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Writing@CSUAbout This Site |
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Writing@CSUAbout This Site |
The Writing@CSU Web site and its Writing Studio are designed to help you as you write. Our goal is to provide an experience similar to a well-run workshop -- timely advice from teachers, feedback from other writers, helpful examples and demonstrations, and access to tools that can help you write effectively for varied audiences and occasions.
Writing@CSU and Writing Studio Development Director: Mike Palmquist, Professor of English, (970) 491-3132, Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.edu
Writing Center Director: Lisa Langstraat, Associate Professor of English, lisa.langstraat@colostate.edu
Writing Across the Curriculum Director: Sarah Sloane, Professor of English, sarah.sloane@colostate.edu
This project was conceptualized in 1991 by Kate Kiefer, Mike Palmquist, Dawn Rodrigues, and Don Zimmerman. Funding was obtained from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's Programs of Excellence competition in 1992 and ran through June 1998. During this period, Mike Palmquist and Don Zimmerman served as project directors. Palmquist focused on design and development, while Zimmerman focused on assessment. Initial development was conducted in Asymetrix Multimedia Toolbook and resources were made available through the University's wide area network. In 1996 and 1997, the materials were converted for use on the Web. The site used the same name -- the Colorado State University Online Writing Center -- that it had used when it was a network application. In 1998, the site was renamed the Writing Center to reflect the convergence of efforts between the Writing Center Web site and the Campus Writing Center. In 2001, a new name -- Writing@CSU -- was chosen to emphasize the center's commitment to creating a community of writers centered on but extending beyond Colorado State University. The Writing Studio project, which allows writers to create and save work in password-protected accounts, began in 1999 and was officially announced in December 2004. In August 2005, the Writing Studio and Writing@CSU sites were combined into a single Web-based learning environment.
The Writing Studio builds on resources we've created on Writing@CSU since 1992, including our writing guides, demonstrations, tutorials, and links to other resources on the Web.
To Create an Account: If you would like to use the Writing Studio, or if you're a teacher who would like to use the Studio for your class, please create a password-protected account. (View our privacy statement.)
To Contribute to the Studio: We're committed to sharing our work with as many writers and writing teachers as possible. If you'd like to contribute to our efforts, perhaps by authoring a instructional materials or by offering suggestions and evaluative comments, please contact Mike Palmquist at Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.edu or (970) 491-3132.
Chief Programmer & Editor
Additional Coding
Cold Fusion and Javascript Programming
CGI Script Development (Pre 2000)
Multimedia Toolbook Prototype
Credits for content development are provided in the "Authors and Contributors" links on the main pages of resources on this site.
Current WebSite Design
WebSite, 1999-2001
WebSite, 1996-1998
Toolbook Prototype, 1992-1996
The Writing Center received its first funding in 1992 from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's Programs of Excellence competition. Funding from the CCHE continued through June 1998. Additional funding during that period was provided by the following units at Colorado State University:
Current funding for the project is provided by the Office of the Provost/Academic Vice President at Colorado State University, the CSU Department of English, and the CSU College of Liberal Arts.
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Copyright information can be found in our disclaimer.
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