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Cyberethics: Back to the Future by Dr. Jane Robinett, San Diego State University

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Computers have reshaped our world and our lives in ways we have not anticipated. They have redefined not only the way in which work is done in offices, schools and manufacturing complexes, but also the nature of work itself. They have shown us that political boundaries are indefensible against invasions of ideas. The steady transborder […]

Clashing Technologies: The legacy of 19th Century Writing Instruction Meets the 21st Century Writing Classroom by Mike Palmquist, Colorado State University

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I’ve taken the liberty of quoting my own work to start this talk, not because I’m enamored with my own prose, but because it sets up a central concern that my colleagues and I have about the way writing is taught in colleges and universities. Writing, as we all know, is something we do – an activity, a process. In fact most of us, if asked, would say that we teach writing using a “process approach.”