Points out that these activities need not take place in a computer lab, but are accessible through the student's own university internet connection. Furthermore, although this technology takes time to learn, it saves time for the instructor. Students are entering university with more sophisticated computer skills, and so will probably not need much training in order to utilize these opportunities. Posey, Evelyn, and Dorothy Ward. Describes software used at the Univ. of Texas, El Paso, for basic writers.
Software helps students generate and organize ideas, and expands editting abilities.
Contrasts with commercially available software for basic writers, which emphasizes drills and memorization of rules. A Story about the Perils of Not Paying Attention. Computer technology has become so commonplace that it is invisible, especially to composition specialists trained in a humanist tradition. By refusing to see beyond computer use, however, educators fail to make the larger connections between technology and literacy. Literacy is tied into culture, with political and socio-economic ramifications, and to ignore the intersections of technology and literacy is to ignore humanist goals to broaden cultural perspectives.