Forum on "The Research Paper in the 21st Century" at 2002 Tech Summit

Among the pre-conference meetings at this year's Summit on "Collaboration in Teaching and Learning" will be one focusing on the opportunities and challenges of teaching and writing research papers in the 21st century.  This forum on Thursday, October 24, from 1-3 pm will be of particular interest not only to English faculty but to all faculty in the arts and humanities who ask students to do analytical writing based at least in part upon their research of online and traditional sources.  

The challenges of using the research assignment as a legitimate learning tool have grown with the proliferation of potential resources on the WWW.  Yet these online resources also provide real opportunities for teaching/learning.  In the roundtable discussion of this forum, faculty will share their experiences with teaching research writing.  Topics of presentations by panelists will include 

• evaluation of electronic and traditional sources

• methods for avoiding and responding to plagiarism

• strategies for teaching responsible and effective use of quotation and paraphrase

• distinguishing between the research report and the analytical essay

To suggest additional topics (or to volunteer to serve as a panelist), please email Dr. Tom Fish.

New Online Humanities Journal to Debut Soon

The next issue of Nantahala: A Review of Writing and Photography in Appalachia will be publish in October, shortly before the 2002 Tech Summit. This new issue will include the results of the context on student poetry sponsored by the journal.  

Nantahala is an online quarterly publication of photography, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction connected with the Appalachian region.  It was established through a collaborative project funded by the ACA.  Leaders in this project are Rob Merritt, Associate Professor of English at Bluefield College, Cy Dillon, Library Director of Ferrum College, Mark Roberts, Director of the Writing Center at Virginia Intermont College, and Joe Champagne, Associate Professor of Photography at Virginia Intermont.  

To review the current issue of Nantahala, or to obtain more information on its editorial policies and submission procedures, visit the journal's website at http://www.nantahalareview.org/.