Students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers—does this need to change?

Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing.
Santa Clara University

Writing to Learn

Writing happens in every classroom and for a range of instructional purposes. When writing is used as a mechanism for processing learning, metacognition, self-reflection, and problem-solving, this is ...
EdSurge

Three Principles of Writing Instruction in a Personalized Learning Classroom

Writing is a deeply personal act. From process to deadlines, no two people approach writing in the exact same way. Take, for instance, environment. While some people prefer to write in complete ...

AI can learn to write but it can't mimic the pulse of a poet's lived experiences: Nayab Midha

Spoken word artiste Nayab Midha was in Kolkata recently – a city she says she feels “happily envious of” for its intellect ...

Why is still makes sense to teach people to write by hand

Learning how to write takes time, whether it is holding your pen properly or ensuring all the letters are on the same ...
Seattle Times

Children learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand

Not very much, according to many educators. The Common Core standards, which have been adopted in most states, call for teaching legible writing, but only in kindergarten and first grade. After that, ...
Education Week

George Saunders On Learning to Write--and Writing to Learn

An indifferent student on the southside of Chicago, his only aspiration was to play in a band. It was a geology teacher that spotted his potential, and asked George to express himself in class. Joe ...
Psychology Today

Learning to Type Before Learning to Write?

One of the most important and simplest lessons in preschool and Kindergarten are the ABCs. At an early age, children learn to recognize the letters, then to print them, in both lowercase and uppercase ...