Notes that writing centers use computers for computer-assisted instruction and word processing. Suggests that as the field moves towards the social in its scholarship and its writing technologies, writing centers might look towards e-mail for new forms of tutor-student collaboration. Describes an experiment with e-mail tutoring. Explores…

Suggests that weekly participation in an e-mail discussion group by students in a tutor-training class led to productive dialogue concerning intersections between composition theory/research and writing center pedagogy. Argues for the value of asynchronous conferencing as a writing-to-learn methodology particularly relevant to the collaborative…

Examines the impact of a pilot project in which undergraduates at Roane State Community College e-mailed drafts of essays to graduate students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock who returned the drafts through e-mail with comments. Finds that students felt the experience was helpful. Discusses benefits of collaboration between two- and…