Why Teach Writing With Computers?
A Collection of On-line and Print Resources
CONTENTS: Conferences & Discussion Groups | Journals | Critical Computer Literacy | Research & Practice | Technology & Course Curriculum | Professional Development | On-line Bibliographies & Resources
If you'd like to make suggestions for additions, please e-mail Cindy: cindy@wambeam.net
Conferences& Discussion Groups
Computers & Writing 2003, Discovering Digital Dimensions: the premiere face-to-face conference for those interested in teaching with computers.
Computers & Writing Online 2003: A free companion conference for Computers and Writing 2003. This conference takes place on-line, during the month preceeding the face-to-face conference.
DEOS: The Distance Education Online Symposium, sponsored by the American Center for the Study of Distance Education, out of Penn State. Many resources, including information on subscribing (free) to the e-mail discussion list (DEOS-L).
Kairosnews: A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.
Academic Journals
Academic.Writing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Communication Across the Curriculum. Web journal and resources.
Computers & Composition & Computers and Composition Online. an International Journal for Teachers of Writing.
Currents in Electronic Literacy: an electronic journal published by the Computer Writing and Research Lab of the Division of Rhetoric and Composition at The University of Texas at Austin.
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication: on the web since 1996.
Journal of Literacy and Technology: an online journal for teachers.
The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment: "an interdisciplinary forum where initiatives that combine technology, learning theory, and assessment are shared."
Kairos: a Journal for Teacher's of Writing in Webbed Environments. This journal is published three times a year. It is free, and it includes many excellent articles and reviews.
Pre/Text. hardbound journal, on-line journal, on-line discussion group. This focuses on rhetorical theory, but often considers rhetoric from a digital perspective.
Critical Computer Literacy
Bernhardt, Stephen. "The Shape of Texts to Come." College Composition & Communication 44.2 (1993): 151-175.
Bolter, Jay D. Writing Space: The Computer, Hypertext, and the History of Writing. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991.
Cooper, Marilyn M., and Cynthia L. Selfe. "Computer Conferences and Learning: Authority, Resistance, and Internally Persuasive Discourse." College English 52.8 (1990): 847-869.
Day, Michael, et. al. "Pedagogies in Virtual Spaces: Writing Classes in the MOO." Coverweb. Kairos: 1.2 (1996). http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/1.2/index.html
Faigley, Lester. Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition. Pittsburgh: U of Pitt, 1992.
"Gender and Electronic Discourse." Special Coverweb. Kairos: 2.2: http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/2.2/index.html
Herrington, Anne and Charles Moran. "What Happens When Machines Read Our Students' Writing?" College English 63.4 (2001): 480-499.
Kolko, Beth E., Lisa Nakamura, and Gilbert B. Rodman. Race in Cyberspace. New York: Routledge, 1999.
Lanham, Richard A. The Electronic Word. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Selfe, Cynthia. "Introduction" and Chapter One: "Literacy & Technology Linked." Technology and Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: The Importance of Paying Attention. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Univ. Press (Studies in Writing & Rhetoric), 1999.
Selfe, Cynthia L. "Technology and Literacy: A Story About the Perils of Not Paying Attention." College Composition and Communication 50.3 (1999): 411-436.
Selfe, Cynthia L. and Susan Hilligoss. Literacy and Computers: The Complications of Teaching and Learning with Technology. New York: MLA, 1994.
Wolf, Alecia. "Exposing the Great Equalizer: Demythologizing Internet Equity." Cyberghetto or Cybertopia? Race, Class & Gender on the Internet. Ed. Bosah L. Ebo. Westport: Greenwood, 1998.
Research & Practice
Baker Whelan, Laura. "What Writing Students Get From the Net: Using Synchronous Communication to Develop Writerly Skills." Kairos: 6.1 (2001): http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/6.1/binder.html?coverweb/whelan/index.html
Bernhardt, Stephen A., Patricia G. Wojahn, and Penny R. Edwards. "Teaching College Composition with Computers: A Timed Observation Study." Written Communication, 7 (1990): 342-73.
Cooper, Marilyn M. "Dialogic Learning Across Disciplines." Journal of Advanced Composition, 14 (1994): 531-546.
Harris, Leslie D., and Cynthia A. Wambeam. "The Internet-Based Composition Classroom: A Study in Pedagogy." Computers and Composition 13.3 (1996): 353-371.
Hawisher, Gail E. "Research and Recommendations for Computers and Composition." In Critical Perspectives on Computers and Composition Instruction. Ed. Gail E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. Selfe. New York: Teachers College Press, 1989. 44-69.
Hawisher, Gail E., Cynthia L. Selfe, Charles Moran, Paul LeBlanc. Computers and the Teaching of Writing in American Higher Education, 1979-1994: A History. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1996.
Sullivan, Patricia, and James E. Porter. Opening spaces: Writing Technologies and Critical Research Practices. Greenwich, Conn.: Ablex, 1997.
Integration of Technology & Course Curriculum
"Beyond Normal: Teaching and Learning in Virtual Spaces, C & W 2002." Coverweb (several articles). Kairos: 7.3 (2002): http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/7.3/binder2.html?coverweb.html#assess
Eyman, Douglas Andrew. "Hypertext And/As Collaboration in the Computer-Facilitated Writing Classroom." Kairos: 1.2: http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/1.2/features/eyman/bridge.html
Hawisher, Gail, and Cynthia Selfe. "The Passions That Mark Us: Teaching, Texts, and Technologies." In Passions, Pedagogies, and 21st Century Technologies. Eds. Gail Hawisher and Cynthia Selfe. Logan: Utah State UP, 1999. 3-12.
Holdstein, Deborah and Cynthia L. Selfe. Computers and Writing: Theory, Research, Practice. New York: MLA, 1990.Klem, Elizabeth, and Charles Moran. "Computers and Instructional Strategies in the Teaching of Writing. In Evolving Perspectives on Computers and Composition Studies. Eds. Gail E. Hawisher & Cynthia L. Selfe. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English: 1991. 132-149.
Klem, E., and Charles Moran. "Teachers in a Strange LANd: Learning to Teach in a Networked Writing Classroom. Computers and Composition, 9.3 (1992): 5-22.
Moran, Charles. "From a High-Tech to a Low-Tech Writing Classroom: 'You Can't Go Home Again.'" Computers and Composition. 15.1 (1998): 1-10.
Schwartz, Helen J., and Lillian S. Bridwell. "A Selected Bibliography on Computers in Composition." College Composition and Communication, 35 (1984): 71-77.
Best Practices & Professional Development
An Informal Rational for Using Chats in the Composition Classroom: by Michael Day.
Columbia Guide to Online Style: the basic style guide is here, with information on the rest of the book. This style guide is devoted to elements of citation for on-line resources.
Computer Teaching Tips: Simple Ideas for Teaching Writing in Computer Labs, a collection compiled by Steve Krause. Assignment ideas and suggestions.
Cyber English: developed by Ted Nellen.
Other On-line Bibliographies & Resource Lists
Computers & Writing: "Mapping the State of the Field," compiled by Michael Moore.
Distance Education Resources: by Wendy Greenstein.
MOOshop Bibliography: readings for beginning MOO teachers.
Computers & Composition: on-line bibliography (complete listing of the journal's articles).
Hypertext and Hypermedia: a Select Bibliography, by Scott Stebelman.
This bibliography was initially developed as a handout for a presentation at the 2001 Western States Composition Conference. Cindy Wambeam, Barbara Sitko, and Maria J. Estrada created the original resources list.
Cindy Wambeam currently maintains this site. If you'd like to make suggestions for additions, please e-mail Cindy: cindy@wambeam.net
Last Updated April 2003