I overuse some words and phrases in my writing. Most writers have some problem words. It isn’t that the words should never be used, or…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Tag: writing
Can computer software evaluate student papers? The debate has waged for about three years in higher education, and lately it has taken on a new…
Can software accurately analyze the writing style of an author to determine if he or she wrote a specific work? Maybe… Open source app can…
Computers have changed writing education, but many writing teachers wonder if technology is now turning into a threat. Too many politicians, administrators, and non-profit foundations…
As readers of my blogs know, I’m never opposed to using technology when it is an effective tool. I am opposed to the blind embrace…
People have asked me (okay, two people) what “Poet Ponders” is meant to be. What is my purpose? I now will attempt to clarify what…
Monday night, I spent an hour reviewing basic Word skills with my students. One student asked why she needed to learn the “right” way to…
A few years ago, a colleague and I at the University of Minnesota helped our students launch a Wikibook project on professional and technical writing.…
The tools we use to write do affect our writing. When I moved from legal pad to typewriter, I found I wrote more. I might…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley July 9, 2012 Deadline August 2012 Issue The Teacher’s Pet: Computers Grade Homework While technology long ago replaced human grading of…