Introduction

Reasons for using Technology

Teaching Suggestions

Creating and Analyzing Writing Community By Publishing Essays Online

Conducting Online Workshops

Web Forum/Chat Discussions

Using Technology as a Basis for Discussing Rhetorical Context and Audience

Using E-mail to Communicate With Students

Using the Web Forum as a Syllabus

Online Research -- Topic Searches

Online Research - Finding Sources

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Set-up Instructions

Web Forum Workshops:

  1. Ask your students to post their drafts online to the Web Forum. For instructions on how to use the Web Forum visit: https://writing.colostate.edu/ceilidh/cheatsheets/ceilidh_info.htm
  2. Once the essays are online, assign partners or groups as you would for a regular workshop, and give students a deadline by which they must post their response. It is usually advisable to make the deadline 24 hours before using class-time to discuss the responses. This ensures that students will be able to view their feedback prior to coming to class.
E-mail Workshops:
  1. Ask students to exchange papers with their workshop partner or group during class-time.
  2. For homework, have students send e-mail critiques to their partner(s). It is also advisable to ask students to send you a copy of the e-mail they send to their partner(s).
  3. Again, make sure to allow enough time between the deadline and the in-class workshop to allow students to view the feedback from their classmates.