Registration for the 2024 CCCC Fall Virtual Institute will close at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 23.
All registrants will receive an email with connection information on the evening prior to the Institute (October 22) and a reminder email on the morning of the event (October 23).
Institute sessions will NOT be recorded.
2024 CCCC Fall Virtual Institute: Machine Writing and the Work of Rhetoric and Composition
Program
October 23, 2024 | 10:45 A.M.–8:00 P.M. ET
ALL-ATTENDEE OPENING — 10:45–11:00 A.M. ET
Institute Co-Chairs:
- Antonio Byrd, University of Missouri–Kansas City
- Timothy Oleksiak, University of Massachusetts Boston
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLE SESSION A — 11:00 A.M.– 1:00 P.M. ET
Option 1 — Administration
This roundtable will invite users to play an interactive adventure game in order to consider how writing program administrators facilitate real, low-stakes, complex conversations with layered audiences around AI. This gaming experience, directed and facilitated by the roundtable panelists, will ask participants to employ a concept-tactic approach of rhetorical listening. The virtual session aspires to disrupt the narrative(s) that generative AI has wreaked havoc on operations. Step outside of (or at least next to) the milieu, for a few minutes, in order to examine the roles, responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities in ways that open dialogue and sustain interest. In short, we will play and in doing so discover ways to engage with what may seem almost insurmountable.
11:00–11:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- Sherry Rankins-Robertson, University of Central Florida
- Aurora Matzke, Chapman University
- Angela Clark-Oates, California State University, Sacramento
- Kyle Jensen, Arizona State University
- Priscila Santa Rosa, University of Central Florida
- Anastasia Salter, University of Central Florida
11:45–12:15 — Focused Writing
12:15–12:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
12:35–12:45 — Large-Session Report Back
12:45–1:00 — Personal Break
Option 2 — Theory
This panel positions AI hype as an opportunity to develop grant proposals in writing studies with reproducible, aggregable, data-driven (RAD) designs. Panelists will share examples from their own research, such as corpus-driven analysis of AI prompts, and discuss how these projects can be adapted to collaborative RAD frameworks. The session will provide a collaborative space for participants to theorize and develop study designs aimed at fostering cross-institutional collaborations in the field while enabling researchers to evaluate those designs, thereby preventing confirmation bias.
11:00–11:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- John Gallagher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Anuj Gupta, University of Arizona
- Shiva Mainaly, University of Memphis
- Fatima Zohra, University of Waterloo
11:45–12:15 — Focused Writing
12:15–12:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
12:35–12:45 — Large-Session Report Back
12:45–1:00 — Personal Break
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLE SESSION B — 1:00–3:00 P.M. ET
Option 1 — Pedagogy
Our pedagogy roundtable will encourage discussions about the affective and emotional responses we have had to generative AI in university writing classrooms. Both undergraduate and graduate writing instructors alike must respond to the affordances and pitfalls of generative AI by first considering the various rhetorical situations and individual student challenges already present in their classrooms. Our roundtable will allow participants to take stock of their existing pedagogy and grapple with the need for critical AI literacy while examining its place alongside our time-tested pedagogical strategies like critical genre awareness, reflective writing, and experiential learning opportunities.
1:00–1:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- Marsha W. Rhee, Johnson C. Smith University
- Stephen Kim, Cornell University
- Quang Ly, University of Miami
- Jessica Mattox, Radford University
- Lydia Wilkes, Auburn University
1:45–2:15 — Focused Writing
2:15–2:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
2:35–2:45 — Large-Session Report Back
2:45–3:00 — Personal Break
Option 2 — Assessment
Join us in a Composition II Course Committee meeting where diverse views on AI in assessment are discussed with the goal of creating a program assessment rubric for the age of Machine Writing. Together, we’ll explore innovative ways to integrate AI into meaningful evaluation of student writing. #EdTech #AIinEducation
1:00–1:45 — Roundtable facilitators
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- Eugenia Novokshanova, Georgia State University
- Michelle Kassorla, Georgia State University
- Jennifer Duncan, Georgia State University
- Jennifer Hall, Georgia State University
1:45–2:15 — Focused Writing
2:15–2:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
2:35–2:45 — Large-Session Report Back
2:45–3:00 — Personal Break
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLE SESSION C — 3:00–5:00 P.M. ET
Option 1 — Theory
This roundtable will feature the editors of College Composition & Communication, Computers & Composition, and Written Communication, who will consider several “live questions,” created by moderator Ira Allen, about the role that AI plays or might play in academic publishing. These editors will discuss how generative text technologies are and will inflect the processes and policies of their respective journals. The roundtable will also reserve time for attendees to consider those same questions, thus allowing editors and participants to collaborate on the future of academic journal publishing in rhetoric and composition.
3:00–3:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- Matthew Davis, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Ira Allen, Northern Arizona University
- Jason Tham, Texas Tech University
- Mya Poe, Northeastern University
- Dylan Dryer, University of Maine
- Kara Taczak, University of Central Florida
3:45–4:15 — Focused Writing
4:15–4:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
4:35–4:45 — Large-Session Report Back
4:45–5:00 — Personal Break
Option 2 — Pedagogy
As college students’ reading abilities decline (allegedly), educators face new challenges in teaching effective reading and composition skills. While much attention has been given to AI writing tools like ChatGPT, other emerging technologies are also transforming how students read and research, such as AI-powered PDF readers and advanced research applications. A working group from the University of Texas at Austin’s Digital Writing & Research Lab explores how these machine reading and research technologies reshape composition pedagogy and impact student learning. By combining established reading theories with a survey of new technologies, the group aims to provide insights into how machine reading may impact composition pedagogy, considering both its potential benefits and challenges.
3:00–3:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- Casey Boyle, The University of Texas at Austin
- Ali Gunnells, The University of Texas at Austin
- Maddie Bruegger, The University of Texas at Austin
- Carlee Baker, The University of Texas at Austin
- Samantha Turner, The University of Texas at Austin
3:45–4:15 — Focused Writing
4:15–4:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
4:35–4:45 — Large-Session Report Back
4:45–5:00 — Personal Break
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLE SESSION D — 5:00–7:00 P.M. ET
Option 1 — Assessment
What do equitable and effective assessment practices look like in an era of artificial intelligence? This roundtable focuses on designing and revising writing assessments to integrate AI and learning objectives related to critical AI literacy. Exploring assessment in a variety of classroom and institutional contexts, we consider equitable assessments, ecological models, new rhetorics and rhetorical theories of assessment, and resistance of assessment-as-surveillance. Participants are invited to create or revise their own writing assessments informed by reflection on the roundtable discussion.
5:00–5:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- Salena Anderson, Georgia Southern University
- Xiao Tan, Utah State University
- Rodrigo Gomez, San Diego Miramar College
- Lynn Briggs, Eastern Washington University
- Kate Crane, Eastern Washington University
5:45–6:15 — Focused Writing
6:15–6:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
6:35–6:45 — Large-Session Report Back
6:45–7:00 — Personal Break
Option 2 — Administration
How does AI challenge what we do in the classroom, department, and institution? Why do we need AI policies and statements? Our roundtable invites participants to join us in a charette-style experience, in which organizers and stakeholders work together to create solutions, to collectively work through the thornier issues involved in creating, administering, and enforcing equitable and just AI policies. We will take participants through three scenarios that embrace the complications that AI administrative genres—which include but are not limited to policy—create for students, staff, faculty, and other campus community stakeholders. Participants will draft actionable policy artifacts in real time to effectively respond to generative AI policy decisions across learning and administrative contexts.
5:00–5:45 — Roundtable Facilitators
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- Rebecca Hallman Martini, University of Georgia
- Virginia Costello, University of Illinois Chicago
- Lainie Pomerleau, College of Coastal Georgia
- Franziska Tsufim, Wake Forest University
5:45–6:15 — Focused Writing
6:15–6:35 — Small-Group Breakouts
6:35–6:45 — Large-Session Report Back
6:45–7:00 — Personal Break
ALL-ATTENDEE OPEN TOWN HALL AND MOVING FORWARD FOR OUR MEMBERS — 7:00–8:00 P.M. ET
Institute Co-Chairs:
- Antonio Byrd, University of Missouri–Kansas City
- Timothy Oleksiak, University of Massachusetts Boston
Registered Attendees
Both roundtable participants and attendees that participated in the 2024 CCCC Fall Virtual Institute are listed below.
Alaa Abdelghaffar
Anoud Abusalim
Heather Adamson
Jun Akiyoshi
Sam Alexander
Christine Alfano
Ira Allen
Abram Anders
David Anderson
Salena Anderson
Tracey Anderson
Jennifer Arena
Jean Arthur
Michael Avery
Adrianna Aviles
Maggie Ayala
Raegan Babb
Lana Baeumlisberger
Austin Bailey
Carlee Baker
Paige Banaji
Sarah Banting
Layla Barati
Benjamin Barckholtz
David Barndollar
Rodolfo Barrett
Mary Barry
Aryn Bartley
Nathan Bauer
Aaron Beasley
Stacey Beauregard
Erin Beaver
Estee Beck
Marne Benson
Sherrin Berezowsky
Catherine Berkenfield
Siddharth Bhogra
Michael Black
Kelly Blewett
Ann Bomberger
Melissa Borgia-Askey
Casey Boyle
Kate Bradley
Kirsten Bradley
Alicia Brienza
Lynn Briggs
Marilee Brooks-Gillies
Mary Brower
Maddie Bruegger
Beverly Burch
Melanie Burdick
Dolphia Butler
Antonio Byrd
Megan Callow
Adam Camarena
Kyndra Campbell
Lillian Campbell
Ellen Carillo
Brooke Carnwath
Maria Carvajal Regidor
Ruiming Cash
Christopher Castillo
Geneve Champoux
Erin Chandler
Laura Clapper
Angela Clark-Oates
Catherine Clifford
Rachel Cofield
DeSilver Cohen
Sarah Coletta-Flynn
Joanna Collins
Denise Comer
Frankie Condon
Katherine Condra
Thais Cons
Ana Contreras Charmelo
Janice Cool Stephens
Kris Cory
Virginia Costello
Katheryn Crane
Jamie Crosswhite
Christopher Davidson
Laura Davies
Matthew Davis
Jennifer Dawes
Ann Dean
Thomas Deans
Rachel Del Signore
Renee DeLong
Michael-John DePalma
Lorise Diamond
Lorrie DiGiampietro
Amy Dohm
Jayne Doneskey
Michael Donnelly
Dylan Dryer
Michael Dufresne
Jennifer Duncan
Michelle Eble
Michael Edwards
Nicole Emmelhainz
Diana Epelbaum
Jason Evans
Adam Fajardo
Robert Faunce
Maggie Fernandes
Jake Ferrington
Ann Fetterman
Jenn Fishman
Maureen Fitzpatrick
Laura Flint
Christopher Foree
Ashley Fortner
Jen Foster
Elle Fournier
Monica Fox
Kimberly Freeman
Susie Fries
Bridget Fullerton
John Gallagher
Jeff Gard
Sarah Garelik
Lindsey Gendke
Barbara George
Carolyn Geraci
Catherine Gillespie
Brian Gogan
Emma Gomez
Joanne Gonzalez
Michelle Graber
Valerie Gramling
Leslie Grant
Jillian Grauman
Meredith Gravett
Kindall Gray
Angela Green
Nicole Green
Brent Griffin
Charles Grimm
Rachael Groner
Allison Gross
Elliott Gruner
Eric Grunwald
Elisabeth Gumnior
Alexandra Gunnells
Anuj Gupta
Emiliano Gutierrez-Popoca
Pamela Haji
Jennifer Hall
Susanne Hall
LewEllyn Hallett
Rebecca Hallman Martini
Talisha Haltiwanger Morrison
J W Hammond
Cheryl Hampton
Barbara Handt
Susanmarie Harrington
Holly Hassel
Wendy Hayden
Ling He
Edwina Helton
Jill Heney
Joel Heng Hartse
Brandon Herring
Susan Hesemeier
Heather Hill
Matt Hill
Wendy Hinshaw
Corrine Hinton
Kelsey Hixson-Bowles
Titcha Ho
Deborah Hodgkins
Mara Holt
Lauren Hornberger
Analeigh Horton
Andrew Hudgins
Paul Huey-Burns
Rik Hunter
Zita Hüsing
Rossitza Ivanova
Lindsey Ives
Krista Jackman
Lubna Javeed
Kyle Jensen
Helen Jeoung
Chelsea Johnson
Maureen Johnson
Emily Johnston
Leigh Jones
Mikala Jones-Wall
Jay Jordan
Linda Jordan
Tyler Julian
Sean Kamperman
Martha Karnes
Adrienne Kaufmann
Tara Kazmark
Megan Keaton
Erin Kelly
Sara Kelm
Jack Kenigsberg
Stephanie Kerschbaum
Jessica Kester
Stephen Kim
Elizabeth Kimball
Ana King
Carie King
Kristen Kirkman
Amanda Knopf
Laura Kovick
Denise Krane
Maureen Kravec
Sarah Kruse
Joy Kwon
Sarah Lacy
Marisa Lamb
Brenda Lanphear
Ethna Lay
Lisa Lebduska
Meredith Lee
Soyeon Lee
Erica Leigh
Barbara Leplattenier
Ruth Li
Sasha Litzenberger
Andy Jiahao Liu
Janet Lively
Maria Perpetua Liwanag
Nick LoLordo
Nattaporn Luangpipat
Amy Lueck
Jennifer Lutman
Breanna Lutterbie
Quang Ly
Christina Lynch
Kathleen Lyons
Sasha Maceira
Yogita Maharaj
Shiva Mainaly
Shirley Manigault
christina Mar
Holly Marich
Farah Marklevits
Bruce Martin
Londie Martin
Cynthia Martinez
Christine Martorana
Carrie Matthews
Jessica Mattox
Tina Matuchniak
Aurora Matzke
Gabriella Mazal
William McCarter
Megan McIntyre
Adam McKee
Beatrice McKinsey
Cruz Medina
Kristi Melancon
Cynthia Miecznikowski
Benjamin Miller
Daisy Miller
Lynn Miller
Sandra Mills
Lilian Mina
Cynthia Mishlove
Jennifer Mitchell
Kendra Mitchell
Tiffany Mitchell
Jackie Mohan
Kathleen Mollick
Stephen Monroe
Jenna Morton-Aiken
Paul Muhlhauser
Colette Murphy
Brigitte Mussack
Melinda Myers
Nimmy Nair
Siskanna Naynaha
Heather Nelson
Alissa Nephew
lisa nienkark
Trishena Nieveen-Phegley
Matt Noonan
Krystia Nora
Euguenia Novokshanova
Ildi Olasz
Timothy Oleksiak
Adrienne Oliver
Matthew Osborn
Amanda Oswalt
Lana Oweidat
Grant Palmer
Donna Paparella
Courtney Parker
Jessica Parker
Joy Pasini
Kalani Pattison
Matthew Pavesich
Shanna Peeples
Vanessa Petroj
Kelly Peugh-Forte
Danielle Pieratti
Emily Plummer Catena
Mya Poe
Lainie Pomerleau
Kate Pond
Phatik Poudyal
Steven Price
Melody Pugh
Jill Quandt
Jill Quinn
Juval Racelis
Alma Ramirez
Sherry Rankins-Robertson
Diane Ransdell
Kyle Ratsch
Lynn Reid
Rhonda Reid
Brandi Reyes
Marsha Rhee
Tonya Rickman
Tanya Robertson
Glendal Robinson
Shelley Rodrigo
Christine Ross
Kacey Ross
Deborah Rossen-Knill
Jonathan Rovner
Kezia Ruiz
Larissa Runyan
Kate Ryan
Heidi Saenz
Consuelo Salas
Anastasia Salter
Catherine Savini
Sherri Sawicki
Martha Schaffer
Erika Scheurer
Priscila Schilaro Santa Rosa
Anne Schnarr
Amata Schneider-Ludorff
Jennifer Scott
Amanda Scukanec
John Seabloom-Dunne
Emily Sendin
Inês SIGNORINI
Jillian Skeffington
Heidi Skurat Harris
Jenn Sloggie
Alexander Slotkin
Elizabeth Smith
Jason Snart
Lingshan Song
Lauren Springer
Jess Stallings
Jadwiga Staniszewska-De Mott
Jessica Steele
Jennifer Stewart
Stephanie Stewart
Wendy Stewart
Jennifer Stumphy
Billie Tadros
Xiao Tan
Michelle Taransky
Kathleen Tarr
Gina Terry
Jason Tham
HoaiAnh Thanh
Jenny Thomas
Julie Thompson
Lizbett Tinoco
Tamara Toomey
Rachel Trnka
Mika Troutman
Mariya Tseptsura
Franziska Tsufim
Samantha Turner
Kimberly Turner-Shukis
David Tver
Onur Ural
Melissa Valerie
Marisol Varela
Molly Vasich
Elizabeth Vincelette
Beth Virtanen
Nicole Vogler
Jori Waldron
Dana Walker
Amy Wan
Tiffany Wang
Christine Watson
Daniel Weinstein
Rebecca West
Grace Wetzel
Sarah White
Kinlee Whitney
Lydia Wilkes
Mary Williams
Kelly Wilson
Natalie Wilson
Katie Winkelstein-Duveneck
Erica Wnek
Tara Wood
Allison Wright
Allison Wynhoff Olsen
Wei Xu
Ashley Yuckenberg
Grace Zanotti
James Matthew Zarnowiecki
Robert Zawatski
Jesseka Zeleike
Havva Zorluel Ozer
Damian Zurro
