Rick, I don't know about the WEB, but at York some people have been using the
conferencing programme First Class for such activities. Besides Mary-Louise
Craven, a person you might contact is Peter Paolucci, [log in to unmask]
(Mary-Louise is [log in to unmask])
Leslie Sanders
On Jun 2, 9:05am, Russ Hunt wrote:
> Subject: plea for help (quick. please)
> [this came to my address from Rick: I'm sure, though, that it was
> intended for CASLL . . .]
>
> > Help. Quick. Please.
> > If I can make a coherent request by Monday morning, there will likely
> > be a sizable amount of $ available for
> >
> > doing something that involves teaching writing and the
> > "WEB" (i.e., "the Web").
> >
> > The obvious seems to be a "virtual classroom" where students can
> > "meet" as a class and/or in small groups to do the various things we
> > do in our writing classes, ekspecially looking at each other's
> > drafts, making suggestions , etc.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience doing anything like that? Does
> > anyhone have any knowledge of someone writing up something like that?
> >
> > Does anyone have a better idea?
> >
> > Does anyone know why this is a dumb idea I should deep six?
> >
> > I know this is a silly request, that FI'm engaged (on a cump computer
> > with no backspacerF) in playing the Groucho Marx show, trying to say
> > the right words to get the duck to come down --but if that is the
> > game used to distribute resources, perhaps I should play. So, can
> > anyone help?
> >
> > Rick Coe
>
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