| Project Description: | "This report describes the creation of a shared writing environment to support the teaching of rhetoric. The elements of the environment include a set of writing spaces for students and a set of tools for instructors. The environment is Web-based, and is supported by the development of a database containing text and graphics. The scripting language used is PHP (PHP Personal Hypertext Processor language) and the database used is mySQL. Both are available without charge. This environment embodies and extends the principles of the Enthymematic Journal, developed by Dr. John Scenters-Zapico at the University of Texas as El Paso (Scenters-Zapico and Shontz, forthcoming), and was used in three different courses there in the Spring 2001 term. This report includes a preliminary assessment of The Journal Place in action, and a discussion of future plans and enhancements." |
