Stimulating Rhetorical Invention in English Composition through Computer-Assisted Instruction (1979)
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Written by Hugh Burns in 1979, "Editing Stimulating Rhetorical Invention in English Composition through Computer-Assisted Instruction" is credited as being the first dissertation exploring how computers might complement the teaching of writing.[1]
Recognizing Burns' contribution, Computers and Composition: An International Journal began in 1990 the annual "The Computers and Composition Hugh Burns Dissertation Award" to acknowledge and promote scholarly excellence. [2]
[edit] References
- ↑ Hawisher, Gail E, Sibylle Gruber, and Margaret F. Sweany. Computers and the Teaching of Writing in American Higher Education, 1979-1994: A History. Norwood, N.J: Ablex Pub, 1996. Print.
- ↑ http://computersandcomposition.candcblog.org/html/history.htm
