Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j4QJIbG09637; Thu, 26 May 2005 15:18:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:18:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <b729b00c2df69d76b5ea249d9885c9a1@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3607] Re: Collaborative writing? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1715 Lines: 56 Hello Marian, and others, You wrote: > But I definitely agree that all of us, learners and teachers, need to > be > taught how to collaborate. We don't just know. What if we modeled the > steps first: > > 1. Discuss the content > 2. Decide on an order for the content (the paragraphs maybe, or > sections) > 3. Write the paragraphs in pairs > 4. Read and critique each other's paragraphs (have a rubric or > checklist > for this) > 5. Re-write paragraphs > 6. Put paragraphs together into a document > 7. Read document together > 8. Look at order, connecting sentences, style, etc. Does it make > sense? Is > everything there? Does every section have all the info it needs? What > about grammar, spelling, mechanics? Does it flow? > > What's missing, or wrong? This is what I was looking for. It follows good writing process (pre-writing, writing, editing) and could work face-to-face or at a distance. I would amplify steps 1 and 4: 1. Discuss the content in a small or large group, focusing on the generation of ideas, using brainstorming or other creative output strategies, and write down all the ideas. Then select the key points or ideas. 4. Rubrics for review of paragraphs are a good idea. I wonder if they would be the same rubrics for essays, articles, stories, letters to the editor -- or these would change (somewhat) depending on the genre of writing. and possibly add a new step or steps: 8. Other Considerations: Do you want to add illustrations, drawings or photos? Does you need any footnotes or end notes? Be sure to add the authors' names. I think these steps could be used in a wiki or a blog (e.g. e-blogger) environment. David David J. Rosen Djrosen@comcast.net
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