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DOCUMENT RESUME CS 509 768 ED 416 561 Reiss, Donna, Ed.; Selfe, Dickie, Ed; Young, Art, Ed. AUTHOR Electronic Communication across the Curriculum. TITLE . National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. INSTITUTION ISBN-0-8141-1308-7 ISBN 1998-00-00 PUB DATE NOTE 356p. National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon AVAILABLE FROM Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; phone: 1-800-369-6283 (Stock No. 13087-3050: $19.95 members, $26.95 nonmembers). -- Guides Collected Works - General (020) PUB TYPE Books (010) Teacher (052) Classroom MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE *Electronic Mail; Higher Education; *Instructional DESCRIPTORS Innovation; *Interdisciplinary Approach; *Rhetoric; World Wide Web; *Writing Across the Curriculum Asynchronous Learning Networks; *Communication Across the IDENTIFIERS Curriculum; *Listsery Discussion Groups; MOOs; Technology Integration ABSTRACT This collection of 24 essays explores what happens when proponents of writing across the curriculum (WAC) use the latest computer-mediated tools and techniques--including e-mail, asynchronous learning networks, MOOS, and the World Wide Web--to expand and enrich their teaching practices, especially the teaching of writing. Essays and their "Using Computers to Expand the Role of Writing Centers" authors are: (1) "Writing across the Curriculum Encounters Asynchronous (Muriel Harris); (2) "Building Learning Networks" (Gail E. Hawisher and Michael A. Pemberton); (3) a Writing-Intensive Multimedia Curriculum" (Mary E. Hocks and Daniele "Communication across the Curriculum and Institutional Bascelli); (4) "Creating a Culture" (Mike Palmquist; Kate Kiefer; Donald E. Zimmerman); (5) "From Community of Teachers and Tutors" (Joe Essid and Dona J. Hickey); (6) Case to Virtual Case: A Journey in Experiential Learning" (Peter M. "Composing Human-Computer Interfaces across the Curriculum in Saunders); (7) "InterQuest: Engineering Schools" (Stuart A. Selber and Bill Karis); (8) Designing a Communication-Intensive Web-Based Course" (Scott A. Chadwick and "Teacher Training: A Blueprint for Action Using the World Jon Dorbolo); (9) (10) "Accommodation and Resistance on (the Color) Wide Web" (Todd Taylor); Line: Black Writers Meet White Artists on the Internet" (Teresa M. Redd); "E-mail in an (11) "International E-mail Debate" (Linda K. Shamoon); (12) (13) "Creativity, Interdisciplinary Context" (Dennis A. Lynch); Collaboration, and Computers" (Margaret Portillo and Gail Summerskill (14) "C011aboratory: MOOS, Museums, and Mentors" (Margit Misangyi Cummins); (15) "Weaving Guilford's Web" (Michael B. Watts and Michael Bertsch); "Pig Tales: Literature inside the Strickland and Robert M. Whitnell); (16) "E-Journals: Writing Pen of Electronic Writing" (Katherine M. Fischer); (17) (18) "E-mailing to Learn in the Literature Classroom" (Paula Gillespie); Biology: Facing the Biochallenge" (Deborah M. Langsam and Kathleen Blake (19) "Computer-Supported Collaboration in an Accounting Class" Yancey); (20) "Electronic Tools to Redesign a (Carol F. Venable and Gretchen N. Vik); (21) Network Discussions for Teaching. Marketing Course" (Randall S. Hansen); "Math Western Civilization" (Maryanne Felter and Daniel F. Schultz); (22) +++++ ED416561 Has Multi-page SFR--- Level =l +++++ (23) "Electronic Learning through Electronic Journaling" (Robert Wolfe); Communities in Philosophy Classrooms" (Gary L. Hardcastle and Valerie Gray Hardcastle); and (24) "Electronic Conferencing in an Interdisciplinary Humanities Course" (Mary Ann Krajnik Crawford; Kathleen Geissler; M. Rini Hughes; Jeffrey Miller). A glossary and an index are included. (NKA) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** 1 51 L I C:;"IaOK _ H OK COO V V 8,_ ULI-- kcczAlom .--:_KI-5, ts_r__R_LcuaRk U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) lieThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy I PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND I DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS A BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 E 0 4 Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum NCTE Editorial Board: Pat Cordeiro, Bobbi Fisher, Xin Liu Gale, Sarah Hudelson, Bill McBride, Al leen Pace Nilsen, Helen Poole, Jerrie Cobb Scott, Karen Smith, Chair, ex officio, Michael Greer, ex officio Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum Edited by Donna Reiss Tidewater Community CollegeVirginia Beach Dickie Selfe Michigan Technological University Art Young Clemson University National Council of Teachers of English 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096 5 Staff Editor: Kurt Austin Interior Design: Tom Kovacs for TGK Design Cover Design: Marjoram Productions Glossary: Patricia Webb NCTE Stock Number: 13087-3050 01998 by the National Council of Teachers of English, with the exception of "Writing Across the Curriculum Encounters Asynchronous Learning Networks" 01997 by Gail E. Hawisher. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publications to provide a forum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teaching of English and the language arts. Publicity accorded to any particular point of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, or the membership at large, except in announcements of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Electronic communication across the curriculum/edited by Donna Reiss, Dickie Selfe, Art Young. cm. p. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8141-1308-7 1. English languageRhetoricStudy and teachingData processing. 2. Written communicationStudy and teaching (Higher)Data processing. 3. Interdisciplinary approach in educationData processing. 4. Academic writingStudy and teachingData processing. 5. Electronic mail systems in education. 6. Electronic discussion groups. I. Reiss, Donna, 1944 II. Selfe, . Dickie, 1951 III. Young, Art, 1943 . . PE1404.E437 1998 808'.042'0285dc21 97-47688 CIP Contents ix Foreword Cynthia L. Selfe xv Introduction: The Promise of ECAC Donna Reiss, Dickie Selfe, and Art Young I Programs: From Writing Across the Curriculum to Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum 1 1. Using Computers to Expand the Role of Writing Centers 3 Muriel Harris 2. Writing Across the Curriculum Encounters Asynchronous Learning Networks 17 Gail E. Hawisher and Michael A. Pemberton 40 3. Building a Writing-Intensive Multimedia Curriculum Mary E. Hocks and Daniele Bascelli 4. Communication Across the Curriculum and Institutional 57 Culture Mike Palmquist, Kate Kiefer, and Donald E. Zimmerman 73 5. Creating a Community of Teachers and Tutors Joe Essid and Dona J. Hickey 6. From Case to Virtual Case: A Journey in Experiential 86 Learning Peter M. Saunders 7. Composing Human-Computer Interfaces Across the 102 Curriculum in Engineering Schools Stuart A. Selber and Bill Karis 8. InterQuest: Designing a Communication-Intensive Web-Based 117 Course Scott A. Chadwick and Jon Dorbolo 7 vi Contents 9. Teacher Training: A Blueprint for Action Using the World Wide Web 129 Todd Taylor II Partnerships: Creating Interdisciplinary Communities 137 10. Accommodation and Resistance on (the Color) Line: Black Writers Meet White Artists on the Internet 139 Teresa M. Redd 11. International E-mail Debate 151 Linda K. Shamoon 12. E-mail in an Interdisciplinary Context 162 Dennis A. Lynch 13. Creativity, Collaboration, and Computers 170 Margaret Portillo and Gail Summerskill Cummins 14. C011aboratory: MOOS, Museums, and Mentors 180 Margit Misangyi Watts and Michael Bertsch 15. Weaving Guilford's Web 190 Michael B. Strickland and Robert M. Whitnell III Classrooms: Electronic Communication Within the Disciplines 205 16. Pig Tales: Literature Inside the Pen of Electronic Writing 207 Katherine M. Fischer 17. E-Journals: Writing to Learn in the Literature Classroom 221 Paula Gillespie 18. E-mailing Biology: Facing the Biochallenge 231 Deborah M. Langsam and Kathleen Blake Yancey 19. Computer-Supported Collaboration in an Accounting Class 242 Carol F. Venable and Gretchen N. Vik 20. Electronic Tools to Redesign a Marketing Course 255 Randall S. Hansen 21. Network Discussions for Teaching Western Civilization 263 Maryanne Felter and Daniel F. Schultz vii Contents 273 22. Math Learning through Electronic Journaling Robert Wolfe 282 23. Electronic Communities in Philosophy Classrooms Gary L. Hardcastle and Valerie Gray Hardcastle 24. Electronic Conferencing in an Interdisciplinary 296 Humanities Course Mary Ann Krajnik Crawford, Kathleen Geissler, M. Rini Hughes, and Jeffrey Miller 305 Glossary 309 Index 317 Editors 319 Contributors