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Find the Best Tools for the Job: Experimenting with Writing Workflows

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Derek Van Ittersum & Tim Lockridge Volume 4 Chapter Description This chapter introduces “writing workflows,” a concept that helps writers examine how tools shape writing processes.* It suggests that writing does not take place solely in the mind, with the tools merely transcribing that activity. Instead, it describes how any experience of writing is shaped […]

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A Student’s Guide to Collaborative Writing Technologies

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Matt Barton & Karl Klint Volume 2 Chapter Description Collaboration is a vital part of learning; indeed, it’s a vital part of most professional careers, but many students struggle with group projects because the process can be chaotic and the results unpleasant.  With this chapter, you can help students explore a variety of free, easy-to-use

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A Student’s Guide to Collaborative Writing Technologies

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Matt Barton & Karl Klint Volume 2 Chapter Description Collaboration is a vital part of learning; indeed, it’s a vital part of most professional careers, but many students struggle with group projects because the process can be chaotic and the results unpleasant.  With this chapter, you can help students explore a variety of free, easy-to-use

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Composing the Anthology: An Exercise in Patchwriting

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Christopher Leary Volume 1 Chapter Description A composition teacher shares stories – from inside and outside of the classroom – concerning the dangers and possibilities inherent in “patchwriting.” The article presents examples of patchwriting drawn from poems, anthologies, and prose and argues that it is a useful but underappreciated writing strategy. Alternate Downloads:  You may

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