Spring 2017 Semester Schedule
Other presentations can be found at the Archive of the TESL/ALT Brown bag Colloquium Series.
Sessions may be video recorded based on requests from the lecturers and panelists. Recorded sessions will have a clickable “Video of the presentation” link.
| Date & Time | Presenter(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | John Levis, Carol Chapelle, David Russell, & Teresa Smiley | Grad Connections & Brownbag Panel Series (1): PhD Students Annual Review - Open Forum Video of the presentation |
| 02/24/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | Jim Ranalli, Charissa Menefee, Craig Rood, & Matthew Baker | Grad Connections & Brownbag Panel Series (2): On-Campus Academic Job Interviews - Job Talks |
| 03/03/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | Jim Ranalli & Evgeny Chukarev-Hudilainen | Assessing and Scaffolding L2 Students' Engagement in Academic Writing with Biometric Technology Video of the presentation |
| 03/24/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | Lauren Malone, Sockwun Phng, Kimberly Becker, Derek Hanson, & Samuel Ascoli | Grad Connections, Phorum, & Brownbag Panel Series (3): Teaching with Technology Roundtable Video of the presentation |
| 04/07/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | Angie Mallory, Rachel Alsup, Molly Backes, & Zhi Li | Grad Connections, Phorum, & Brownbag Panel Series (4): The Non-Academic Job Search Video of the presentation |
| 04/14/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | Tom Ballard, Kim Becker, & Jordan Smith | The Words with Which We Reflect: A Study of the Language Used in Student ePortfolios Video of the presentation (Coming soon) |
| 04/21/2017 Friday, 12-1pm | Gary Ockey | Do Speaking Assessments Which Require Listening Differentially Impact the Scores of More and Less Proficient Test Takers? |
Abstracts
Grad Connections & Brownbag Panel Series (1): PhD Student Annual Review – Open Forum
John Levis
(Director of Graduate Education, ENGL)
Teresa Smiley
(Graduate Program Staff Assistant, ENGL)
Carol Chapelle
(Area Group Coordinator, AL)
David Russell
(Area Group Coordinator, RPC)
Graduate Connections is partnering with the TESL Brownbag series to host this open forum on the new annual review process for graduate students in both the RPC and AL programs. Faculty members Carol Chapelle and David Russell, DOGE John Levis, and Grad Studies staff Teresa Smiley will describe the annual review process and requirements before opening the floor to questions from attendees. Responses on the recent survey indicate an interest in learning more about departmental and graduate college policies; since annual reviews will be required for all Ph.D. students from this year forward, we thought this policy-related panel would be especially useful! Coffee and snacks will be provided–please bring your own mug for coffee!
Note: This video is accessible with ISU IDs only.
[Date: Friday, February 10; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
Grad Connections & Brownbag Panel Series (2): On-Campus Academic Job Interviews – Job Talks
Jim Ranalli
(Assistant Professor, ALT)
Charissa Menefee
(Associate Professor, CWE)
Craig Rood
(Assistant Professor, RPC/SpCm)
Matthew Baker
(Graduate Student, RPC)
Part IV of four-panel series on the academic job search focuses on the on-campus portion of the process. Hear a panel of faculty and graduate students talk about preparing for the job talk, the teaching demonstration, and the little moments in between planned interview events such as meeting administration and faculty. Coffee and snacks will be provided–please bring your own mug for coffee!
[Date: Friday, February 24; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
Assessing and Scaffolding L2 Students’ Engagement in Academic Writing with Biometric Technology
Jim Ranalli
(Assistant Professor, ALT)
Evgeny Chukarev-Hudilainen
(Assistant Professor, ALT)
Abstract coming soon
Note: This video is accessible with ISU IDs only.
[Date: Friday, March 3; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
Grad Connections, Phorum, & Brownbag Panel Series (3): Teaching with Technology Roundtable
Lauren Malone
(Graduate Student, RPC)
Sockwun Phng
(Graduate Student, TESL)
Kimberly Becker
(Graduate Student, ALT)
Derek Hanson
(Graduate Student, RPC; ISUComm OLT Member)
Samuel Ascoli
(Lecturer, RPC)
Grad Connections is partnering with the TESL Brownbag series and Phorum to host this roundtable discussion about ways to incorporate technology in the classroom. We’ll first hear brief presentations from graduate students about how they are using technology and then break into small groups to discuss ways we can incorporate technology into our own classrooms. Coffee and snacks will be provided–please bring your own mug for coffee!
Note: This video is accessible with ISU IDs only.
[Date: Friday, March 24; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
Grad Connections, Phorum, & Brownbag Panel Series (4): The Non-Academic Job Search
Angie Mallory
(RPC Graduate)
Rachel Alsup
(RCPC Graduate)
Molly Backes
(Graduate Student, CWE)
Zhi Li
(ALT Graduate)
Grad Connections is partnering with the TESL Brownbag series and Phorum to host this panel discussion about how a graduate degree in English can translate to jobs in industry and about good approaches for creating materials for a non-academic job search We’ll first hear from our guest panelists about their work in non-academic fields and then take time for attendees to ask questions. Coffee and snacks will be provided–please bring your own mug for coffee!
Note: This video is accessible with ISU IDs only.
[Date: Friday, April 7; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
The Words with Which We Reflect: A Study of the Language Used in Student ePortfolios
Tom Ballard
(Graduate Student, RPC)
Kim Becker
(Graduate Student, ALT)
Jordan Smith
(Graduate Student, RPC/ALT)
Abstract coming soon
Video of the presentation (Coming soon)
[Date: Friday, April 14; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
Do Speaking Assessments Which Require Listening Differentially Impact the Scores of More and Less Proficient Test Takers?
Gary Ockey
(Associate Professor, ALT)
Abstract coming soon
Video of the presentation (Coming soon)
[Date: Friday, April 21; Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm; Location: 212 Ross Hall]
Other presentations can be found at the Archive of the TESL/AL Brown bag Colloquium Series.