"Fraudulent Practices: Academic Misrepresentations of Plagiarism in the Name of Good Pedagogy," 3rd International Conference on Plagiarism, "Transforming Practice for an Authentic Future," Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, June 24, 2008.
"Border-Crossing in Writing and Research: Problems and Prospects in International Survey Research," 11th International Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (SIG Writing), Lund, Sweden, June 13, 2008.
"The Construction and Transfer of Genre Knowledge Across Limited Task Domains: A Classroom-Based Study," 4th International Symposium on Genre Studies, Tubarao, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2007.
"Designing Effective Assignments" and "Responding to Student Writing," University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 6, 2007. [workshops]
"Writing to Learn/Learning to Write," "Overview of the Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Movement," "Learner-Centered Teaching," Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, May 1-3, 2007. [workshops and presentations]
"Better Writing, Better Learning," University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 12-13, 2007. [workshops]
"In the Blink of an Eye: New Research on Response to Error in Student Writing," 10th
International Conference of the European Association for Research on
Learning and Instruction, Writing SIG, Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 21, 2006.
"Writing at the Center: WAC, WID & WCs," European Writing Centers Association Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 24, 2006. [plenary panel]
"Beyond Doctrine: Encouraging Teacher Inquiry in Communication-Across-the-Curriculum Programs," Writing Development in Higher Education Conference, Milton Keynes, England, May 11, 2006.
"Warp
and Weft: Reflections on the Art of Communication-Weaving," International
Conference On the Road to Sustainable Excellence: Communicating Across
the Curriculum, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 11,
2005. [invited keynote address]
"Permanent
Change: Motivation, Ownership, and Continuous Local Assessment of Writing
and Speaking," First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching
and Learning Through Assessment, Hong Kong, China, June 15, 2005.
"From
Outcomes to Input: Entrusting Departments to Improve Writing," 7th
Annual Symposium on Innovative Teaching, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby,
British Columbia, Canada, May 18, 2005. [Invited keynote]
"Plagiarism
and the International English Student: Strategies for Supporting Learners,"
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 19, 2005.
"Empowering
Learning in Engineering: A Study of Learning Styles, Strategies, and Success
of First-Year Students," International Conference on Engineering
Education and Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic, June 29, 2004.
"Formative
Assessment and Student Learning: Campus-Wide Reform," Assessment
2004: 2nd Biannual Joint Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conference,
Bergen, Norway, June 24, 2004. [co-author with Marilee Bresciani and Jon
Rust; presented by Bresciani]
"Talk
as Text, Text as Talk: The Role of Hybrid Assignments in Teaching and
Learning Across the Curriculum," Conference on Developing Language
and Communication in Higher Education: Trends in Teaching and Research,
Chalmers Lindholmen University, Göteborg, Sweden, June 17, 2003.
"Empowerment
to Learn in Engineering: Preparation for an Urgently-Needed Paradigm Shift,"
6th Conference of the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education,
Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 11, 2003. [Winner
of conference Diamond (First Place) award for the most significant contribution
to engineering education]
"Teacher
Response to AAVE Features in the Writing of College Students: A Case Study
in the Social Construction of Error," International Conference of
the Association of Applied Linguistics, Singapore, Republic of Singapore,
Dec. 16, 2002.
"Permanent
Change: Case Studies of Continuous Program Review and Assessment."
Fourteenth International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education,
Vienna, Austria, July 23, 2002.
"Transformations
at NC State University: Assessment, Program Development, and Continuous
Improvements." Thirteenth International Conference on Assessing Quality
in Higher Education, Glasgow, Scotland, July 26, 2001.
"Genre
and the Concept of Rhetorical Hybridity in Education." Third International
Conference on Genres and Discourse in Education, Work, and Cultural Life.
Oslo, Norway, May 14, 2001.
"Integrating
Writing and Speaking: A Campus-Wide Program. " Fourth International Conference
for Global Conversations on Language and Literacy, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
Aug. 2, 2000. [co-organizer and co-chair of the conference]
"What's
the Language of My Classroom? Reflections on Literacy and Language Awareness
in Education," Third International Conference, Global Conversations
on Language and Literacy, Bordeaux, France, Aug. 7, 1998.
"The Teacher Portfolio: A Tool for Teacher Research, Development, and Assessment,"
Second International Conference, Global Conversations on Language and Literacy,
Heidelberg, Germany, Aug. 13, 1996.
"Academic
Literacies in Higher Education," First International Conference, Global
Conversations on Language and Literacy, Oxford University, Oxford,
England, Aug. 15, 1994.
"Large-Scale Portfolio Assessment: Problems and Issues," Seventh Annual
Conference of the National Testing Network in Writing, Montreal, Canada,
April 10, 1989. [invited speaker]
"Cases
for Writing: Theory, Design, and Use," Fourth International Conference
on the Teaching of English, Ottawa, Canada, May 14, 1985.