Notes that beyond the challenges of technology and time, online teaching also elicits unexpected introspection about the role as instructors, the changing relationships with colleagues, and the evolving perceptions about the students. Outlines five achievements and challenges associated with online first-year composition. (SG)

Describes a female composition instructor's experiences in a computerized classroom. Notes that the nontraditional nature of the classroom allowed the instructor to avoid identification with the stereotype of the schoolmarm. Argues that, as the computerized approach promotes student freedom, female teachers must assert their authority in ways that…