The 1990 conference on Composition, Cognition, and Computers will
be held on April 27, 1990. The conference will focus on pedagogical
theory and practice in the computerized writing classroom. Teachers
of writing will exchange ideas through panel discussions primarily
concentrating on two topics:
The program offers guest speakers, including D. Midian Kurland, Senior Scientist at the Education Development Center. Dr. Kurland, former Director of Software Development for Bank Street College, currently designs computerized tools for group writing and for learning in the area of science and writing. Also provided will be panel discussions, software demonstrations, and hands-on use of computers in a networked classroom led by NYIT faculty.
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The Fifth World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE/90), organized under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), will be held in Sydney, Australia, July 9-13, 1990. Held only every five years, and for the first time in Australia, WCCE/90 will be a conference for all aspects of computer-related education in all education environments. For further information, please contact:
The Twelfth Annual Conference of the East Central Writing Centers Association will be held April 20-21 at Indiana State University. The title of the conference is Bridging Learning Communities. The keynote speaker is Douglas Hunt from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Hunt will be giving a paper entitled. "The Mythology of Discourse Communities."
For information, please write to the following individuals:
Cynthia L. Selfe and Gail E. Hawisher proudly announce a new series of books that will run concurrently with the journal Computers and Composition: Advances in Computers and Composition Studies.
The first book in this series, Creating a Computer-Supported Writing Facility: A Blueprintfor Action, by Cynthia Selfe, is designed for English composition teachers who want (or who are asked) to establish a computer-supported writing lab/classroom. The book is divided into three main sections: planning for, operating, and improving a computer-supported writing facility.
To order your copy, send a check or money order for $19.95 to
the following address:
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