March 4–7, 2026 — Mark it on your calendar!
Many of our Crowbirds are flocking to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2026 CCCC Annual Convention, Conferences and our Conversations.
We are thrilled to be leading several poster sessions, panels, and presentations across the span of this convention. If you’re interested in knowing who will be doing what (and also where and when), you’re in the right place!
Qualitative Research Network
Speakers: Neil Baird & Bradley Dilger
Description: Bradley Dilger and his longtime research partner Neil Baird will serve as QRN facilitators, helping scholars develop their research projects. They will also introduce Interview Craft to attendees and invite participation.
Location: Room 6, Convention Center, Concourse Level C3
Enhancing First-Year Writing Instruction at Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Corpus-Informed Pedagogy
Speaker: Anh Dang | Respondent: Shelley Staples
Description: This panel reports on the use of student-authored texts to enhance first-year writing at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Through a fellowship model, we trained instructors in corpus-informed, equity-oriented pedagogy. We present data from four HSIs, share practical materials, and highlight how this approach supports culturally and linguistically responsive writing instruction.
Location: Atrium Ballroom C, Huntington Convention Center, Atrium Floor 1
Examining Writing Skill Improvement Across Proficiency Levels and Language Backgrounds in a Canadian First-Year Writing Course
Presenter: Ji-young Shin
Description: This presentation discusses an assessment of a new first-year writing course at a Canadian comprehensive university. The assessment found differences in writing improvement varied by students’ L1 and initial proficiency level. This study adds to existing scholarship supporting the efficacy of a required first-year writing course and models a methodology for assessing writing development.
Location: Room 23, Huntington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level C2
Centering Craft Knowledge: Developing a Public Resource for Interview Research Methods (Poster Session)
Presenters: Neil Baird & Bradley Dilger
Description: We share a project that supports interview research by making the craft work of scholarship visible for writing researchers at all levels. Our platform shares behind-the-scenes narratives, annotated artifacts, and methodological insights from diverse research projects. This poster showcases the platform, highlights the value of craft knowledge, and invites attendee contribution.
Location: Exhibit Level Common Space, Huntington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level C2
Crow Reunion
Who: All Crow alumni and friends!
Location: Masthead Brewing Co.
Purdue Reunion
Who: All Purdue SLS and RC alumni!
Location: Masthead Brewing Co.
Understanding Community College Instructors’ Perceptions of Corpus-Informed Writing Instruction
Presenters: Shelley Staples & Robyn Ferret
Description: This paper shares research findings and instructor materials from a CCCC funded grant focusing on workshops and implementations with community college instructors. Instructors received training to incorporate corpus-informed pedagogy that centers on an asset-oriented approach to student writing. Participants will leave with concrete ideas for how to integrate this pedagogy into their classrooms.
Location: Room 14, Huntington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level C2
Toward an Engaged Conversation about AI: A Heuristic for Understanding and Teaching Academic Integrity in an Age of Generative AI
Speakers: Susan Miller-Cochran & Anuj Gupta
Description: The speakers share a student-focused heuristic that navigates whether/when/how to use GAI as well as why/how/when to provide attribution. Presented as a decision tree, it asks questions about the nature of sources being used as well as how GAI was consulted, helping writing instructors support deeper learning about the nature of academic integrity and attribution in writing and research processes.
Location: Room 17, Huntington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level C2
A Human-Centered Approach to Teaching AI Competency in the Technical Editing Classroom
Presenters: Shelton Weech & Holly Baker
Description: This presentation describes a human-centered approach to teaching technical editing students how they might incorporate generative AI into their workflows. Presenters share a case study that demonstrates limits of AI in editing, while also sharing how instructors might teach technical editing students to critically assess AI output without sacrificing other core editing competencies.
Location: Room 12, Huntington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level C2
Jobs in English and Transdisciplinary Studies: A Conversation on Distributed Mentoring Frameworks for Job Market Preparation
Presenters: Ghada Seifeddine, Allegra Smith & Marisa Yerace | Respondent: Bradley Dilger
Description: This roundtable shares our experiences coordinating and participating in a job market prep workshop series. We discuss how to use distributed mentoring to support job seekers across diverse identities, roles, and institutions. Workshop alums share how it aided their job market prep. We offer advice for faculty mentoring job seekers and resources for students to participate in future workshops.
Location: Atrium Ballroom D, Huntington Convention Center, Atrium Floor 1
Data-Driven Learning and Attention to Language in the WAC Classroom
Presenter: Aleksandra Swatek
Description: This presentation discusses how data-driven learning (DDL) and corpus tools help students notice language patterns in disciplinary writing. Drawing on Richard Schmidt’s noticing hypothesis, we show how DDL can enhance student attention to language and texts in WAC courses.
Location: Room 18, Huntington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level C2