Call for Papers 2008
Papers in English and Spanish Accepted
Submission deadline: December 31, 2008
In linking the power of teaching to a broadening of our vision, Eugenio María de Hostos affirmed the power of education. In honor of our namesake's belief, we have created Touchstone, a new journal devoted to the scholarship of teaching and learning and published yearly by the Magda Vasillov Center for Teaching and Learning.
Grindley, Carl James. Still Life, The Memoirs of a Supervillain, and The Fear of Contagion. Omnibus ed. published as: ICON: Three Works of Fiction. Ed. Miles Newbold Clark. Il. Robert Vaughan Clifton. San Francisco: No Record Press, 2008.
-----. “A Season in Yale,” In ICON. Ed. Miles Newbold Cark. Il. Robert Vaughan Clifton. San Francisco: No Record, 2008. 1-50.
-----. “Extract from The Fear of Contagion.” On No-Record Press (December 2007). Retrieved January 16, 2008. <http://www.no-record.com/stories/fear.html>
----- and Kathleen Kane. “Incorporating “Unteachable Texts”: American Renaissance Literature in English Composition.” In The Scholarship of Teaching: Faculty Development Through Cross-Campus Collaboration. Ed. Harriet Shenkman and Susan Polirstok. New York: Bronx Community College Center for Teaching Excellence, 2007. 58-61.
-----. “The Elementary Middle Ages.” In Mass Market Medieval. Ed. David Marshall. New York: McFarland, 2007. 140-153.
-----. Review of: Treasures of the British Library. Compiled by Nicolas Barker and the Curatorial Staff of The British Library. London: The British Library, 2005, in The Journal of the Early Book Society 10 (2007): 238-239.
-----. Review of: Women’s Letters Across Europe, 1400-1700: Form and Persuasion. Ed. Jane
Couchman and Ann Crabb. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005, in The Journal of the Early Book Society 10 (2007): 246-247.
-----. Review of: Siân Echard and Stephen Partridge, eds. The Book Unbound: Editing and Reading Medieval Manuscripts and Texts Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004, in Envoi 11.2 (Fall 2006 [2007]): 51-54.
Presentations:
Grindley, Carl James. “Integrating WAC With General Education Core Competencies in an Online Environment—The Example of English 215: The Bible and Literature.” 9th Biennial International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference. Austin, TX. May 29-31, 2008.
-----, Amanda Bernal-Carlo, Isabel Li, Kim Sanabria, and Lucinda Zoe. “Marketing GenEd at Hostos Community College,” 4th CUNY General Education Conference. Baruch College, New York, NY. May 2, 2008.
-----. “‘Burning for You:’ Immolation, Beowulf and Beyond.” 43rd annual Medieval Congress. The University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI. May 5-8, 2008.
-----. “The Trope That Will Not Die: Anti-Fraternalism in Contemporary Film.” 29th Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum. Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH. April 22-35, 2008.
-----, Meredith Clermont-Ferrand, Robin DeRosa, Karolyn Kinane, Ann McClellan, and Meriem Pages. Roundtable on Teaching Undergraduate Medieval and Renaissance Literature. 29th annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum. Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH. April 22-25, 2008.
-----. “Shakespeare’s Peasants on Film.” Literature/Film Association Conference. The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. October 11-14, 2007.
-----. “Somewhere between parody and adaptation: Hamlet II.ii.308-318 from Stage to Screen.” Literature on Screen Conference. Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA. September 20-23, 2007.
Kim Sanabria, Ph.D.
Language and Cognition Department
CONTRIBUTORS:
Amanda Bernal-Carlo, Ph.D. Natural Sciences
Gina Cicco, Ph.D.
Education
Gina Cicco, Ph.D. Education
Presentations:
Cicco, Gina. “An Inquiry Group Investigation: Are We Teaching Critical Thinking Skills?” The Fourth Annual CUNY General Education Conference. Baruch College of The City University of New York, New York, NY. May 2, 2008.
-----. “Culturally-Sensitive School Counselors: Helping to Bridge the Achievement Gaps of Bilingual Students.” Third Annual Bilingual Education Conference. Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York, Bronx, NY. September 28-29, 2007.
Miguel Correa, Ph.D.
Humanities
Eileen Kennedy, Ph.D.
Education
Paula Korsko, Ph.D.
Language and Cognition
Miriam Laskin, Ph.D.
Library
Miriam Laskin, Ph.D. Library
Presentations:
Laskin, Miriam. “Library Instruction Assessment at Hostos Community College.” Bibliographic Instruction Special Interest Group. Metropolitan New York Library Council, New York, NY. April 1, 2008.
Isabel Li, M.Phil
Hostos Academic Learning Center
Héctor López, D.B.A.
Business
Catherine Lyons, M.S.
Library
Christine Mangino, Ph.D.
Education
Christine Mangino, Ph.D. Education
Publications:
Mangino, C. (2007). “What if we taught college students the way they learn?” What If? Promising Practices for Improving Schools. Eds. Rita Dunn & Shirley A. Griggs. Lantham: Rowland & Littlefield Education, 2007. 30-36
Presentations:
Mangino, Christine. “Learning Responsive Classrooms.” Faculty Development. Grand Concourse Academy Charter School. Bronx, NY. April 16, 2008.
-----. “Using E-Folios: Just a Click Away to Standards.” Instructional Technology Conference. Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY. April 4, 2008.
-----. “How US Schools Implement Learning Styles.” Workshop for Learning and Teaching Styles. Shanghai, China. October 21, 2007.
-----. “How US Schools Implement Learning Styles.” Workshop for Learning and Teaching Styles. Beijing, China. October 20, 2007.
-----. “How Homework Increases the Achievement Gap for Bilingual and Minority Students.” 3rd Annual Bilingual Conference. Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY. Sept. 28, 2007.
-----. “Are You Teaching the Way Your Students Learn?” League for Innovation in the Community College Learning Summit 2007. Dallas, Texas. June 25, 2007
-----. “Is it Time to Rethink Homework?” Open. Bronxnet TV. April 4, 2007.
-----. “Adolescence and Rebellion.” Parent Education Workshop. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Merrick, NY. November 14, 2006.
-----. “Using Positive Discipline and Building Self-Esteem.” Parent Education Workshop. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Merrick, NY. November 12, 2006.
-----. “Using Whole Brain Learning.” Faculty Workshop. Nassau County BOCES, Seaman’s Neck Middle School, Seaford, NY. November 7, 2006.
-----. “Using Tegrity as a Tool.” Instructional Technology Conference. Hostos Community College, New York. October, 2006.
-----. “Are You Teaching the Way Your Students Learn?.” Second Annual Bilingual Conference. Hostos Community College, New York.
-----. “Certification Requirements for Learning-Styles Trainers.” Learning Styles International Network Conference, August 6-12, 2006, Copenhagen, Denmark.
-----. “Are You Teaching the Way Your Students Learn?” NISOD 28th Annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 30, 2006. Austin, Texas.
-----. “Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners to Meet the Standards of NCLB.” Bilingual Education Conference, September 16, 2005. Hostos Community College, New York. September 15, 2006.
-----. “Using Learning-Style Strategies to Increase Student’s Academic Achievement.” Workshop presented to faculty at Oregon State University. Corvallis, Oregon. March 4, 2005.
-----. “Accommodating College Students’ Learning Styles to Improve Achievement.” Association for Teacher Educators. Chicago, Illinois. February 14, 2005.
Núñez-Rodríguez, Nelson. “Using Stories to Engage Students: All we need is love (Case study based on evolution)”. General Education Conference. Baruch College, New York, NY. May 2, 2008
-----. “‘We are connected, are they?’ Bridging the Colleges in the Bronx: Making Transfers Work.’ General Education Conference. Baruch College, New York, NY. May 2, 2008
