Electronic Writing Centers: Computing in the Field of Composition [Paperback]

D. Coogan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 1999 | ISBN-10: 1567504299 | ISBN-13: 978-1567504293

This book describes the emerging practice of e-mail tutoring; one-to-one correspondence between college students and writing tutors conducted over electronic mail. It reviews the history of Composition Studies, paying special attention to those ways in which writing centers and computers and composition have been previously hailed within a narrative of functional literacy and quick-fix solutions. The author suggests a new methodology for tutoring, and a new mandate for the writing center: a strong connection between the rhythms of extended, asynchronous writing and dialogic literacy. The electronic writing center can become a site for informed resistance to functional literacy.

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"Dave Coogan's work is important not just because he was one of the first (or maybe "the" first) to seriously engage in online tutoring, but because he is able to place the practice within a sophisticated theoretical context without losing touch with the firm soil of practical experience. His exploration of online tutoring is grounded in long by a sense of history and possibility."-Eric Crump, National Council of English Teachers

Book Description

Describes the emerging practice of e-mail tutoring and suggests a new methodology for tutoring as well as a new mandate for the writing center.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Science (May 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567504299
• ISBN-13: 978-1567504293
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,038,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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