Computers and Composition Instructors' Resource Page
Welcome to DeVry's Online Writing Support Center. The information provided here is intended to help you understand how the Internet can enrich your writing-- whether you are a writing student or a writer who is an Internet novice.
From "digital dialogue," which provides opportunities to exchange ideas with people who share your interests, to "cyber-searching," which enables you to tap the immense information resources of the Internet, to web authoring, which allows you to be an information provider for an audience of millions, the Internet is a place where you can join an ongoing, steadily growing conversation and practice and perfect your writing in the very real virtual world of cyberspace.
Resources for Composition I, which introduces and refines skills in expository writing, focusing on the writing process, from invention through revision and proofreading.
Digital Dialogue Discover how to enter the conversations of the Net with e-mail, news, and simultaneous chat. Cyber Reference Desk Discover the many online aids for composing and revising: reference works, grammar and style resources, and even online feedback.
Resources for Composition II, which introduces research and argumentation.
Searching Cyberspace Explore the various search engines available for locating resources on the Internet and test yourself with an Internet treasure hunt. Using Cybersources Answer the questions: How do you verify that the source is reliable? How do you document the information you have discovered? What are current issues and laws concerning intellectual property in the electronic age?
Resources for Professional Writing, which introduces the formats and principles of professional writing.
Web Authoring Become an information provider by creating a home page on the World Wide Web. Discover how to find a focus, select from the available design elements, and produce HTML documents. Pro Net Learn how DeVry graduates use the 'Net in the workplace.
Other Resources on this Web
Computers and Composition Resource Page Explore selected Internet sites of interest to instructors who wish to begin surfing the Net to learn more about computers and writing instruction.
Online Communications Glossary Look up Internet terms in this hypertext glossary, with links to related training manuals and associated web sites
CREW Title Page (Compact for Responsive Electronic Writing
Preamble
Whereas: We believe in Hypermedia and the World Wide Web ...
Whereas: Hyperdocuments are not simply Collections of Nodes and Links, but Articulations of Nodes and Links in Space ...
Whereas: the Space of Hypermedia is not the Space of the Book ...
Whereas: "When depth gives way to surface, under-standing becomes inter-standing. To comprehend is no longer to grasp what lies beneath but to glimpse what lies between" (Taylor and Saarinen) ...
Whereas: We feel "the need to use computer networks as a means for creating new forms of collective intelligence, of getting humans to interact with one another in novel ways" (De Landa) ...
Whereas: It's better to do it than to write about it ...
We Therefore Commit ourselves to a New Venture in the Intercourse of Language and Ideas
Douglas Eyman's Digital Space at WISE
Composition Links on the 'Net for Students and Teachers of Composition
Hawaii Education & Research Network (HERN)
HERN is a research project supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Networking Infrastructure for Education (NIE) program. HERN is designed to explore the implementation and use of high speed networking infrastructure to reform educational practice at all levels of public education in Hawai`i.
Purdue On-Line Writing Lab Web Server Home Page
At Purdue, students come to the Writing Lab to talk with tutors about planning and writing their papers. On-line, the Writing Lab offers other services as well, including some of our materials on topics such as commas, resumes, formats (such as MLA or APA) for citing sources, non-sexist language, and other information. You can also find useful links to sources of information for your research papers and other writing.
I have designed this page as "Link Central" for my friends and colleagues in the Department of English at Iowa State University. I will make every attempt possible to update these anchors regularly. If you'd like to see any additions to this list, or if you experience any problems, feel free to e-mail me: psisler@iastate.edu.
Texas Tech University Writing Center
The On-Line Writing Center (OLWC) combines the consulting services available in the University Writing Center with the convenience of the World Wide Web and email. Writers have access to knowledgeable readers who are qualified to make comments and suggestions of drafts of writing assignments. On-line tutors can help at any stage of the composing process, and while we do not proofread or edit, we will respond to specific concerns. The OLWC also offers online search tools, and references to other online writing centers. (On-line worksheets are also available.)
The Alliance for Computers and Writing
The Alliance for Computers and Writing had its ORIGINS in the concept that more and more people are beginning to use technology in their writing classrooms and therefore require an immediate and continuing source of practical information, principally information shared by more experienced colleagues.
The OPERATING STRUCTURE AND MISSION of the ACW are still evolving, for the demands of a rapidly changing computer and information technology and its effects on education require new and imaginative approaches to how teachers and researchers remain informed and active. The MEETING of the ACW Board of Directors in El Paso last spring describedsignificant changes in the operating structure coming now into effect.
The Alliance seeks to coordinate the ideas and efforts of the following for the following: individual teachers and researchers academic institutions business entities (publishers, software vendors, etc.)
Computers and Writing Teaching Assistants and Adjuncts Association
The CWTA (Computers and Writing Teaching Assistants and Adjuncts Association) is a growing collective of members from many campuses across the United States who are working or have worked in computer labs in the capacity of graduate assistants or adjuncts. Based loosely on the model of the Wyoming Resolution and the efforts of adjunct faculty in English departments, our goal is to construct a clear set of criteria, responsibilities, and job titles that are appropriate for the work we do.
The ability to write well is often a major qualification for admission to graduate and professional schools and a key factor in career advancement. The goal of the Writing Center is to help you improve your writing by working with experienced instructors on the academic, personal, and professional writing you're already doing: essays, lab reports, research papers, business letters, resumes, cover letters, and so forth.
The Center's free instructional services are available to all Rensselaer students. You can stop by whenever you want to work on your writing; no appointment is necessary.
Online Help for Common Writing Assignments and Problems; Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Other Reference Tools; Cristian Perez's Internet Resources for Technical Communicators Other Internet Writing Centers and Resources Collections of Sample Resumes; Dictionaries, Style Manuals, Usage
Voice of the Shuttle: Technology of Writing Page
Writing at MU: the Online Writery
Writery Resources
Gallery: crafts and arts, word and image The web is a publishing environment. This is one place you can publish your work, whatever it is (as long as you like it and want to share it).
Re/search: Links to web search tools & directories that can help locate needles of information in the haystack of the Internet.
Skim & Dive: cool places in netland Annotated links to other interesting spots on the web and various URLs collected by various 'websplorers.'
Writing Stuff: Links to online guides and helpfiles and whatnot on a variety of writing-oriented places/subjects.
Teaching Stuff: All the usual stuff--syllabi, bibliographies, reviews--plus, we hope, opinions about that stuff from students and teachers.
Computers & Networks: Links to a wide variety of helpfiles and FAQs about stuff like the World-Wide Web, gopher, mailing lists, mailer software, etc.
Paperless Papers: Scholars in many fields are thinking about and doing research on the net as a social and educational environment. We've got links to some of the interesting papers that are coming out on the subject.
Hompages: cybertutors, WITS tutors, turboteachers & students Learn more about the people who hangout hereabouts. Add your homepage to the collection, if you want!
Freshman Interest Groups: A new program designed to provide freshman students with learning communities when they arrive on campus.
MU Institute For Instructional Technology: A program designed to help teachers learn how to use computing and network technologies, with particular emphasis on innovative classroom uses.
(Center includes a Real-time MOO.)
Undergraduate Writing Center (UT Austin)
- General Information
- Hours and Location
- Internet Access
- Writer's Advice
- Line Procedures for Becoming a Consultant Handouts
- Writing Center Resources
- The Writer's Block
- Substantial Writing Component Courses
- Research and Educational Resources
- Writing Resources for Communication
- Scholars Multi-User Domains
- Dictionaries
- APA and MLA Citation Styles
- Internet Citation Information
- Useful U.T. Austin Home Pages
The University of Michigan OWL
The OWL offers a comprehensive writing resource that takes advantage of the interactive capabilities of the Web. Students are able to consult with academic peer writing tutors online, get current scheduling information about on-site tutoring, search reference materials, and access similar resources around the globe.
The original conception of the OWL was an e-mail based writing exchange between students and academic peer writing tutors. The OWL has expanded to the Web in order to provide both students and tutors with a more effective utility. We hope you find this page easy to use, and we would appreciate any commments or suggestions you may have.
Internet resources:
- Webster's Dictionary
- Roget's Thesaurus
- Grammar handouts at Purdue
U-M resources:
- UC153 (Writing the Information Superhighway)
- The Internet Public Library
- The English Composition Board (ECB)
Resources at other institutions
- Interactive online writing centers
- Non-interactive online writing centers
The Dakota State University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The Dakota State University Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides writing assistance to students and faculty on the DSU campus and to students in remote location. The DSU Writing Lab exists only online. All of our writing assistance is provided through electronic mail.