LEARNING TO WRITE:A COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR A COOPERATIVE PROCESS
The Prep editor helped the instructor in:
Coaching both, the peer and the student at the same time
Since the copy is electronic, the teacher can more readily provide response to both, student and peer.
Because face-to face interaction is verbal and ephemeral, computer supported interactions might be a positive supplement to face-to-face interactions by providing writers a written record to which they can refer at any point.