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TechnoRomanticism: Creating Digital Editions in an Undergraduate Classroom.

The article discusses the author's teaching of an experimental undergraduate literature course that utilized digital technology to teach students about British Romantic-era literature. The author emphasizes the inherent collaborative nature of her course, focusing on students' use of the online web-...

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Published in:Journal of Victorian Culture Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 89 - 95
Main Author: Harris, KatherineD.
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2011
Subjects:
Internet in education
Educational technology
Romanticism
Romanticism in literature
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Book)
Online authorship
Teaching methods
Digital technology
British literature
Blogs
Collaborative learning
HTML editors (Computer programs)
Education
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Summary:The article discusses the author's teaching of an experimental undergraduate literature course that utilized digital technology to teach students about British Romantic-era literature. The author emphasizes the inherent collaborative nature of her course, focusing on students' use of the online web-authoring service Google Sites when annotating chapters of "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley. The use of blog posting and discussion boards by the students is also explained by the author. She is also widely concerned with the role technology played in the Romantic era.