| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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1 Benefits of Online Teacher/Tutor Conferencing |
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What an Online Conference Is |
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Who Conferences Online and Why |
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When and Why Conferencing Online Helps |
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Why Conferencing Online Is Hard to Do Well |
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The Nature of the Writing Conference |
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Writing Conference Characteristics |
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Identify the Strengths of the Tools |
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Creating the Learning Environment |
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Setting Instructional Expectations |
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Helping Students to Set Agendas and Make Choices |
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Letting Students Care for Us |
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4 Theories for Writing Response in Online Settings |
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Social Construction and OWI |
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Eclectic Approaches and OWI |
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5 First Steps for Writing Response in Online Settings |
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Know What You Are Talking About |
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Use Vocabulary Specific to Writing Instruction |
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Write at the Student's Level |
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Writing Problem-Centered Lessons and Next Steps |
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6 The Orneriness of Language |
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What Students Say They Need in Conference-Based Commentary |
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Direct and Indirect Speech |
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"I've Got a Secret" (Direct and Indirect Commentary) |
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122 | (8) |
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135 | (8) |
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Too Much and Too Little Commenting |
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Modeling by Proofing and Editing |
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147 | (3) |
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Addressing Sensitive Issues |
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8 Ensuring Effective Conferences |
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Learning from Student Progress |
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Spontaneous or Scheduled Chats |
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Midterm and End-of-Term Surveys |
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| Postscript: Toward a Theory of Conference-Based Teaching: 2015 Update |
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| Appendix 1 A Study of Online Writing Instructor Perceptions |
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| Appendix 2 Direct and Indirect Speech in Writing Response: What, Why, How |
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183 | (9) |
| Appendix 3 Instructor's Study Guide |
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| Works Cited |
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| Index |
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