Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i1NLG6I03429; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:16:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:16:06 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p05100327bc601d5c99e2@[128.148.147.35]> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2851] writing out loud: an online conference X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 4880 Lines: 104 Dear all, >From our colleagues in Canada. Deborah Morgan's work is fabulous - hope you'll be able to participate. Janet Isserlis WRITING OUT LOUD: AN ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE WITH DEBORAH MORGAN MARCH 1 - 28, 2004 Join Deborah Morgan, author of "Writing Out Loud" and "More Writing Out Loud", to talk about writing in literacy programming. Over four weeks Deborah will share what it means to “Write Out Loud," and explore with you ways to encourage writing and to help people find a voice through writing. The conference is free of charge and takes place in asychronous time. All you need to participate is a web browser. A conference ID and password willl be assigned to you when you register for the conference. To register contact Sandy Middleton at smiddleton@literacy.bc.ca. Please be sure to include your first and last names and place of work. WRITING OUT LOUD CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Pre-conference introductions, Diana Twiss: February 23 - 29 Writing Out Loud with Deborah Morgan: March 1 - 28 Post-conference wrap-up, Diana Twiss: March 29 - April 4 BACKGROUND Deborah Morgan has long been a champion of writing, particularly in literacy programming. As the author of "Writing Out Loud" and "More Writing Out Loud" Deborah offers the literacy world support, encouragement, guidelines and a bunch of fun exercises to help us promote writing with our learners. Why is this so popular and so effective? And why is writing so potentially transforming? Experience has taught us that writing freely allows us to write about our lives in new ways. We begin to look at our lives and our world from different angles, gaining new perspective by putting our thoughts, feelings and worries into written words on paper. We begin to play with our language. One of our goals in this on-line conference is to promote the use and value of writing in literacy programming. We want to focus on the value of writing, for "writing and supportively sharing our stories can be an insightful and pleasurable means to self discovery, personal validation, literacy skills development, connection to the community and increased emotional and physical well being." [Mission statement: http://writenet.ca/] The Writing Out Loud approach to writing, used only in a safe, nonjudgmental environment, does not emphasize the mechanics of grammar and spelling. Instead, writing and learning become easy and enjoyable. All writers are respected and supported when they write. Instructors and students write and learn together. No one is excluded from this approach to literacy. Writing Out Loud allows writers to learn through writing and sharing what is important to them. This type of learning is relevant to everyone. In the next four weeks we want to share with you what it means to “Write Out Loud" and explore ways to encourage writing, both from a learner’s and an instructor’s perspective. Ultimately we want to discover ways that we can help people to find a voice through writing, and once found, use their voice. ______________________________________________ Over the past 18 years, Deborah Morgan has worked in the field of adult literacy as a program coordinator, tutor, instructor, researcher, writer, program developer, and special project manager. She is a Past President of the Alberta Association for Adult Literacy as well as Past President of the Literacy Coordinators of Alberta. Her first book, Opening Doors, documented the lived experiences of literacy workers in Alberta, Canada. Her well-received second book, Writing Out Loud and third More Writing Out Loud have gained a following in Canada and around the world. Deborah received the Canada Post 2000 Educator's Award in recognition of her groundbreaking work with the nationally acclaimed Write to Learn Program. She has also been honoured with the International Reading Association Carl Brawn Literacy Award in 1996, the Alberta Literacy Award of Merit in 1998 and the Camrose Chamber of Commerce Education Award in 1999. Deborah lives in Camrose, Alberta. The Writing Out Loud conference is sponsored by The Hub in collaboration with eLit.ca. The Hub is an online community in British Columbia that is a partnership of Literacy BC and Capilano College and is funded by the National Literacy Secretariat, Human Resources Development Canada and the BC Ministry of Advanced Education. eLit.ca is an online community that includes literacy coalitions from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as groups and individuals from many other areas of Canada . Sandy Middleton Projects Manager Literacy BC 601-510 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8 Phone: 604-684-0624 Toll-free in BC: 1-800-663-1293 Fax: 604-684-8520 Email: SMiddleton@literacy.bc.ca www.literacy.bc.ca "We have the power to destroy or heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world." The Buddha
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