Web Conferencing in the First-Year Writing Class
Laura Samuels
Web conferencing incorporates exciting new technology to allow
instructors and students to conference with one another outside of the
constraints of traditional "brick-and-mortar" office settings. Students are
typically more relaxed when conferencing online and instructors can enjoy the
freedom of conferencing from anywhere they have an Internet connection
available. On the other hand, Web conferencing also presents some new challenges
for participants. For example, computers can limit the quantity of text that is
viewable on the screen, which can make global revisions difficult.
This
Point/Counterpoint session will discuss the results of a small case study of
three Web conferences with first-year writing students and will focus on some of
the benefits and challenges of online writing conferences. As always,
the first ten participants to register will receive a free lunch from Bear
Rock!
Location: Poe Hall, Room
500
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time:
12:00-1:00 p.m.
REGISTER BELOW!