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Collaborative Writing

Collaborative Writing. Abdul Hadi. Writing and Collaborative Writing. Writing Vs. Collaborative writing? “…writing is collaborative by nature…”( ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p.1 ) Collaborative writing requires “actual” participation of more than one individual.

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Collaborative Writing

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  1. Collaborative Writing Abdul Hadi

  2. Writing and Collaborative Writing • Writing Vs. Collaborative writing? • “…writing is collaborative by nature…”(ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p.1) • Collaborative writing requires “actual” participation of more than one individual.

  3. Conditions for collaborative writing • Cooperative learning environment: • Positive interdependence among group members • Mutual encouragement of each other’s learning • Fair share of work • use of appropriate interpersonal and collective skills for successful collaboration (ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p.8) • Teaching-centered classroomsLearning-centered classrooms

  4. Challenges to collaborative writing in the classrooms • Time • Content coverage • Traditional views toward teaching and learning

  5. Advantages of collaborative writing • Promoting active learning • Empowering students to develop their critical thinking skills • Providing opportunities for students to learn to cooperate, argue, and negotiate. These are skills required in real life situations (at work, in the community)

  6. The collaborative writing process • Devising collaborative writing assignment • Prewriting • Rough Draft • Reread • Share with a Peer Reviser • Revise

  7. Continued… • Putting all revised drafts together (assembling) • Editing • Final Draft (after consultation and discussion with teachers) • Publishing Adapted from: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/instrctn/in5lk11-1.htm and ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p.19

  8. Collaborative writing and CMC:Why? • Facilitate the writing process (typing, revising, editing) • Encourage students’ participation • Facilitate communication (negotiate, argue, confirm, ask questions) • Provide up-to-date and authentic references for the writing process

  9. Problems with collaborative writing using CMC • Technical problems • Lack of face-to-face communication in the collaborative writing process • Others?

  10. References • Collaborative Writing and Computers. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6 • Constructing Collaborative Writing Assignments.ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6 • Pedagogical Support for Classroom CollaborativeWriting Assignments.ASHE- ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6 • Peer edition and writing as process.  (n.d.).  Retrieved Oct. 13, 2004 from    http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/is/pe.html • Beauvois. M. Computer-Mediated Communication: Technology for Improving Speaking and Writing. Retrieved Oct. 13, 2004 from http://w3.coh.arizona.edu/french/french375a/Beauvois2.pdf

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