Article – Page 15 – Online Writing Centers Association

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) and the Forum: A Tool for Writers in Distance Education Environments (2002)

Post author:Jenelle
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I explain, through recent research, why asynchronous feedback provides effective, individualized writing instruction to students with various learning styles and how collaborative learning is fostered through threaded discussion groups. The article then offers strategies for offering written feedback to students in discussion group environments by combining instructional material from the static web pages on the department's OWL.

Computers and the Perception of the Writing Center (2001)

Post author:Cynthia Pengilly
Post published:January 1, 2001
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Keywords Asynchronous, Student-tutor relationship, Collaboration, Nondirective feedback, Question support First Paragraph For most universities, writing centers are becoming increasingly common enhancements of campus life. For some of these centers, computers…

Comparing Email and Synchronous Conferencing in Online Peer Response (2001)

Post author:Jenelle
Post published:January 1, 2001
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This article details study results comparing e-mail and synchronous conferencing as vehicles for online peer response.

Making Synchronous, On-line Tutorials Easier: Microsoft’s NetMeeting 3.1 (2001)

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Post published:January 1, 2001
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Writing center staff will be glad to know that in upgrading NetMeeting from 2.1 to 3.1, Microsoft has introduced some significant improvements which will make synchronous, on-line tutorials easier and more efficient to conduct than in the past.

E-mail Tutoring and Apprehensive Writers: What Research Tells Us (2000)

Post author:Cynthia Pengilly
Post published:January 2, 2000
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Keywords: asynchronous, email, access, writing apprehension, anxiety, privacy, hierarchy, equal participation

Cyberspace and Sofas: Dialogic Spaces and the Making of an Online Writing Lab (2000)

Post author:Cynthia Pengilly
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Keywords asynchronous, written feedback, discussion boards, synchronous, text-chat, chatrooms, dialogic spaces, website design Citation Information Type of Source: Book Article Authors: Eric Miraglia, Joel Norris Year of Publication: 2000 Title: "Cyberspace…

Emerging (Web)sites for Writing Centers: Practicality, Usage, and Multiple Voices under Construction (2000)

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Keywords program description, writing across the curriculum (WAC), website design, research study, usability questionnaire Citation Information Type of Source: Book Article Authors: Michael Colpo, Shawn Fullmer, Brad E. Lucas Year…

Advice to the Linelorn: Crossing State Borders and the Politics of Cyberspace (2000)

Post author:Cynthia Pengilly
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Keywords asynchronous, synchronous, MOOs, community colleges, cross-institutional collaboration, program description, program development Citation Information Type of Source: Book Article Authors: Jennifer Jordan-Henley, Barry M. Maid Year of Publication: 2000 Title: "Advice…

Ethics, Plugged and Unplugged: The Pedagogy of Disorderly Conduct (2000)

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Keywords synchronous, MOO, ethics, pedagogy, virtual misbehavior, disorderly conduct, sexual harrassment Citation Information Type of Source: Book Article Author: Jane Love Year of Publication: 2000 Title: "Ethics, Plugged and Unplugged: The…

Centering in the Distance: Writing Centers, Inquiry, and Technology (2000)

Post author:Cynthia Pengilly
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Keywords community-based literacy, technology, technological literacy, event-based discourse Citation Information Type of Source: Book Article Author: Gail Cummins Year of Publication: 2000 Title: "Centering in the Distance: Writing Centers, Inquiry,…