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Laster, Barbara; Butler, Melinda; Waller, Rachael; Vasinda, Sheri; Hoch, Mary; Orellana, Pelusa; Rhodes, Joan; Deeney, Theresa; Scott, D. Beth; Gallagher, Tiffany; Cavendish, Leslie; Milby, Tammy; Rogers, Rebecca; Johnson, Tracy; Msengi, Shadrack; Dozier, Cheryl; Huggins, Shelly; Gurvitz, Debra – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2023
The resiliency of literacy clinics was tested during 2020-2021, as many pivoted from in-person (F2F) to online or 3-way remote learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. University-based literacy clinics advance teacher education, provide services to K-12 students who may need instructional support, and are a laboratory for research. The purpose…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Clinics, Administrators, Teachers
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Arlene Archer – Perspectives in Education, 2023
Writing centres have had to adapt to many challenges, including the move to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Africa this move was complexified by differential access to digital environments and contextual issues such as lack of electricity and rolling blackouts. Writing centres also need to consider the increasing…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Foreign Countries, COVID-19
Beaver, Alaina Feltenberger – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative study investigates tutor and student interaction in an online multiliteracy center (the Hub) at a major public research university. This study addresses a gap in the current literature on how writing centers transition to multiliteracy centers and prepare their tutors for consulting with students around aspects of design. There is…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Multiple Literacies, Qualitative Research, Tutors
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Wolfe, Joanna; Griffin, Jo Ann – Writing Center Journal, 2012
This study directly compares face-to-face writing center consultations with two closely related variations of Online Writing Instruction (OWI). Although the study takes place in a busy, dynamic writing center, the authors try to make their comparisons as systematic as possible so they can better foreground some of the benefits and disadvantages of…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Best Practices
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Baxter, Mary – AACE Journal, 2008
To help students meet the demands of society, the University of Houston is using the framework of learning communities and constructivism to create a cross-disciplinary approach to teaching to provide media-rich thematically linked courses to engage a diverse student population. A case study investigated three semesters of thematically linked…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Approach, English Departments
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Anderson-Inman, Lynne – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1997
Discusses Online Writing Labs--World Wide Web sites designed to support students' writing efforts by providing easy access to electronic resources and online tutoring. Describes three types of these services: resource materials, online tutoring, and information gateways. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Higher Education, World Wide Web, Writing Improvement
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Inman, James A. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
Although the use of computers in secondary school writing centers has been pioneering in some instances, it has at other times been problematic. It is important to be clear at the outset that using particular technologies for the sake of those particular technologies is a bad idea. While technologies are always present in our lives, they are…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Educational Technology
Porter, Bernajean – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1992
Offers questions to guide both initial and ongoing development of a computer writing lab. Discusses ways mobile workstations (consisting of a computer, printer, overhead, and a LCD projection unit) will extend the writing lab. (SR)
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Crawford, James Emil – 1998
The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a profile of writing centers in 12 community colleges governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents, including information on how the centers were established, funding and staffing sources, services provided, constituency demographic information, professional staff development, and the use of electronic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Program Evaluation
Pitel, Vonna J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Discusses the advantages of making the writing center part of the instructional media center in schools and provides some questions to consider in setting up a writing center. Offers three examples of popular writing assignments. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Language Arts, Program Descriptions
Marcus, Stephen – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1990
Provides an update and expansion of an earlier "Delphi Study" which predicted changes that might occur resulting from the impact of technology on the teaching of writing. Provides comments based on recent research. Discusses two books that focus specifically on technology and writing. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Montgomery, Nancy – Composition Forum, 2000
Discusses the redistribution of power and authority invited by networked computers. Examines the changing roles of teachers and tutors as they set up and monitor occasions for writing to take advantage of the increased participation and involvement when students write with computers. Discusses how this valuable experience can be most effectively…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Nicolini, Mary B. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
In this article, the author describes Penn High School's writing center, a technology-supported writing classroom which began in July 1994. The Penn writing center operates as a true "center"--a place for students and teachers, technology and talk, thinking and writing to come together. Every day, more than 200 students visit the writing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Processes
Moore, Dennis – 1983
The computer applications that hold most promise for writers form a large class of utility programs, including word processing and text editing. However, the computer can pose some problems for the student in the writing center. What proportion of writing center students arrive ready to work at the keyboard? Will learning to type present special…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Franklin, Sharon – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Describes the writing lab at Samuels School, a bilingual school in Denver, CO, where students use computers to improve their writing ability. (MG)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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