Deadline extended to Dec 15 for ATTW 2015 Research Methods Workshops

March 17, 2015 12:30-4:30

Scholarships Available!

The Research Methods Workshops are an initiative of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) aimed at providing an opportunity for those entering the profession and those less trained in research to develop more sophisticated research skills.

This year, ATTW is sponsoring two Research Methods Workshops:

• Bill Hart-Davidson, Michigan State University, and Ryan Omizo, University of Rhode Island, on Analyzing Large-Scale Datasets in Writing Studies, and

• Huatong Sun, University of Washington Tacoma, on Analyzing Digital Writing in a Cross Cultural Framework.

These two half-day workshops will be held in Tampa on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 12:30-4:30.  This is the day preceding the ATTW conference (March 18) and the CCCC conference (March 18-21).

Each workshop focuses on a methodology for data analysis and is designed to help researchers devise and try out an analytic approach.

Analyzing Large-Scale Datasets in Writing Studies with Bill Hart-Davidson and Ryan Omizo focuses on methods for using machine-learning algorithms to assist in the rapid analysis of a large text corpus.

Analyzing Digital Writing in a Cross Cultural Framework with Huatong Sun focuses on how to use a dialogic view of local culture to examine cross-cultural data and articulate local technology-mediated practices as uptakes in the age of globalization. 

Complete descriptions of these workshops can be found at:

Hart-Davidson and Omizo: http://attw.org/node/188623
Sun: http://attw.org/node/188624

Registration for each workshop is $100.  Ten scholarships of $200 each are available to graduate students to defray the cost of the workshop and hotel.

Participation in these workshops is awarded on a competitive basis and constitutes a place on the ATTW program.

To apply for a place in one of these workshops, complete the application form found at: http://attw.org/sites/default/files/ATTW2015WorkshopApplication.pdf

Send it along with a 1-page description of your project to cgeisler@sfu.ca. Applications are due December 15, 2014 and acceptances will emailed to you by Jan 2.

Questions about these workshops can be directed to Cheryl Geisler (cgeisler@sfu.ca), Chair of the ATTW Committee on Research.