Wiring The Writing Center

by Eric Hobson

Overview

Published in 1998, Wiring the Writing Center was one of the first few books to address the theory and application of electronics in the college writing center. Many of the contributors explore particular features of their own "wired" centers, discussing theoretical foundations, pragmatic choices, and practical strengths. Others review a range of centers for the approaches they represent. A strong annotated bibliography of signal work in the area is also included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874212556
Publisher:	Utah State University Press
Publication date:	09/01/1998
Edition description:	1
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

Table of Contents

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS....................VII INTRODUCTION Straddling the Virtual Fence Eric H. Hobson....................ix
ONE The Look and Feel of the OWL Conference Barbara Monroe....................3
TWO Email "Tutoring" as Collaborative Writing David Coogan....................25
THREE Reflection and Responsibility in (Cyber) Tutor Training: Seeing Ourselves Clearly on and off the Screen Rebecca Rickly....................44
FOUR WAC on the Web: Writing Center Outreach to Teachers of Writing Intensive Courses Sara Kimball....................62
FIVE Have You Visited Your Online Writing Center Today?: Learning, Writing, and Teaching Online at a Community College Clinton Gardner....................75
SIX The Other WWW: Using Intranets to Reconfigure the Who, When and Where of Network Supported Writing Instruction Kurt P. Kearcher....................85
SEVEN Wiring a Usable Center: Usability Research and Writing Center Practice Stuart Blythe....................103
EIGHT Drill Pads, Teaching Machines, and Programmed Texts: Origins of Instructional Technology in Writing Centers Neal Lerner....................119
NINE Virtual High School Writing Centers: A Spectrum of Possibilities Pamela B. Childers, Jeannette Jordan, James K. Upton....................137
TEN The Community College Mission and the Electronic Writing Center Ellen Mohr....................151
ELEVEN Random Memories of the Virtual Writing Center: The Modes-to-Nodes Problem Ray Wallace....................163
TWELVE Computers in the Writing Center: A Cautionary History Peter Carino....................171
THIRTEEN UnfURLed: 20 Writing Center Sites to Visit on the Information Highway Bruce Pegg....................197
FOURTEEN Computers and Writing Centers: An Annotated Bibliography Steve Sherwood....................216
WORKS CITED....................231
CONTRIBUTORS....................242
INDEX....................246

Editorial Reviews

Provides writing center directors and their staffs with both the theoretical and practical aspects of setting up the electronics for the writing center. Contributors explore particular features of their own set-ups and review other centers for their strengths and weaknesses. Includes an annotated bibliography of important work in the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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