Michigan Speech Coaches, Inc. meeting

108

1pm- 6 pm

Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Assoc. meeting

108

First Breakout Sessions

4:30pm – 5:45pm

Rm.#

4:30pm – 5:45pm

 Michigan Interscholastic Speech League meeting

112

6:00pm

 Dinner – MASC collects from members

Assembly Hall/Cultural Center Tour

7:00pm-10:30pm

Presentation by Theo Sypris & Words from Senator Carl Levin

 Assembly Hall

 Breakfast – Paid for by MASC

Assembly Hall

Second Breakout Sessions

9am-10:00am

The Rhetoric and Communication Strategies of the 2008 Presidential Election
Chairs:Dr. Ray Quiel, Eastern Michigan University & Dr. Kelly Young, Wayne State University
This panel will explore the rhetoric and persuasive strategies used by the presidential candidates and parties in the 2008 election. The panel will encourage audience participation and discussion.

108

9am-10:00am

Performance Panel
Chairs: Dale Cottrill & Gus Schaffer, Macomb Community College
This panel will help start the Saturday morning sessions with lighthearted cuttings from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream," presented by students. Faculty will add a more serious note from "Hamlet," and other classical literature.

110

9am-10:00am

Basic Course Assessment
The panel presents a model for assessing course outcomes through a pedagogically embedded learning outcomes assessment.  Based on their experience implementing the model, panelists will discuss conceptualization for assessment projects, interpreting results, and determining future directions for continuous course improvement. 
Panelists:
Michael Tew, Eastern Michigan University
Emily Windermann, Eastern Michigan University
Cara Williams, Eastern Michigan University
Jeri Burnett, Eastern Michigan University

112

Third Breakout Sessions

10:00am-11:15am

Joint High School & Collegiate Forensics Roundtable
This roundtable is open to all high school and collegiate forensics participants and coaches. The aim of this panel is to discuss joint problems and concerns that impact all forensics programs in the state of Michigan.

108

10:00am-11:15am

 Intercultural Communication & Fulbright Opportunities
Theo Sypris, Midwest Institute
This roundtable is a follow up to the keynote address on Friday evening. Theo Sypris will answer questions concerning Fulbright scholarships, studying abroad and intercultural communication.  

110

10:00am-11:15am

Challenges for Secondary Teacher Preparation:  Curriculum and Certification
This Forum is intended to stimulate discussion and activism regarding the preparation of Speech and Theatre teacher in Michigan’s secondary schools.  Continuing trends in curriculum and certification at the state and national levels present challenges to current and prospective teachers, as well as to the institutions who prepare teachers for work in the discipline.   Panelists will offer experientially based perspectives and will facilitate group discussion regarding responding to these challenges.

Michael Tew, Eastern Michigan University

112

Fourth Breakout Sessions

11:30am-12:30pm

 G.I.F.T.S. (Great Ideas for Teaching Speech) and T.I.E.S. (Teachers’ Idea Exchange & Support
Chair: Tushar Oza, Oakland University
Panelists: Adna Howell, Delta College
Ray Quiel, Eastern Michigan University
Sandy Pensoneau-Conway, Wayne State University
Carole Bennett, Oakland Community College
Tushar Raman Oza, Oakland University

108

11:30am-12:30pm

MASC President’s Roundtable on Communication Leadership & Future of the Conference—Dr. Janet McKenney, MCC, President of MASC; Dr. Kelly Young, WSU, Vice-President of MASC
This session is an open forum to address the future of MASC and to discover how the organization can best serve its members and the Michigan speech communication community.

110

12:45-2pm

 Officer’s Luncheon

Assembly Hall