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Vurdien, Ruby – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
Today Web 2.0 technologies, including blogs, are presenting both teachers and learners with new horizons in the field of language teaching and learning. A blog is an online journal which can be continuously updated by its users (Matheson, 2004). People can write their views at their own pace without space and time constraints. Blogs aid in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing Skills, Electronic Publishing
Reiss, Donna – 1995
The letter format, whether on paper or on computers, fosters student collaboration and a virtual community. Letters have real audiences, even when those audiences are fictional, as in epistolary novels and imaginative writing assignments. Most adult, non-traditional students (such as those at Tidewater Community College in Virginia) know that…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Reiss, Donna – 1996
No instructional technique has brought introductory students in literature at Tidewater Community College (Virginia) closer to the genuine in poetry than writing their way into a work, in particular, writing combined with individual and collaborative activities that engage multiple senses and establish learning communities. Adapting to a computer…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
O'Connor, Penny; Chatham-Carpenter, April – 1998
One of the challenges in teaching a hybrid Basic Course in Communication is the wide variety of topics that can be covered in one semester. Two basic course instructors have found that their recently opened Basic Course computer lab gave them the opportunity to develop interdisciplinary assignments to help more efficiently address various…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Uses in Education, Group Activities
Rainey, Carolyn – 1996
Technology can be incorporated as a tool in business communication courses to help students format, revise, and enhance pieces of writing. The capabilities of the microcomputer should be introduced slowly to build competencies and confidence. This paper provides instructional tips and activities for introducing technology into assignments. Steps…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Wang, Yu-mei – 1996
This case study involved designing an electronic-based environment to explore the effectiveness of electronic mail (e-mail) as a writing tool for dialogue journaling. The setting for this study was an intermediate-level reading and writing class in the American English Institute Program on the campus of a large public university. Over a period of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Dialog Journals, Electronic Mail, English (Second Language)
Bos, Nathan – 1997
Students can make authentic contributions to the World Wide Web (WWW) and learn critical evaluation skills by publishing reviews of WWW resources. A project which served as a pilot study was implemented where high school students wrote and published reviews of resources they used as part of an inquiry-based science curriculum. Students were…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Viewing
Pan, Alex – 1996
Computerized storybook maker programs can motivate young children to learn to read and write as they play. This study compared perceptions and performances of young children and adult students on the StoryBook Weaver program. Participants were 26 first graders and 23 preservice teachers. Both groups of students were asked to compose stories on a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Childrens Writing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction