Technical component for the structuring of a Digital Writing Center.
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https://doi.org/10.18041/2382-3240/saber.2019v14n1.5232Keywords:
digital writing center, technical structure, surfing, online resource, learner's management system, userAbstract
The Writing Centers in their origins were thought to operate in a physical place in an educational institution. However, with the rise of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), they were no longer exclusively associated with a specific area in a territory. Now, too, they can support or operate in virtual spaces. The purpose of this article is to present the technical characteristics in the process of structuring and operating a Digital Writing Center (DWC) for secondary education. The applied method was case study. Similar technical characteristics were applied in two educational institutions, one public and one private, from the city of Medellín, Colombia; however, some characteristics were adapted to the administrative and operational conditions of the institution. In both cases there was an institutional policy on reading and writing, and use of ICT in the classroom, reflected in the institutional horizon, institutional projects and competent human talent. In the results, the categories of management system, user, navigation, access, use and resources were addressed. In the conclusions it is stated that the technical design of the DWC allowed the functionality.
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