writing technologies

Introduction: Open Source Composition Texts Arrive for College Writers

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Robert Cummings Volume 1 Chapter Description An introduction to the first volume which explains the mission of Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing as an open textbook project.  Alternate Downloads:  You may also download this chapter from Parlor Press or WAC Clearinghouse. Writing Spaces is published in partnership with Parlor Press and WAC Clearinghouse.

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An Introduction to and Strategies for Multimodal Composing

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Melanie Gagich Volume 3 Chapter Description This chapter introduces multimodal composing and offers five strategies for creating a multimodal text. The essay begins with a brief review of key terms associated with multimodal composing and provides definitions and examples of the five modes of communication. The first section of the essay also introduces students to

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Collaborating Online: Digital Strategies for Group Work

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Anthony Atkins Volume 1 Chapter Description This chapter focuses on how to work collaboratively on group projects and on how technology can facilitate productive cooperation among group members. Users will learn how to assess a project, choose technologies conducive to review and document sharing, and prepare group projects for presentation. Group members should assess the

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Why Blog? Searching for Writing on the Web

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Alex Reid Volume 2 Chapter Description Blogging offers unique opportunities for first year composition writers to develop personal motivations and rewards for writing. This chapter will help you encourage students to find an approach to the unique rhetorical features of blogging as a genre. Students may need detailed assistance as they get started in the

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Googlepedia: Turning Information Behaviors into Research Skills

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Randall McClure Volume 2 Chapter Description How do you, as a teacher, help students in the process of moving into the virtual library for their research needs, while respecting and understanding the information behaviors they practice and prefer? Growing up in the digital age, students often come to our first year writing courses with a

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Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources

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Cynthia R. Haller Volume 2 Chapter Description Teaching students to write well with sources involves much more than teaching them to summarize, paraphrase, quote, and provide documentation. You can use this dialogue, in which a college student seeks writing advice about using sources from an online professor, to help students understand what it means to

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