http://rhetech.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/in-response-to-prompt-1/ Adventures in Computers and Writing Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://rhetech.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/in-response-to-prompt-1/#comment-27 rhetech Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:41:24 +0000 http://rhetech.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/in-response-to-prompt-1/#comment-27 I also had a few students who were technophobes, resistant for various reasons. Many were consistently confused about where to find the project guidelines on the collegewritng website; others, I think, got lost in Blackboard. Although it required more time and effort on my part, I started emailing files and links to them because I could empathize with their frustration. I wanted the focus of my class to be on critical thinking, not on learning to navigate labyrinthian websites that left them dazed and confused. Kate Z. I also had a few students who were technophobes, resistant for various reasons. Many were consistently confused about where to find the project guidelines on the collegewritng website; others, I think, got lost in Blackboard. Although it required more time and effort on my part, I started emailing files and links to them because I could empathize with their frustration. I wanted the focus of my class to be on critical thinking, not on learning to navigate labyrinthian websites that left them dazed and confused. Kate Z.

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