Speaking versus typing: a case-study of the effects of using voice-recognition software on academic correspondence

Discusses effects of new technology on writing by assessing whether an experienced writer's style of writing changes with new technology. Compares typed word-processed letters with dictated word-processed letters after a change to a voice recognition system and indicates more of an influence on...

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Published inBritish journal of educational technology Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 5 - 16
Main Authors Hartley, James, Sotto, Eric, Pennebaker, James
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell 01.01.2003
Subjects
Case Studies
Comparative Analysis
Computer Software
Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods
Educational sciences
Epistolography
Expression and communication
Language Styles
Letters (Correspondence)
Teaching methods
Technology Role
Typewriting
Voice Recognition
Word Processing
Writing Processes
Automation
Written Expression
Technology
Experiment
Writing
Computer
Software
Student Correspondence
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Summary:Discusses effects of new technology on writing by assessing whether an experienced writer's style of writing changes with new technology. Compares typed word-processed letters with dictated word-processed letters after a change to a voice recognition system and indicates more of an influence on the writing process than on the written products. (Author/LRW)
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ISSN:0007-1013
1467-8535
DOI:10.1111/1467-8535.00300