Synopses & Reviews
Collaboration is interwoven in the writing process in both obvious and subtle ways--from a writer using the language that he or she inherited, to referring to the works of other writers both explicitly and implicitly, to writing together with a colleague. In this book, the author explains that collaborative writing can be a useful pedagogical tool professors can use to help students actively learn about the subject matter and about themselves.
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Pedagogical Support for Classroom CollaborativeWriting Assignments.
The Collaborative Nature of Writing.
Collaborative Writing and Pedagogical Theory.
Challenges to Integrating CollaborativeWriting in the Classroom.
The Role of the Professor in ClassroomCollaborative Writing Assignments.
Practical Benefits of Using Collaborative Writing in the Classroom.
Conclusion.
The Range of Collaborative Writing Opportunities.
Brief In-class Collaborative Writing Assignments.
Larger Collaborative Writing Projects.
Conclusion.
Constructing Collaborative Writing Assignments.
The Writing Process.
The Writing Assignment.
The Collaborative Writing Assignment.
Forming Groups, Training Students toBe Effective Collaborators, and Managing Collaborative Groups.
Forming Groups.
Training Students to Be Effective Collaborators.
Managing Collaborative Groups.
Conclusion.
Collaborative Writing and Computers.
Why Use Computer Technology to Teach Collaborative Writing?
What Problems Might Arise in Using Computer Technology to TeachCollaborative Writing?
Conclusion.
Grading Students? Collaborative Writing Projects.
Fairness.
The Problem of Cheating.
Rubrics.
Methods of Assigning Grades.
Conclusion.
Conclusions and Recommendations.
References.
Index.