A New Writing Environment and an Old Culture: A Situated Evaluation of Computer Networking to Teach Writing

1 September 1990

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Interactive Learning Environments

Vol. 1 (3) , 171-191
https://doi.org/10.1080/104948290010302

Abstract

When an educational innovation is implemented in a classroom setting, it is re‐created by the teachers and students who actually use it. This recreation is an essential element in the process of educational change. In this article we analyze the implementation of ENFI, an innovation that uses computers and local‐area networks in the teaching of writing. We present first its idealization in terms of its technological features and original visions for its use, and then its realizations. We identify 16 distinct realizations, and discuss 2 of them in detail, relating each to characteristics of the setting in which it appeared.

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