September 1997 — Features

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E-COMP: A Few Words About Teaching Writing with Computers


Bryan Alexander is a recent Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan. His interests include 18th-century and Romantic literature, critical theory, and computers and pedagogy. E-mail: bnalexan@umich.edu

James Crowley is writing a dissertation on late medieval literature and its appropriations in medieval manuscript and later print cultures. His current research includes an examination of theoretical and practical implications of editing literary works in electronic media. He has taught several courses in introductory and advanced college writing at the University of Michigan. E-mail: jcrowley@umich.edu

Deanne Lundin is a Lecturer in the English Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She recently completed her MFA in Creative Writing (UM) and is writing a dissertation on American women p'ets and their use of mystical discourse (UCLA). Current computer-based projects include the creation of an instructional Web site using the p'etry archives at the Bentley Historical Library as an introduction to research in Special Collections. E-mail: dlundin@umich.edu

Vicki Mudry is a writing instructor and graduate student in the Joint Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan. E-mail: vmud@umich.edu

Stephanie Palmer is writing a dissertation on tropes of travel accidents in late 19th-century American literature and culture in the English Department at the University of Michigan. She has taught several courses in fiction, college writing, and a course in argumentative writing that incorporated the use of electronic networks. E-mail: scpalmer@umich.edu

Eric Rabkin, Professor of English, has taught at the University of Michigan since 1970. Author or editor of 29 books (primarily in science fiction and fantasy, literary theory, and pedagogy), he has been involved in computer-assisted education since 1981. His current activities include faculty training in computer applications and a senior/graduate-level course called "Research and Technology in the Humanities." E-mail: esrabkin@umich.edu