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How Rhetoric and Composition Described and Defined New Media at the Start of the Twenty-First Century
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Courtney L. Werner – College Composition and Communication, 2017
In this article, I argue that new media is defined and situated within two distinct scholarly conversations ("composing in contemporary society" and "composing in academia") and has varied definitions supporting arguments made within these overarching conversations. Discussions of new media contribute to rhetoric and…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Writing (Composition), Social Media, Mass Media
Processing Professorial Words: Personal Computers and the Writing Habits of University Professors.
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Case, Donald – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Based on interviews with university faculty, describes the impact of word processing upon their writing habits. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Higher Education, Influences, Professors
Computer-Based Writing: Navigating the Fluid Text.
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Catano, James V. – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Explains how a year of observing two successful novelists write and revise on the computer provided a number of ideas that are encapsulated in the concept of a fluid text or the writer's conscious avoidance of a text that becomes static or fixed. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Behavior Patterns, Creativity, Editing
Student Writers and Word Processing: A Preliminary Evaluation.
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Harris, Jeanette – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Reports on a small pilot study that investigated the effect of word processing on the revision of six college freshmen. The results suggested that word processing did not encourage students to revise more extensively. (HOD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition)