CURRENTS IN ELECTRONIC LITERACY
(ISSN 1524-6493)
Published by the Computer Writing and Research Lab
of the Division of Rhetoric and Composition
at the University of Texas at Austin
<<http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/currents/>http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/currents/>
Number 1, Spring 1999
Special Topic: Electronic Pedagogy in Literature Classes
Table of Contents:
"Literature On-Line: The Best of All Possible Worlds?"
A discussion of lessons learned from teaching traditional literature
courses in
an entirely electronic environment. By Theodore C. Humphrey
"Hypertext and Literary Learning: A Discussion of the _Dictionary of
Sensibility_"
A hypertext "meta-site" reviewing the pedagogical implications, both
theoretical and practical, of using a hypertext dictionary model in teaching
18th-century literature. By Corey Brady, Mike Millner, Ana Mitric, and Daniel
Siegel
"The Point of PowerPoint in SophLit"
A study of the utility of PowerPoint presentations in literature survey
courses
and their effect on student learning and confidence. By Jana Anderson, Mimi
Barnard and Chris Willerton
"Interactive Fiction vs. The Pause That Distresses: How Computer-Based
Literature Interrupts the Reading Process Without Stopping the Fun"
An exploration of the advantages of using interactive texts to teach literacy
skills. By Brendan Desilets
"Crritics and Receptionists: Students as Knowledge Providers"
An account of the pleasures and pitfalls of incorporating hypertext writing
and
research projects into a literature and hypertext theory course. By Susan
Schreibman
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Currents in Electronic Literacy is an electronic journal for the scholarly
discussion of issues pertaining to electronic literacy, widely construed. We
seek to publish work addressing the use of electronic texts and
technologies in
reading, writing, teaching, and learning in fields including but not
restricted
to: literature (in English and in other languages), rhetoric and composition,
languages (English, foreign, or ESL), communications, media studies, and
education. We are especially interested in work that takes advantage of the
hypertext possibilities afforded by our World Wide Web publication format, as
well as in articles concerning the use of emergent electronic technologies.
In addition to scholarly articles, we host forums for discussion of the topics
raised in the e-journal, as well as a reader-extensible collection of sites of
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General Editor: John Slatin
Coordinating Editor: David Barndollar