for Composition:
The Role of Interactive Video Conferencing
by Dawn Rodrigues
University of Texas at Brownsville
and Texas Southmost College
Abstract
Written conversations have become standard fare in English courses that
use collaborative writing software; thus, the move to a combination of
conferencing software and chat rooms or MOOs has been a relatively
painless one for computers and composition specialists. In this webtext, Rodrigues argues that we need a variety of models for teaching Distance Ed English courses; in particular, we need to consider such factors as the ways interactive video might complement text-based conversations and how text-based conversations might complement primarily interactive video/audio courses. Different contexts demand different combinations of technology and pedagogy.
This web was peer-reviewed by Jeff Galin, Judi Kirkpatrick, and Dickie Selfe of the Kairos Editorial Board.
