This manual provides comprehensive information for the Electronic Quills system, a software package designed to aid in writing instruction within classrooms. It delves into the experiences of teachers and students who utilized this innovative educational tool, offering detailed accounts and insights. The content is structured to address key questions relevant to educators, researchers, and developers of educational technologies, exploring the creation of literacy environments, collaborative learning, the promotion of rich communication, and the role of technology in language development.
The purpose of this manual is to offer a thorough and revealing examination of the QUILL system's implementation and impact. It moves beyond standard evaluation methods to provide a more in-depth understanding of its use, drawing parallels with other open-ended software and educational innovations. This resource is intended for anyone interested in the practical application and theoretical underpinnings of using computers for writing instruction in educational settings.
This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers, and developers of educational innovations. Questions posed include:
* What does it mean to develop an environment for literacy in an actual classroom?
* How can a teacher create an environment in which students work together toward meaningful goals?
* How can a teacher promote the rich communication so necessary for developing language?
* What is the role of technology in the practice and development of literacy?
The examination of the QUILL experiences provides a fuller and more revealing account of what it meant to use QUILL than would have been possible through standard evaluation techniques. At the same time, the focus on the particulars also finds analogues in analyses of similar pieces of open-ended software or educational innovations in general.
Author: Bruce, Bertram C.
Author: Rubin, Andee
Author: Barnhardt and Teachers, with contributi
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Electronic Quills: A Situated Evaluation of Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms
Pages: 00248 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-11-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780805811681
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Rhetoric
This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers, and developers of educational innovations. Questions posed include:
* What does it mean to develop an environment for literacy in an actual classroom?
* How can a teacher create an environment in which students work together toward meaningful goals?
* How can a teacher promote the rich communication so necessary for developing language?
* What is the role of technology in the practice and development of literacy?
The examination of the QUILL experiences provides a fuller and more revealing account of what it meant to use QUILL than would have been possible through standard evaluation techniques. At the same time, the focus on the particulars also finds analogues in analyses of similar pieces of open-ended software or educational innovations in general.
Author: Bruce, Bertram C.
Author: Rubin, Andee
Author: Barnhardt and Teachers, with contributi
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Electronic Quills: A Situated Evaluation of Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms
Pages: 00248 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-11-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780805811681
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Rhetoric
