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• By assuming readers are “average” computer users, the text provides practical advice for using computer technology to those instructors who most need it.

• Provides a basic orientation to what the word processor, e-mail, and the World Wide Web are and how they can be used to facilitate the teaching of writing.

• Includes helpful information on preparing the electronic classroom and specific advice on how to use resources that are available to their maximum advantage.

• Offers extensive attention to the collaborative uses and advantages of computers throughout.

• Presents specific lesson plans for incorporating word processing, e-mail, and the World Wide Web into the composition classroom.

• Advises instructors how to trouble-shoot and quickly address common technological problems and helps them be more confident about working in an electronic environment.

• Includes a primer on how to write a home page for the composition class.

• Includes an extended glossary with helpful explanations for terms specific to computer technology.

Preface.


1.Teaching Writing in an Electronic Environment.

2.Some Guiding Principles.

3.Word-Processing Basics.

4.Using the Word Processor in Class.

5.E-mail Basics.

6.Using E-mail in Class.

7.World Wide Web Basics.

8.Search Engines.

9.Integrating Web Instruction.

10.Preparing the Electronic Environment.

11.Entering the Electronic Environment.

12.Word-Processing Lesson Plan Samples.

13.Lesson Plans Using E-mail.

14.Web-Based Lesson Plans.

Appendix A: Glossary.


Appendix B: Writing Basic Course Web Pages.

Appendix C: Netiquette, Emoticons, and Acronyms.

Appendix D: Troubleshooting Guides.

Appendix E: Online Writing and Grammar Resources.


Appendix F: Select Bibliography.

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  Longman Guide to Peer Tutoring, 2/E
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  ISBN-10: 0205573320 | ISBN-13: 9780205573325
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  Longman Guide to Writing Center Theory and Practice, The
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  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 592 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205574173 | ISBN-13: 9780205574179
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  The Longman Guide to Writing Center Theory and Practice offers, in unparalleled breadth and depth, the major scholarship on writing centers.

   

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  Longman Sourcebook for Writing Program Administrators
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  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205574408 | ISBN-13: 9780205574407
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  Until now, no one collection assembled the most respected and experienced names in the field to address issues facing WPAs. The Longman Sourcebook for Writing Program Administrators does just that, offering essential advice for the novice, the experienced, or the returning WPA.

   

  This book serves as a reference work and handbook for those charged with administering writing programs at colleges and universities. Both English Department Chairpersons and Directors of Writing Programs will find this an essential resource. The book is also intended for graduate-level courses in writing program administration, serving as an introduction to the theory, issues, and practical problems of writing program administration.

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  Longman Teaching Assistant's Handbook
  Wilhoit
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 256 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205573339 | ISBN-13: 9780205573332
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  The Longman Teaching Assistant's Handbook is designed to help new and experienced graduate teaching assistants become more effective teachers, scholars, and members of the profession.

   

  As both graduate students and teachers, many TAs lead a divided life: learning how to balance the demands they face and fill the various roles they play can be difficult if not overwhelming. First-time TAs face the particularly difficult task of learning how to teach while at the same time learning how to succeed as graduate students. Experienced TAs often face the problem of learning how to identify and assume their roles in the profession.  The Longman Teaching Assistant's Handbook is written with both new and experienced TAs in mind. It addresses the concerns new TAs face and offers advice and guidance on the basics of teaching for the first time, while other advice – including the material on professional development, gaining administrative experience and preparing for the job market – will help more experienced TAs. The Handbook offers practical, time-tested advice that TAs can apply directly to their own classes and lives.

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  Teaching in Progress, 3/E
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  Using a Handbook in the Composition Classroom
  Whitton & Wiemelt
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 64 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205573304 | ISBN-13: 9780205573301
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  A good handbook may be the most valuable resource a college student will ever have—but because instructors rarely integrate handbooks into actual classroom activities, students rarely realize what a useful tool they have in their hands.  This little book provides a wealth of advice and activities for using handbooks in composition classrooms.

   

  Focusing on using handbooks not only as grammar and style reference books but also as valuable support for research and writing, Using a Handbook in the Composition Classroom offers instructors a wide range of ideas and strategies for incorporating handbooks into teaching.  The first chapter provides invaluable guidance for committees and individuals about selecting handbooks, and the last part offers sample syllabi for a variety of composition classrooms, correlated to the activities suggested in the chapters on teaching and learning from a handbook.   

   

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