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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:03:44 +0600
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From: "C. L. Hardy" <clhardy@vt.edu>
Subject: Use of software in the Writing Center

Hi Ed,

I have to go out of town tomorrow and may have to stay overnight.  If so, I
will miss the Trad meeting on Thursday morning.  Thus, here is a brief
paragraph reporting my findings about the use of software in the Wrinting
Center:


The Writing Center in the Department of English has so far been unable to
find a software program that is effective in helping those students who have
English as a second language (ESL) with problems that they have in writing
English correctly.  The Center has also experimented with various software
editing programs, but found that the computers went unused.  Most students
come to the center with drafts of papers in hand that they wish to discuss
personally with a tutor.  As part of a current project for the center, Kelly
Anderson, a graduate teaching assistant, is conducting a study and test of
editing software in a continuing effort to find a program that is effective.

I also will get to you in the next day or so information on tours of the
libray by undergraduates and their introduction to how to use information
technology in the library and various materials that are online.

Regards,

C. L.