OWLS

Carino’s last statement says it all: “If OWLS are going to carry us into flight rather than eat us like rodents, if MOOs are going to produce more milk than dung, if we are going to cruise the informational highway without becoming roadkill, we will need to remain vigilant against the intoxication of our enthusiasm” (517). The enthusiasm to include technology in writing center practice must be accompanied by careful thought about its effects on tutoring, tutors, tutees, and administration. It seems to me that the Purdue OWL isn’t just a place to find tutorials on grammar, punctuation, etc. Does it also provide synchronous tutoring for papers? That isn’t offered to outsiders, is it?