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09 Nov 08

A New Type of University Writing Course

  • technology has altered radically what it means to write both in and for today’s world
  • Clearly, the social, commercial and academic reasons for why and when we write are changing both rapidly and fundamentally
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20 Apr 07

Rhetorical Peaks: A Design For Teaching Rhetoric In A Gaming Environment | Computer Writing and Research Lab

  • Rhetorical Peaks is a video game designed for use in a freshman-level rhetoric and writing class. The game puts its player in the role of an undergraduate student whose rhetoric professor has died mysteriously. The player’s tasks are to explore the town of Rhetorical Peaks, interact with a variety of characters, and gather evidence to be used in a causal argument about the death of the professor. On the way to gathering evidence about the professor's death, the player will be presented with a number of challenges that will require the player to practice some of the basic rhetorical skills that the class has studied throughout the semester. We hope that the student players of Rhetorical Peaks will see that there is not one absolutely certain solution to the problem that the game presents, but rather an intriguing variety of possible arguments that they can make about that problem.
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