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There is no question that the mad rush to incorporate computer technology into education is stampeding for-ward at a tremendous rate. Eric Hobson, in “Straddling the Virtual Fence,” appropriately compares the movement towards computer technology in higher education to “the land rushes of the nineteenth century” (ix). Asynchronous courses, computerized classrooms, and Online Writing Labs (OWLs) have sprung up at even the smallest institutions. However, what is still in question is whether or not any of this technology has actually improved anything. Perhaps the techno-movement is now firmly enough established for us to pause a moment and evaluate how we are doing. Of course, to do this, we need to remind ourselves of what we were trying to do in the first place.
Citation Information
Type of Scholarship: Newsletter Article
Authors: Greg Ahrenhoerster, Jon Brammer
Year of Publication: 2002
Title: “What’s the Point of Your OWL? Online Tutoring at the University of Wisconsin Colleges”
Publication: Writing Lab Newsletter, Volume 26, Issue 6
Page Range: 1-6