Thinking Beyond Tools: Writing Program Administration& Digital literacies

JENNA PACK SHEFFIELD, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

"I think digital writing (like blogs, for example) is over-rated. Far more important to me as WPA is the training of good teachers."

"A writing program that ignores or minimizes digital literacy simply isn't exercising responsibility towards its students."

"I don't see how one could have a responsibly-constructed writing program that didn't include interacting with and composing texts in a range of digital environments."

"I sound really cranky, but while...our writing for electronic media class...is well-subscribed, expanding our objectives for first-year comp in particular seems to be a misplaced ambition."

—survey respondents

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While I suggest reading this webtext from left to right following the navigation buttons, the sections of the "findings" category can be read in any order, based on your interests, and the "implications" section can be explored at the beginning or end of your reading experience. I also suggest navigating back to the "theory" section to compare the theoretical framework to the survey findings/implications. You might also find it useful to read my approach to data analysis in conjunction with the findings.