Sterling R. E. Havens Writing Symposium: Opportunities and Challenges of A.I.

Join faculty from SMU and across Texas to address the dynamic future of university writing. Free and open to the public. Lunch included. This event will consist of keynote speakers and panels made up of Directors from writing programs across Texas, in addition to other stakeholders in the field. We will share best practices, curriculum ideas, and discuss how writing programs might evolve and adapt to new technologies. This inaugural writing event is made possible by the generosity of Sterling R. E. Havens.

9:00-10:00am Breakfast

10:00 Welcome and Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Daniel Ernst
Asst. Prof. English
Texas Women's University

11:00-11:15am Break

11:15am-12:30pm Writing Program Directors Panel

Dr. Stephanie Amsel
Teaching Professor/ Director of Writing and Reasoning
Southern Methodist University

Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
Co-Director of First-Year Experience
Coordinator of First-Year Seminar
Associate Professor of English
Texas Women's University

Dr. Charlotte Hogg
Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Department of English
Texas Christian University

Dr. Carie S. Tucker King
Clinical Professor, Director of First-Year Writing
University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Kathryn Raign
Director of First-Year Writing
University of North Texas

12:30-1:45pm LUNCH

1:45-2:00pm Break

2:00 Pedagogy Panel
4-5 speakers/10-12 minutes each

3:15-3:30pm Break

3:30 Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Casey Boyle
Assoc. Prof. of Rhetoric
University of Texas at Austin

5:00 Wrap-up and Happy Hour/light bites

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