Hi Phillipa, I have been looking into this issue and will be doing some presenting at CATTW on three software packages that facilitate on-line commentary on student papers: Common space, Web Review and the Comment features in Word. I have also just heard of a new product that might facilitate the development of on-line products--Web Weaver. It sounds interesting and exciting because it is HTML compatible. YOu should also contact Dave Goodwin--he is working with a CD compatible system that is the equivalent of Web Weaver. If you get into the software let me know and we can exchange notes as I aim to play around with it this summer to see what it can do. -----Original Message----- From: Philippa Spoel <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: May 13, 1999 8:33 AM Subject: Advice on technology, please >Hello, > >I wonder whether members of CASLL would be able to help me out with >suggestions for a proposal I have to write in the next week. It's a >proposal about how we can integrate technology into our Centre for >Academic Writing. Primarily, I'm interested in ideas about >computer-assisted writing support. We have a peer-tutoring program that >is extremely popular with students, but up until now we have functioned >without any kind of computer support for this service. Our tutors >provide 50 minute individual consultations. As well, we offer a variety >of in-class and out-of-class workshops for students and for faculty. > >We aren't interested in technology that will do away with people, but >rather ways that we can enhance what we already do. In particular, we'd >like to set something up for distance writing support (that is, for >students off campus). > >I have no idea what if anything we will get from this proposal, but I >want to "think big" for now. I'd love to know what CASLL members would >ask for if you could have whatever you wanted for this kind of pedagogy. > >thank you! > >Philippa >