54 Wednesday,  9:00  a.m.–12:30  p.m.   HALF-DAY WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS Note:  Each workshop has an enrollment limit. These workshops are designed for maximal interaction between leaders and registrants. In fairness to those who have paid an additional fee (separate from the convention registration fee) for the special experience these workshops offer, no one can be admitted for a workshop once its registration limit has been reached. Morning: 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. MW.1 U. BLOG: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO USING WEBLOGS FOR THE CLASSROOM AND RESEARCH Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Concourse Level, Room 209 A  blog,  or  “Web  log,”  is  a  powerful  and  flexible  tool  for  electronic composition that can function as an online journal, knowledge management tool, community of argument, and more. Because the most popular blog services  are  free,  easy-to-use,  and  accessible  from  any Web-connected computer,  the  facilitators  of  this  workshop  feel  that  blogs  have  unique potential as robust tools for making composition matter.  This workshop introduces participants to blogging, including the concept, tools involved, and classroom applications. Chair:  Barclay Barrios, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Facilitators: George Pullman, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Wendy Austin, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Stephanie Holinka, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Meredith Love, Francis Marion University, Oxford, OH Jeff White, University of Alaska, Anchorage Lisa Spangenberg, University of California at Los Angeles Annie Olson, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX Randolph Cauthen, Bloomsburg University, PA Jennifer Bay, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Krista Kennedy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR Scott Rogers, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater MW.2 MENTORING  MATTERS: A “BEST PRACTICES” WORKSHOP FOR MENTORS OF COMPOSITION INSTRUCTORS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Concourse Level, Room 211 Through a brief whole-group discussion and a series of break-out sessions, workshop  participants  discuss,  evaluate,  and  plan  for  improving  their program’s  mentoring  practices.   Participants  rotate  through  three  of  the following  six  stations:  Mentoring Adjuncts  and  Lecturers,  Institutional