Furthermore, the students rated themselves more highly as computer users than more objective measures did. When competence with computers is measured in terms of usage, however, the picture is different. Mainstreaming computer-assisted writing instruction was offered as one useful way of increasing the students' computer literacy. Technology enhances learning. Writing is one of the dominant modes of academic learning.
Computer technologies change the nature of writing.
Therefore, we need to teach writing within the context of current computer technology. They also developed a cache of pedagogical materials and teaching suggestions for instructors. During a three-week period in Fall 1998, the Computer Support Personnel conducted orientations for each class of English 11101 and 1102. During a one-week period in Spring 1999, they conducted orientations for all English 1101 students and additional orientations for English 1102 students who, for whatever reason, had not taken English 1101 at this institution or wished to repeat the orientation. The Computer Support Personnel were available throughout the teaching day for the entire semester, helping teachers with pedagogy, fielding technical problems, and generally assuring that teachers were supported in their efforts to teach with technology.