Teaching writing online: how and why

Introduction : Migrating to online writing instruction : how, why, and who

Getting started : developing your online personality

Online or hybrid?

Tech tools and strategies : use only what you need

Course lessons and content : translating teaching styles to the OW course

The writing course syllabus : what's different in online instruction?

Organization : redundancy, and helping students and you keep things straight

Readings : lots of online options, but the book is not dead!

Conversation : online, course talk can become writing

Assignments : online, student texts drive them

Peer review : help students help each other

Response : give lots of feedback without burning out

Grading : should it change when you teach online?

Pacing and predictability : help students get comfortable in the OW course

Collaboration : working in virtual groups

Intellectual property : plagiarism, copyright, and trust

Virtual teaching circles : leveraging teacher time and effort

Course assessment : taking steps toward knowing how well we are doing

Resources : a world of help out there

Afterword : Teaching writing with technology : a personality-driven endeavor

Appendixes : Teaching materials. Sample syllabus

Sample weekly plan

A sample message board conversation

Weblog assignment.