CRDM Student & WCC Graduate Consultant Presents at Writing Education Across Borders Conference

Monique I. Scoggin, M.Ed., graduate student in the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) Master’s program (CAHSS) and NSU Writing & Communication Center (WCC) graduate consultant presented at the Penn State Writing Education Across Borders (WEAB) conference in State College, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27-28, 2019.

From its start in 2011, the WEAB conference brings together applied linguistics, education, rhetoric, and writing studies scholars to discuss research in topics such as  writing, ESL studies, and multi- and trans- lingualism. The 2019 theme was  “Writing Education and the Resurgence of Nationalism.” Scoggin presented “Reinventing the Student Experience,” which focused on the importance of including immigrant student perspectives in the classroom. In her presentation, Scoggin demonstrates how the perspectives offered by immigrant students in composition classes benefit all individuals, as students develop and recognize their identities through the voice(s) in which they write. Scoggin presented in a panel along with Christiane Donahue of Dartmouth College and Université de Lille and Layli Maria Miron of Pennsylvania State University.

After her presentation, Scoggin reflected, “What resonates with me after attending any conference outside of South Florida is something that I was told in my Intro to Education course (a very long time ago): that as a student of the public school system of Miami-Dade County, I was exposed to more diversity than most people and that these experiences were unique and valuable in the field of Education. I recognize that it is through my many multilingual and multicultural experiences that my passion for promoting education and literacy continuously re-ignites.”

To see the full WEAD conference program click here.  To learn more about the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s Program, visit https://cahss.nova.edu/departments/wc/grad-programs.html.