Examines different ways in which a range of computer-mediated communication tools can be used in similar classroom settings. Argues that curriculum design for writing classes is inextricably tied to how computer communications will be used in the class. Presents results of a semester-long study of two first-year writing classes using computers.…

Describes the Electronic Networks for Interaction (ENFI) Project undertaken at Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf. Explains that the project sought to give students an opportunity to use written English in ways that hearing people routinely used spoken English. Identifies both writing successes and instructor objections to the…