Flyer (Details & Info)
Contact Beth Frye if you have any questions.
Student Research Symposium (2024)
Student Research Symposium (2024)
Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Highland Campus (HLC), 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Austin, TX 78752 (Campus Info)
Call for Student Presenters: November 27 – February 29 (Submission Form)
Selected Presenters Notified: March – early April
Eligibility: Open to all ACC students (Traditional, Dual Credit, Early College High School)
Sponsor: Liberal Arts Gateway & Curiositas Academic Journal
Format & Schedule
Join us at this exciting event that invites ACC students to showcase their academic prowess and innovative thinking. This symposium provides a platform for students from diverse disciplines to present their research projects, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Poster Presentations: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (outside room 2.1410)
Essay Presentations: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (room 2.1410)
CLS Curriculum Conference (2024)
CLS Curriculum Conference (2024)
Friday, March 1, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Highland Campus (HLC), 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Austin, TX 78752 (Campus Info)
Registration: < Register Here > Registration is open until January 23, 2024.
Summary: CLS faculty offer a variety of panels and presentations on timely topics relevant to pedagogy in higher education.
Topics include the following:
Session 1A, Panel on AI: Susan Meigs, Chris Berni, Carla Coleman & Dania Dwyer w/ Wendy Elle as moderator
Session 1B, Presentation on Critical Reading & Flash Fiction: David Rice
Session 2A, Panel on Engagement: Dylan Walsh, Anja Brand, & Megan Wallace w/ Kari Conness as moderator
Session 2B, Panel on Grading: Colin Shanafelt, Chris Gardner, & Lindsay Lawley Rerecich w/ Luanne Preston as moderator
Session 3A, Workshop on Instructional Design: Katie McClendon
Session 3B, Presentation on Embedded Tutoring: Brinda Roy & Catherine C. Wadbrook
Professional Development Hours: Four (4) PD hours awarded (ACC)
Corequisite Summit (2023)
Corequisite Summit (2023)
Friday, November 17, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Highland Business Center (HBC), 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, Texas, 78752
Keynote: Dr. Sonya Armstrong (Texas State University)
Summary: The 2023 Coreq Summit is reconnecting, recalibrating, and reimagining our collaborations and pedagogies in a post-pandemic world. Three breakouts sessions in the am and will repeat in the afternoon to offer participants an opportunity to participate in at least two sessions supporting their interests.
Participants: - Faculty teaching corequisites & faculty interested in corequisites
Professional Development Hours: Six (6) ACC professional development hours awarded
CLS Book Fair (2023)
CLS Book Fair (2023)
Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Online: Zoom (https://austincc.zoom.us/j/99796993082?pwd=YUFWSE0vcytBTlFxVzhjdTliZmlKdz09)
All CLS faculty are welcome!
Summary: CLS Textbook and Technology Committee is hosting our annual Book Fair. This year we will be focusing on Comp I books. Each publishing company will have an opportunity for a 15-minute presentation (and an extra 5 min of Q&A).
Participating Publishers: Macmillan, Cengage, McGraw Hill, Norton, & Pearson.
Professional Development Hours: Two and a half (2.5) PD hours awarded (ACC)
CCHA National Conference (2023)
Community College Humanities Association (CCHA)
CCHA National Conference (2023)
Community College Humanities Association (CCHA)
Thursday, October 12 @ 5:00 pm - Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
Highland Campus (HLC), 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78752
Theme: A Life Worth Living Together: Humanities as Collaboration
Summary: This year’s conference will explore all aspects of the Humanities in the context of Community College education, while emphasizing the fundamental collaborative nature of the Humanities and the roles that humanistic inquiries play in providing connections — connections that allow us to examine questions of value, power, community, identity, race, justice, healing, conflict, and transformation.
Participants: - Faculty teaching or interested in teaching Humanities
Grammar Summit (2022)
Grammar Summit (2022)
Friday, November 18, 2022 @ 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Zoom / Rio Grande Campus (RGC), 1212 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701
Topics: Getting Meta: How to Talk about Audience and Academic English Together; Grammar in Context: Using Grammarly to Provide Just-in-time Grammar Feedback; Technical and Business Writing Roundtable; Standard American English: Teaching the Conflict; White Language Habitus, Grading, and Evaluation Possibilities in English Subjects
Participants: All CLS faculty
Professional Development: Three (3) ACC professional development hours awarded
Schedule
Schedule
Meetings, Conferences, Deadlines, & Events (CLS)
Location
Rio Grande Campus (RGC)
1212 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701
Meeting Area
Atrium, Room 1103 (HyFlex) - Zoom Link
RSVP
RSVP: Link
Summary
Join us for the 2024 Writing Summit, which aims to rethink the role of grammar in effective student writing across the disciplines. This year's Writing Summit will feature presenters from ESOL, Technical Writing, CLS, Adult Education and Environmental Studies covering a range of topics--AI tools, ESOL, assessment, and inclusivity.
Sponsors
Contact
Sue Bloodsworth - sbloodsw@austincc.edu
Professional Development Hours
Four (3) PD hours awarded
Summit Schedule
1:00 PM - Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:10 PM - Presentation #1: Practice What You Preach: Grade What You Teach
Presenter: Prof. Amber Clontz, CLS
Discussion/Q&A: 1:30
1:45 PM - Presentation #2: 10 Aha Grammar Moments for ESL and ESOL Students
Presenter: Prof. Aida Betina Watkins, Department of Adult Education
Discussion/Q&A: 2:05
2:15 PM - Roundtable: Grammar, Identity, and Voice in Student Writing
Presenters: Prof. Prof. Paepin Starr, Environmental Science and Technology, Dr. Dania Dwyer, CLS, Prof. Deanna Johnson, CLS
Discussion/Q&A: 2:50
3:00 PM: Break
3:10 PM: Roundtable: AI Tools and Technical Communication
Presenters: Prof. Alex Watkins, Prof. Debi Martin Crixell & Prof. Kathleen Shapley, Department of Technical Communication
Discussion/Q&A: 3:45
3:55 PM - Closing Remarks
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