computers and writing

26 Nov

New Zoho Writer version allows for offline editing

in computers and writing, word processing

Zoho Writer now allows offline editing in additional to its usual online editing mode. Documents edited offline are synchronized with the online document through a versioning system. An embedded YouTube video on the Zoho Writer blog provides a good, short overview.

03 Sep

Academic Slide Shows: Worth Saving?

in aesthetics, communication, computers and writing, design, media, powerpoint, rhetoric

Most academic slide shows are dreary affairs. Our students might as well be writing "I will not think outside the box" on the blackboard 100 times.

25 Jun

Call for Proposals: Computers and Writing Online 2008

in c&w, c&w online, computers and writing, cwonline08

Exposing the Sole of the Academy with Web 2.0 - Computers and Writing Online 2008
February 22-26, 2008

Conference Co-Chairs: Dr. Michael Martin, University of Wisconsin – Stout and Dr. Mialisa Moline, University of Wisconsin – River Falls

(PDF Version)

23 May

Kairos Awards Winners (2007)

in blogs, computers and writing, conferences, kairos, teaching, webtexts

The editorial staff of Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy would like to announce the winners of their annual awards.

Kairos Best Webtext Award

"...And They Had Pro Tools" by Thomas Rickert and Michael Salvo, Purdue University, in Computers and Composition Online's Fall 2006 special issue on sound.

31 Mar

Graduate Research Network - Call for Submissions

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April 30, 2007, is the deadline for submissions to be included in the printed Graduate Research Network program and to submit your application for the 2007 CW/GRN Travel Grant Awards. We still need both participants and discussion leaders.