Samantha NeCamp & Connie Kendall Theado Assignments & Activities Archive Assignment Description “Don’t wait for the muse. As I’ve said, he’s a hardheaded guy who’s not susceptible to a lot of creative fluttering. This isn’t the Ouija board or the spirit-world we’re talking about here, but just another job like laying pipe or driving long-haul […]
Ashley R. Ott Assignments & Activities Archive Activity Description “Books and screens are now bound up with one another whether we like it or not. Only in patiently working through this entanglement will we be able to understand how new technologies will, or will not, change how we read” (Piper ix). Digital reading offers new
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Zoe McDonald Assignments & Activities Archive Activity Description This activity transforms a familiar annotated bibliography into a full class activity to give students hands-on knowledge of two central components of composing: writing as a social process (Adler-Kassner and Wardle) and “authority is constructed and contextual” (ACRL). As Tressie McMillan Cottom observes , “writing is always
Ellen Cecil-Lemkin and Tamara Gluck Volume 5 Chapter Description From school to the workplace, managing team projects isn’t always easy, but this chapter aims to prepare students for success. In this chapter, we guide students through different tools for working with others, maintaining project goals, and completing projects where technology is at the forefront. We
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Lance Cummings, Rin Jackson, & Moriah Yancey Volume 4 Chapter Description Most students dread that fateful “group project,” often for good reasons. Our past experiences with group work sometimes don’t speak well to this kind of project.* But most writing in the 21st century is deeply collaborative and happens mostly in digital spaces. Observing the
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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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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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James P. Purdy Volume 1 Chapter Description This chapter seeks to show how and why students might use Wikipedia to help them complete research-based writing tasks. It offers suggestions for two ways to use—and not to use—Wikipedia. The first is as a source. The second is as a process guide. The chapter explores how Wikipedia
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Ben Rafoth Volume 1 Chapter Description In this chapter, a writing center director and author of books and articles about learning to write invites tutors to tell why writing centers help students become better writers. They explain how the power of conversation in collaborative learning environments helps to expand a writer’s ideas, and we see
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Rebecca Ingalls Volume 2 Chapter Description Collaborating on a written project can be one of the most beneficial, and challenging, strategies to include in a writing class. While all students have likely worked in groups before, many do not yet know how to mindfully prepare, manage, and negotiate the conflicts that may arise in group
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