About the NEW MyCompLab

"Built specifically for writers, MyCompLab is an integrated environment that supports all aspects of the composing process.”
– Stuart Selber, Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition, Penn State University


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The new MyCompLab empowers student writers and facilitates writing instruction by uniquely integrating a composing space and ePortfolio with proven resources and tools. In this revolutionary application, students receive feedback within the context of their own writing—encouraging critical thinking and revision while honing their skills based on individual needs. Administrative features developed specifically for writing instruction bring instructors closer to their student writers, make managing assignments and evaluating papers more efficient, and save instructors time.

Taking the market-leading resources for writing, grammar and research that users have come to identify with the program, the new MyCompLab integrates those resources with an online composing space and new assessment tools. In the easy-to-use composing space , which looks and functions like the most popular word processing programs, resources are available at a student's fingertips as they research, draft, and revise; students can get the help they need when they need it, without ever leaving their writing environment. All student work in the course can be saved in MyCompLab so instructors are able to access and manage their students' writing in one place.

In this same space, students can view instructor, peer, and tutor comments on their work, pulling together all the feedback they'll need to produce better writing. The intuitive commenting functionality of the new MyCompLab will save instructors significant time by allowing them to insert favorite comments and common errors. It also allows instructors to create personalized study plans for students by linking to topics in the Resource library from the student's own writing.

The Portfolio feature is another key enhancement of the new MyCompLab. With only a few clicks, students create e-portfolios of their work that they can easily share with their instructor, other evaluators, and peers. Students can include multimodal compositions in their portfolios, export them as .html or PDF files, or continue adding to them throughout their college career and beyond.

The To Do section of the new MyCompLab enables instructors to easily create and deliver assignments online and helps keep students on track by listing due dates and assignment details in one place. Another feature to keep everyone on track, is the flexible Gradebook . Capturing student grades from self-grading aspects of the site and grades given to writing assignments by the instructor, the Gradebook allows instructors to easily assess student and class progress.

Students can use the new MyCompLab on their own, benefiting from the composing space and its integrated resources, tools, and services with no involvement from the instructor. Instructors can integrate MyCompLab into their traditional or online courses to whatever degree they'd like: from simply using exercises in the Resource section for homework or extra help to delivering their entire course online. An eminently flexible application, MyCompLab can be used in whatever way an instructor finds useful for their course and teaching style.

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