Computers and Composition
1996 Volume 13, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Thomas Jefferson's computer
Catherine F Smith
That Thomas Jefferson was a prolific writer is generally recognized. Less well known are his contributions to the history of writing technology. Jefferson invented or improved devices for composing... More
pp. 5-21
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Virtual connections and real boundaries: Teaching writing and preparing writing teachers on the internet
Robert P. Yagelski & Sarah Powley
The project described in this article was intended to bring together, electronically, a group of high school student writers and university undergraduate English-education majors; the purpose was... More
pp. 25-36
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Approaching the information superhighway: Internet collaboration among future writing teachers
Marion Harris Fey & Michael J. Sisson
To assist future writing teachers during the pivotal period of student teaching, an asynchronous electronic seminar and support group was formed for students teaching in schools as much as 60 miles... More
pp. 37-47
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Computer-assisted illustration and instructional documents in technical writing classes
Gary R. Hafer
Because preparing manuals electronically is a growing requirement for technical writing professionals, and because technical writers now often work concurrently with illustrators, designers,... More
pp. 49-56
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From liquid paper to typewriters: Some historical perspectives on technology in the classroom
James Kalmbach
This article argues that one of the best ways that teachers can cope with new technology is by relating innovative uses of technology to old uses of technology. Two examples are offered: The impact... More
pp. 57-68
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The current nature of hypertext research in computers and composition studies: An historical perspective
Scott Lloyd Dewitt
Although the professional literature makes numerous claims concerning hypertext's influences on the acts of reading and writing, few of these claims are supported by carefully designed empirical... More
pp. 69-84
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Microethnographies of electronic discourse communities: Establishing exigency for e-mail in the professional writing classroom
Kristine L. Blair
This article shows the way in which microethnography can be an effective tool for analyzing the possibilities and constraints of electronic discourse by overviewing two e-mail ethnography projects,... More
pp. 85-91
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Facilitating college writers' revisions within a generative-evaluative computerized prompting framework
Thomas H. Reynolds & Curtis Jay Bonk
Many who teach and/or study writing processes report that college writers do not routinely revise their own texts. Some also suggest strategies for instructional intervention that support writers... More
pp. 93-108
