Tutor Conference Schedule
Friday, March 1, 2024
9:00 - 10:30 am
Registration Check-in
10:20 - 10:30 am
Renegade Event Center
Address from SoCal President (Renegade Event Center)
10:30 - 11:20 am
Renegade Event Center
Keynote Address (Renegade Event Center)
Alex Avila, Bakersfield College
11:20 - 12:20 pm Bakersfield Basque Lunch (REC)
Check out the "Basque History in Kern County" link for the menu and more information!
Digital Posters: Hachee, "Unlocking the Gateway to Success"
Zuniga, "Words Not Working?"
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Humanities Building
Group Presentation [ H-19 ]
Bennett & Jones, “Harnessing the Power of A.I.”
Group Presentation [ H-20 ]
Hallatu & Dombay, "Value Creation in the Writing Center"
10-12 min Individual Presentation [ H-2 ]
King, "Specialized Training to Support Disabled Students"
Lemas, "Mindful tutor, Mindful Session"
Workshop [ H-4 ]
Murphy & Cook, "Transforming the WC Through Generative AI"
Workshop [ H-5 ]
Rundle, "Embracing Linguistic Justice in the Writing Center: A Guide for Tutor Implementation"
10-12 min Individual Presentation [ H-21 ]
Kelly, "Bridging Goal Gaps: An Examination of Student-Produced Composition Goals "
Honce & Ajami, "Constructing a Critical Consciousness"
1:30 - 2:20 pm
Humanities Building
Group Presentation [ H-23 ]
Taylor, Cornwell, & Roberts, "Collaborative Embodiment"
Group Presentation [ H-19 ]
Arias, Garza, Lopez, Peterson, & Rios, "The Yassification of the CSUSB WC"
Group Presentation [ H-4 ]
Gray, "Old Dogs, New Tongues: Tutoring Language"
10-12 min Individual Presentation [ H-2 ]
Wilson, "Writing Center Introductory Presentations"
Pizano, "On Being and Seeing: Transgender Identity in the Writing Center"
10-12 min Individual Presentation [ H-5 ]
McQueen, "Fanfiction as a WC Tool"
Young, "Linguistic Justice: Bridging the Gap"
2:30 - 3:20 pm
Renegade Event Center
Roundtable 1 [ REC ]
Arias, "Supporting Our First Year Writers"
Roundtable 2 [ REC ]
Maldonado & Duran, "Delegating vs. Collaborating"
Roundtable 3 [ REC ]
Sandoval & Garcia, "Transforming Ourselves into Words"
Roundtable 4 [ REC ]
Romero, Toscano, Bravo, Melich, & Mejia, "AI Can Be Wrong?"
Roundtable 5 [ REC ]
Galeana, Rubtsova, Barreto, Moore, Damonti, & Ma, "Assessing Strategies to Improve Resources"
3:30 - 3:40 pm
Renegade Event Center
Final Remarks
Debbie Goss - Soka University of America Vice President, SoCal WCA