Computers in the literacy classroom
Dr Ilana Snyder
Summer semester * Clayton
This subject is designed for anyone interested in the use of the new electronic writing technologies in the teaching and learning of writing. The subject has both a theoretical and a practical base. Relevant theory and research is examined and its implications for teaching and learning discussed. Students also have the opportunity to use computers for a range of writing purposes, including an electronic journal to record responses to readings and to the experience of electronic writing. Word processing and hypertext software is available for students' use in a laboratory setting. The subject examines the effects of the use of computers for writing on classroom culture. It considers the ways in which computers can be integrated effectively into the writing curriculum and classroom practice. There is no single prescribed text.
Assessment
One assignment (4000 words)
Recommended reading
Scrimshaw P (ed.) Language, classroom and computers Routledge, 1993
Zeni J Writinglands: Composing with old and new tools NCTE, 1990