This video condenses the content presented by Scott Nelson at the DWRL "Screencasting" workshop. It follows the question and answer template for the DWRL Communications Group videos, and incorporates screencasts of relevant projects in the works at the DWRL. Music in the video from Zapac and texasradiofish was downloaded from ccmixter.org under creative commons license.
This video condenses the content presented by Scott Nelson at the DWRL "Screencasting" workshop. It follows the question and answer template for the DWRL Communications Group videos, and incorporates screencasts of relevant projects in the works at the DWRL. Music in the video from Zapac and texasradiofish was downloaded from ccmixter.org under creative commons license.
Here, Katharine Beutner shares her experiences with eComma, a collaborative textual annotation program that is currently in development. After explaining a general overview of eCommas goals and the program's architecture, she shows how eComma works in the classroom. eComma is funded by UT’s Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information about eComma, please visit:
http://ecomma.cwrl.utexas.edu
Dr. Margaret A. Syverson of the University of Texas describes the Learning Record assessment system, an alternative to traditional grading.
You can find more information about the Learning Record here: http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~syverson/olr/intro.html
Liz Jones-Dilworth discusses how she maintains her blog "Becoming Dr. Jones" (becomingdoctorjones.wordpress.com), including the genesis of the blog, what it has done for her professionally, and how she fashions a topic to make it relevant for her particular audience.
This video was recorded on April 7, 2009, during a CWRL workshop on blogging. The CWRL is part of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin.
In the competitive environment of the academic job market, blogs are becoming an increasingly important means of representing scholarly work and networking with others in our field. Josh Jones-Dilworth (joshdilworth.com) covers the basics of blog creation, including establishing a blog, building expertise, and creating and managing a community of followers.
This video was recorded on April 7, 2009, during a CWRL workshop on blogging. The CWRL is…
In this presentation, CWRL Project Leader Sean McCarthy covers how to use Google Maps as an interactive writing tool to help students engage with social issues. He presents the basics of building a map and suggests ways of incorporating this flexible and easy-to-use technology into various classroom activities and writing assignments.
The CWRL Pedagogy Group hosts a round-table discussion on ways to approach teaching Michael Lewis's 'The Blind Side' in the composition classroom.
Featuring Professor Jennifer Wilks of the University of Texas at Austin English Department along with Amena Moinfar, Susan Todd, Jasmine Mulliken, and Charlotte Nunes.
The Computer Writing and Research Lab is part of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin.
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