Computers and Composition Mar 2025

All the attention, all the time: How first-year students experience writing in a horizontal digital ecosystem

Greg Hlavaty Elon University ; Heather Lindenman Elon University ; Travis Maynard Elon University
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Computers and Composition
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2025-03-01
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10.1016/j.compcom.2025.102922
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