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Peer reviewedWeiss, Timothy – Journal of Business Communication, 1985
Describes a game-like writing exercise that uses the principle of "divide and conquer" to teach technical description. (PD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Descriptive Writing, Educational Games, Technical Writing
Download full textSchwartz, Helen J. – 1986
Computer use in the English classroom has the potential to help students enjoy and integrate their learning of writing and reading of literature in new ways. This new relationship between the student and machine-readable text can be thought of in terms of Alvin Toffler's theory of the "prosumer," a person who uses Information Age…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education
Goldsmith, Marc; Robertson, Ann – 1988
Since spring 1987, Mitchell College has included a computer laboratory component in its basic writing curriculum to teach students word processing skills. The development of the program posed a number of challenges: (1) introducing word processing to all students without revising the curriculum; (2) designing a computer facility that could serve…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Microcomputers, Private Colleges
