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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 > > __|~_ > Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Learning and Teaching > Department of English )_ __)_|_)__ __) Development Office > St. Thomas University | )____) | EMAIL:[log in to unmask] > Fredericton, New Brunswick___|____|____|____/ FAX: (506) 450-9615 > E3B 5G3 CANADA \ / PHONE: (506) 452-0644 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >-- End of excerpt from Russ Hunt -- Leslie Sanders Coordinator, Atkinson Writing Programmes 706 Atkinson College Humanities/English York University (416)736-5208 [log in to unmask]