In the Fall 2005 issue of Computers and Composition Online we are pleased to present offerings from both new and established voices. Typical of these blendings is our Theory into Practice section where the pairing of Collin Brooke’s “Weblogs as Deictic Systems: Centripetal, Centrifugal, and Small-World Blogging” is answered by Steven D. Krause’s “Comments on Collin Brooke's ‘Weblogs as Deictic Systems.’” Also in that section is “Making Online Spaces More Native to American Indians: A Digital Diversity Recommendation” by Angela M. Haas, who proposes a more expansive look at what diversity in digital spaces should mean. Over in the Virtual Classroom section, “A Role for Blogs in Graduate Education: Remediating the Rhetorical Tradition?” (by Rebekah Shultz Colby, Richard Colby, Justin Felix, Robin Murphy, Brennan Thomas, and Kristine Blair) describes and reflects on their experiences as graduate students and instructor writing in a course weblog while also intensively examining rhetorical theory face-to-face. In “Computer-Assisted Language Learning in the 21st Century,” Brita Banitz discusses the possibilities and the challenges second and/or foreign language educators face when using technology in their classrooms. Our Professional Development section offers Rich Haswell’s “Text-checkers: A Chronology and a Bibliography of Commentary,” and this issue’s reviews include Literacy in the New Media Age by Gunther Kress (reviewed by Michael Charlton) and Composition in Convergence: The Impact of New Media on Writing Assessment by Diane Penrod (reviewed by Eric Stalions).

As editors, we strive to make each issue of CCO address something new, whether it be a new approach to a continuing topic or reflections on new media. Another source of pride for us is the opportunity this gives new web authors to contribute to the journal. If you have work you would like us to consider, please send your submission via email in a .zip file or provide a URL. Potential articles need to be web-ready--.doc files or other purely text-based articles are not suitable. Check current and past articles at http://www.bgsu.edu/home.htm to get some idea of the level of digital formatting required. In preparing your submission, also note that CCO is a refereed journal and allows time for reviews of submissions. Focuses for the sections are as follows:

* Theory into Practice Theory, thoughts, and speculation.

* The Virtual Classroom Pedagogy and classroom experience.

* Professional Development Our past, present and future. Send your interviews
and profiles as well as conference updates and calls for submissions.

* Reviews Not only books, but sites, events, and other blended media.

* From Print to Screen Online features that connect with current print journal
themes

If you have any questions about format or content, please feel free to contact us by email. Queries are welcome, and we’d be happy to discuss your piece at the upcoming CCCCs or Computers and Writing Conference.

Kris Blair

Editor

kblair@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Lanette Cadle

Senior Editor

LLCadle@MissouriState.edu