Suggests it is commonplace among rhetoric and composition faculty to expect those who assume discipline-related administrative positions to become vulnerable at tenure time. Looks closely at the problem of gaining tenure in English departments when one is not a literary specialist. Suggests several possible approaches to establishing a successful…

Discusses the ideological dimensions of writing instruction software. Discusses errors and assumptions of choosing software for writing instruction. Suggests that all software decisions must be tested against the instructor's own self-conscious and informed understanding of the goals of writing instruction. (RS)

Addresses faculty members' fears about how they and students in their classes will change as distance-education courses are introduced into university curricula. Considers three especially important areas of change: teacher roles, education goals, and student learning. Concludes with practical applications. (SG)

Observes two writing teachers, enthusiastic about computers, teaching for the first time in networked computer classrooms. Finds resistance to change attributable to unfamiliarity with hardware and software, the need to cope with print text and electronic text, and conflict between models of writing instruction brought to the facility and that…

Describes a project that brought together, electronically, a group of high school student writers and university undergraduate English education majors. Notes that the project raised important and difficult questions about using Internet for writing instruction. Describes difficulties encountered. Explores questions raised about use of computer…

Describes a female composition instructor's experiences in a computerized classroom. Notes that the nontraditional nature of the classroom allowed the instructor to avoid identification with the stereotype of the schoolmarm. Argues that, as the computerized approach promotes student freedom, female teachers must assert their authority in ways that…

Describes an asynchronous electronic seminar and support group for student teachers. Notes that the discussions focused on teaching strategies, curriculum design, resources for reading and writing, and classroom management. Suggests that the seminar introduced future writing teachers to the benefits of peer collaboration. Offers a model to assist…

Offers insights into the electronic net as it is encountered by professional women English instructors of color. Suggests new directions for research on the influence of socioeconomic class and culture on composition instructors. Demonstrates that although recognition and acceptance of class and cultural difference is fundamental to literacy…