As someone who began teaching writing in Silicon Valley, CA, it seemed inevitable that
instructional technology would interweave with my career, whether in the writing center or
the classroom. My experiences, however, have made me skeptical about the relationship
between writing centers and instructional technology, and this skepticism stems from what I
have seen as several persistent and misguided ideas: the belief that “fundamentals” of
language must be mastered before moving on to “real” writing tasks; the use of drill-and …