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Austin, Wendy Warren, Jennifer L. Bowie, and Billie Jones. "Hypertext and Pedagogy: Strategies, Techniques, Ideas." Kairos 6.2 (Fall 2001). This article juxtaposes three academic essays ("Hypertext Research Papers"; "Student Problems with Hypertext and Webtext"; and "From Linear Text to Hypertext") to assess the practical issues that arise with using hypertext in the classroom. http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/6.2/binder2.html?coverweb/hypertext/jonesbowieaustin/index.htm
Cyberculture/Hypermedia Resources. A comprehensive links page for people interested in the theory and practice of hypertext and digital culture. http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/cyber-resources.htm
Hocks, Mary. "Understanding Visual Rhetoric in Digital Writing Environments." CCC 54.4 (June 2003) 629-656, This provocative article develops a theory of visual rhetoric by examining academic and students hypertexts.
Moore, John. "Creaating Winning Picture Stories: Three Keys to Stronger Photo Stories." Communication: Journalism Education Today. 25.3 (Spring 1992) 20-22. From ERIC: "Describes how to create winning picture stories. Discusses subjects, editing, and page design. Offers examples of pictures that tell a story."
Sullivan, Patricia. "Practicing Safe Visual Rhetoric on the World Wide Web." Computers and Composition 18.2 (2001) 103-21. Sullivan argues for "safe" web design in this interesting essay.
Whitaus, Carl. "Evaluating Student-Created Hypertexts: A Map." Kairos 6.2. (Fall 2001). In this essay, Whithaus uses a visual map to address the issue of hypertext assessment. http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/6.2/binder2.html?coverweb/hypertext/whithaus/index.html
Wysocki, Anne Frances. "Monitoring Order: Visual desire, the Organization of web pages, and Teaching the rules of design." Kairos 3.2. In this article, Wysocki uses writings about book design to inform her own reflections on the visual aspects of effective Web design. http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/3.2/binder.html?features/wysocki/mOrder0.html
Wysocki, Anne Frances. "Impossibly Distinct: On Form/Content and Word/Image in Two Pieces of Computer-based Interactive Multimedia." Computers and Composition 18.3 (2001): 207-34. In this thought-provoking article, Wysocki uses two student multimedia texts that take different approaches to using visuals to argue that instructors should rethink their approaches to evaluating the visual in composition texts.
Zibluk, Jack. "Evaluating Photographs." Communication: Journalism Education Today. 32.4 (Summer 1999) 22-29. From ERIC: "Discusses ways to evaluate students' photographs. … Includes an evaluation exercise, a photo assignment sheet, and three critique or grade sheets outlining criteria for photo evaluation."
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