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Peer reviewedRoth, Audrey J. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1986
Offers five easy ways to help teachers become a computer expert: (1) meet a computer; (2) meet people experienced in using computers; (3) learn the lingo; (4) read about computers; and (5) find out what computers can do. (EL)
Descriptors: College English, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, English Instruction
Teichman, Milton; Poris, Marilyn – 1988
To learn more about the initial effects of word processing on essay-writing performance and on writing apprehension, eight English instructors at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, conducted a one-semester controlled experiment with freshmen in eight randomly selected college writing classes. Eighty students wrote essays using terminals…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1985
This first-year progress report considers the objectives and achievements of CompuEnglish, a project developed at Saddleback College's North Campus (California) to introduce word processing skills into traditional composition classes. Section I offers a summary report on progress as of 1985, reviewing the four phases of project implementation and…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1986
Designed to be used as a reference and guide for students enrolled in the CompuEnglish Program at Saddleback College North (SCN) in California, this workbook introduces word processing skills that can be used to write better compositions for English and other classes. The workbook contains a copy of the syllabus used in SCN's Freshman Composition…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1985
A summary is provided of the activities and outcomes of Irvine Valley College's (IVC's) CompuEnglish Project, a program designed to introduce word processing skills in Freshman Composition classes and assess improvements in student writing. First, introductory material describes efforts in computer-based composition undertaken at other schools,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
