This incisive study examines the uses of computers and
telecommunications in the teaching of writing in the fields of
journalism and education. The research, based on the results of a
questionnaire submitted to college journalism and communication
programs in the United States, focuses on the current and projected
use of computers and deals with such innovations as the use of
online information services (newswires and archives, encyclopedias,
statistical source), computer resident reference aids (thesaurus,
dictionaries, style books), networking for instructor and student
convenience, and software offering a variety of assists (spelling
and grammar checks, readability analyses, stylistic assessments,
minor editing suggestion, simulation of research for story writing,
and instructor assistance in grading). In addition, the author
concludes that desktop publishing will be the next technology-based
expansion of communications curricula, in light of the recent
availability of page design layout with provisions for type fonts,
graphics, and bidirectional justification.
It is often said that the software industry will mature as
developers improve in knowledge of their markets; "Computer
Assisted Writing Instruction in Journalism and Professional
Education" describes that market and concludes that computer
assisted writing instruction is an integral part of professional
writing programs with many applications yet to come. It will be of
primary value to educators planning, managing, or teaching in
computer assisted writing laboratories concentrating on
professional training. It will also be immensely useful to
educators developing beginning level writing laboratories, and
those individuals and companies developing software for writing
instruction or textbooks for computer-based courses.
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