Refereed Conference Presentations
Eighteenth Century Crowdsourcing. Panel on “The Rhetorical Wisdom of Crowds: Circulation, Community, Culture.” Rhetoric Society of America. Minneapolis, MN. May 30, 2010.
Disturbances in the Force: Vandalism and Readerly Agency in Wikipedia. Panel on “Re/Composing Communities: Technological Disruption in Shifting Publics.” Computers and Writing. Purdue University. May 21, 2010.
Re-writing the Author: Textual Curation and Ownership in Wikis. Panel on “Redefining Intellectual Property in the Digital Copyright Debate.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. March 13, 2009.
Chronicling the 35W Bridge Collapse with Classroom Wikis. With Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. San Francisco, CA. March 11, 2009.
Writing Machines: Authorial Agency and Bot-Written Texts in Wikipedia. Panel on “Textual Machinery: Agency, Responsibility, and Automation.” Rhetoric Society of America. Seattle, WA. May 25, 2008.
Writing Trust: Authority and Trust in Wikipedia. Panel on “Public Trusts: The Rhetorical Construction and Negotiation of Trust in Multiple Contexts.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s). Little Rock, AR. Oct. 5, 2007.
“The Book ’Tis Not Mine”: Ephraim Chambers and the Intellectual Commons. Panel on “Eighteenth Century Media.” Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Minneapolis, MN. July 12, 2007.
Genette’s Poetics of Transtextuality as a Framework for Understanding Authorship in Blogs. Panel on “Blogologies.” Computers and Writing. Detroit, MI. May 18, 2007.
Inspiration, Imitation, Adaptation: Hellenic Conceptions of Originality. Panel on “Ancient Authors: Authorial Invention in the Greek Rhetorical Tradition.” American Society for the History of Rhetoric, NCA. San Antonio, TX. Nov. 18, 2006.
“What Does It Matter Who Is Speaking?”: Situational Authorship in Wikis. Panel on “Authorship, Ownership, and the Internet.” Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: A Cross-Disciplinary Conference. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sept. 23, 2005.
Methodological Issues Relevant to the Study of Authorship in Wikipedia. New Media Research @ UMN: an Interdisciplinary Conference on New Media and Internet Studies. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Sept. 16, 2005.
The Author and the Commons: Authorship in Blog Environments. Panel on “Owning Knowledge: New Intersections of Intellectual Property, Technology, and Academia.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. March 18, 2005.
Contemplating the Classroom. With Barbara L’Eplattenier. South Central MLA Conference. Hot Springs, AR. Nov. 1, 2003.
National Workshops
Preparing for the Job Market. With Kenny Fountain, Jordynn Jack, Paul Strob, and Bradford Vivian. Rhetoric Society of America. Minneapolis, MN. May 30, 2010.
Blogging and Academics. With Scott Rogers and Jeff Ward. Workshop on “U Blog: A Practical Introduction to Using Weblogs for the Classroom and Research.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Antonio, TX. March 24, 2004.
Campus Workshops
WRT 307 Workshop Series, Spring 2010. Coordinator and speaker. SU Writing Program.
- Incorporating Social Media in the PTW Classrom. April 13, 2010
- Incorporating Technology in Core Assignments. March 30, 2010.
- PTW Textbook Assessment Process. March 2, 2010.
- Teaching Instructions Assignments. With Maureen Fitzsimmons and George Rhinehart. Feb. 9, 2010.
- Inaugural session. With Lois Agnew. Jan. 26, 2010
Beyond Blackboard: Wikis in Any Writing Class. Professional Development session with George Rhinehart and Rachael Shapiro. SU Writing Program. Feb. 17, 2010.
Using Wikis in the Writing Classroom. With Matt Williams. Tech Talks Series, UMN Department of Writing Studies. Feb. 20, 2008.
Writing the Dissertation Prospectus. With Kenny Fountain. Writing Studies Doctoral Candidates Writing Group. Nov. 19, 2007.
Preliminary Exams Preparation. With John Logie, Greg Schneider, and Mary Wrobel. UMN Department of Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication. Feb. 9, 2007.
Weblogs and Wikis in the Classroom. With Clancy Ratliff. Faculty Fellowship Program, UMN Digital Media Center.
- Nov. 16, 2005
- Feb. 10, 2005
Copyright in the Classroom: A Primer. A Brief Guide to Fair Use and TEACH Act Compliance.
- UALR Rhetoric and Writing Faculty In-Service. Oct. 17, 2003.
- Composition Instructors Orientation. UALR Department of Rhetoric and Writing. Aug. 21, 2003.
Campus Colloquia
Recruitment Day Faculty Panel. SU Composition and Cultural Rhetorics program. Feb. 24, 2010.
Research in Digital Technical Communication. Invited speaker, Methods Madness colloquium. SU Composition & Cultural Rhetorics Program. Nov. 18, 2009.
Comparative Research in Authorship Studies. Invited speaker, course in Student Authorship: The Naturalization of Power (CCR 720), taught by Rebecca Moore Howard. SU. Oct. 20, 2009.
Q&A on Preparing for the Job Market. SU Composition & Cultural Rhetorics Program. Sept. 21, 2009.
Charting the Course: Advice for Graduate School. With Lois Agnew, Rebecca Moore Howard, and Steve Parks. Community Day, SU Composition & Cultural Rhetorics Program. Aug. 28, 2009.
Artificial Intelligence: A Dialogue. Invited speaker, course in Technology, Self, and Society (WRIT 3371), taught by John Logie. UMN. April 28, 2009.
Bot-Written Texts in Wikipedia. Invited Speaker, New Media Breakfast. UMN Institute for New Media Studies. April 2, 2009.
Teaching Network Literacy with Blogs. Invited speaker, seminar in Teaching Digital Writing (CL 5410), taught by Richard Beach. UMN. Sept. 23, 2008.
Wikis and Digital Authorship. Invited speaker, seminar in A Critical Look at The Internet (MLS 5100), taught by John Logie. UMN. July 8, 2008.
Authorship and Ownership in Wikipedia. Invited Participant, Networks and Neigborhoods in CyberSpace Symposium sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Research, MN Futures Program, and the UMN Digital Technology Center. Feb. 11, 2008.
Technology, Ethics, and the Nazi State. Invited Speaker, course in University Writing (WRIT 1301), taught by Jeff Ward. UMN. Nov. 9, 2007.
Wikipedia and Wikiality. Invited speaker, course in Internet Tools and Issues (WRIT 3401), taught by Miranda Brady. UMN. Oct. 8, 2007.
Teaching Digital Composition with Blogs. Invited speaker, seminar in Teaching Digital Writing (CL 5410), taught by Richard Beach. UMN. Sept. 25, 2007.
Graduate Student Research Roundtable. With Kenny Fountain and Greg Schneider. Recruitment Day, UMN Department of Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication. Feb. 23, 2007.
Finding Your Dissertation Topic. Invited speaker, seminar in Applied Research Methods in Scientific and Technical Communication: Case Studies (RHET 8012), taught by Laura Gurak. UMN. Feb. 5, 2007.
Corporate Contributions to the Commons via Blog and Wiki Environments. UMN Industrial Affiliates Program Annual Colloquium. May 16, 2005.
Blogumentary Panelist. With Dan Gillmor, Shane Nackerud, Chuck Olsen, Nora Paul, and Rex Sorgatz. UMN Institute for New Media Studies. Feb. 3, 2005.
Into the Blogosphere: New Models of Research and Publication with Blogs. With Laura Gurak, Smiljana Antonijevic, Laurie Johnson, Clancy Ratliff, and Jessica Reyman. UMN Fall 2004 Feminist Studies Colloquium Series. Nov. 29, 2004.
WebVet Panelist. Interactive Distributed Learning Certification Course taught by Aimee Colmery Dixon, UALR Scholarly Technologies and Resources (STaR) office in association with UALR Provost’s Office.
- Feb. 25, 2004
- Sept. 23, 2003