Presenters Mike McLeod, Michigan State University Ann Shivers-McNair, University of Washington Jeff Grabill, Michigan State University Review Mike McLeod, Ann Shivers-McNair, and Jeff Grabill talked and asked for feedback about their work with Eli Review in their “Tools for Writing Researchers by Writing Researchers” panel at the 2016 Computers and Writing Conference. Shivers-McNair presented first, describing her need for a tool like Eli Review. For instance, she talked about how she realized she needed to better understand the peer review process in order to better communicate its purposes to students. Using Eli Review as a tool for collecting students’ assignments,…
Author: Spencer Smith
Spencer Smith
Spencer is a MA student focusing on rhetoric and composition in Ohio University’s English department. He is interested in pedagogy, learning, and how classroom activities help students compose their identities. Outside of the classroom, Spencer also seeks to teach and learn in www.smithbrainconnections.com, an organization he co-founded.
Presenter Allen Brizee, Loyola University Maryland Review Allen Brizee tied his keynote at the 2016 Computers and Writing Conference to the blockbuster movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The relationship between rhetoric (particularly its human aspect) and technology, Brizee suggested, is like the relationship between the Force and technology in the Star Wars universe. “Technology,” he said, “was merely a tool at a Jedi’s disposal to enhance her capabilities using the force.” Brizee used the moral tales George Lucas creates in Star Wars to talk about the ethical aspect of the use of technology in compositionists’ work. After hooking us with…