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Finding Voice From A Distance: Learning Voice In Writing Through Online Learning, Amy Marie Ade Peach
Finding Voice From A Distance: Learning Voice In Writing Through Online Learning, Amy Marie Ade Peach
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One of the primary objectives for many instructors of first-year composition (FYC) is to encourage students to use their own voice/persona, or express themselves with authority in their writing. While there are many pedagogical methods to address this in a face to face environment, there is now need to understand how the course tools and architecture in online versions of the course can facilitate “voice” in writing. This qualitative study observed a summer FYC (First Year Composition) course online at one institution in the Midwestern United States. At the conclusion of the course, two students and the instructors were interviewed …