Writing and computers
Not offered in 1997
Dr I A Snyder
12 points
* 3 hours per week
* Clayton
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have understanding of both writing and the computer writing research literature; the complications involved in the effective integration of computers into a writing curriculum; the advantages and limitations of the use of electronic technologies for learners and teachers; the cognitive, cultural and social influences of computers; the needs of beginning, novice and experienced writers when computers are used. Students should also have developed skills in using different kinds of applications including word processing, electronic mail, the Internet, MOOs and MUDs and hypertext. They should also have developed skills in using these technologies for a range of writing purposes.
Synopsis This subject examines the use of electronic writing technologies in the English/language arts curriculum. It also considers their use for writing in the other core areas of the curriculum. It explores the effects of the use of computers on writers, texts, and on teaching and learning contexts. The subject critically reviews both the writing and the computer writing research literature. It considers how computers can be integrated effectively into a writing curriculum. Further, it encourages thinking about possible research in the area of literacy and computers. The subject provides opportunities to discuss the cognitive, cultural and social impact of computers. It also examines the needs of beginning, novice and experienced writers in computer-mediated literacy contexts. It gives students the opportunity to use computers for a range of writing purposes including an electronic journal in which students record responses to the prescribed readings and to the experience of electronic writing. Topics include writing theory and research, computer writing research, computers and classroom culture, issues in computer-mediated writing, the establishment of effective computer-mediated teaching and learning environments, and using computers in L2.
Assessment Two assignments (1000 words) 20% and (5000 words): 80%
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Presentation of assignments to class for discussion
Prescribed texts
Snyder I Hyptertext: The electronic labyrinth MUP, 1996
Recommended texts
Handa C (ed.) Computers and community: Teaching composition in the twenty-first century Boynton Cook, 1990
Hawisher G E and Selfe C L (eds) Evolving perspectives on computers and composition studies: Questions for the 1990s National Council of Teachers of English, 1991
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