Writing About Literature:
the WWW, the Literature Classroom, and Distance Learning
Gerald R. Lucas

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Computer-assisted teaching, even if many in academia still resist, becomes more and more a fact of education. In English Studies, those of us who have chosen to embrace technology for pedagogical purposes have do so with trepidation. If, indeed, we see the inevitability of computers in our teaching, how can we direct our use of it to enhance our students’ education? This hypertext does not address the theoretical debate on the use of technology; it assumes an audience that wishes to implement computers into their curriculums, but lack specific ideas on just how to productively do so. I address both in-class and distance components and illustrate the outcomes of those endeavors. As you shall see, computers by themselves do not automatically enhance teaching; it still takes the guidance of a skilled and informed instructor.

You may want to begin with my conclusions and work from there. Since this is a hypertext, I invite you to explore and create your own text.


Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. What can I as a literature/writing instructor do with computers in teaching?
  3. What tools will I employ?
  4. How do I use these tools?
  5. Conclusions
  6. Works Cited and Further Reading


©1999 by Gerald R Lucas