Department of Rhetoric & Writing
Assistant Instructor Orientation/

Wednesday August 20, 2008

Time Event (Room)

8:30 Breakfast (PAR 105)

9:00 Introduction to the Department of Rhetoric & Writing (PAR 105)
(Linda Ferreira-Buckley, Chair)

9:30 Overview of RHE 306 - theoretical underpinnings, curriculum (PAR 105)
(Diane Davis, outgoing-Associate Chair)
Q&A

10:15 [break]

10:30 Advisory Group Session #1 Davis's 398T (PAR 103)
* Research Summaries (samples) Longaker's 398T (PAR 105)
* Major papers (samples)
* Assignment criteria sheets (samples)
* Mapping the course onto a 15-week schedule
* Assignment sequencing for Unit 1

12:30 Lunch (UWC speaker) (PAR 101)

1:30 Advisory Group Session #2 Davis's 398T (PAR 103)
* Classroom ethos Longaker's 398T (PAR 105)
* Running an in-class discussion
* Incorporating the First Year Forum text

2:45 [break]

3:00 Advisory Group Session #3 Davis's 398T (PAR 103)
* First day activities Longaker’s 398T (PAR 105)
* Invention techniques
* Peer reviews (samples/options)
* What to do on days assignments are due

4:30 End of first day

Thursday August 21, 2008

Time Event Room

8:30 Breakfast (PAR 105)

9:00 Advisory Group Session #4___________________________ Davis's 398T (PAR 103)
* RS practice paper Longaker's 398T (PAR 105)
* RS evaluation session (small groups)
* RS grading discussion

10:45 [break]

11:00 Course policies on grading, attendance, tardiness, late papers,movies in the classroom, etc. (PAR 105)

11:15 Advisory Group Session #5 (with DRW ADs) Davis's 398T (PAR 103)
* 306 Syllabus planning with samples Longaker's 398T (PAR 105)

12:30 Lunch (CWRL speaker) (PAR 101)

1:30 Library Session (PAR 105)

2:30 [break]

2:45 Graduate Student Professionalization (PAR 105)
(Wayne Lesser, Graduate Advisor in English)

3:15 Administrative meeting (Jamie Duke) (PAR 105)
* Getting paid
* Required paperwork
* Department Policies/Reminders

3:45 Texas State Employees Union (Rodney Herring) (PAR 105)

4:00 Role of Assistant Directors (Amanda Moulder) (PAR 105)
Scholastic responsibility policy (Joey Taylor)

4:30 End of second day