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THE INTRODUCTION OF COMPUTERS has brought enormous changes to writing instruction. It has changed the ways that students write and also the ways that teachers teach. Varying levels of technological support require teachers to develop different strategies and techniques to enhance their teaching. But even with minimal resources, writing instructors can intervene effectively at several stages of the writing process and can provide more individualized instruction. The new technology creates pedagogical opportunities, and as teachers become familiar with that technology, they can shape resources to meet their needs.
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Mark Coleman is Associate Professor of English at Potsdam College of the State University of New York. He teaches Shakespeare, 18th century literature and art, biblical and classical literature, and writing. He is interested in the application of computer technology to teaching literature and writing. His textMacWrite and the Writing Process (Harper Collins) is a guide to using word processing in writing instruction for both students and teachers, and hisText and Context, a hypertext edition of Pope’s “Rape of the Lock” has been chosen for demonstration by Apple Computer.
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Coleman, M. Developing computer techniques and tools for writing teachers. J. Comput. High. Educ. 4, 38–49 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940979
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940979