Making XML Matter

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Making XML Matter In the Composition
Classroom Jim Kalmbach Illinois State
University CCCC 2004
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Complete disclosure . . .
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Since the introduction of inexpensive and
powerful personal computers, we have seen a
change in focus . . . towards finding ways to do
the old things faster . . . Previously,
developers worked with the model of scholar as
researching and composing author. Recently,
however, the dominate model construes the author
as typist or, even worse, as typesetter.
Coombs, Renear, and DeRose, 1987, p 86.
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• A Timeline
• 1969 GML
• 1983 SMGL
• 1990 HTML
• 1996 XML

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Making XML Matter . . .

• XML is not going to matter in most writing
  classes.
• (2) XML activities will likely involve working
  with pre-existing text.
• (3) XML does not have to be technologically
  stressful.