Collaborative Writing Abdul Hadi Writing and 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.

Conditions for collaborative writing § Cooperative learning environment: Ø Ø 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 classrooms Learning-centered

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

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)

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

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/in 5 lk 11 -1. htm and ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p. 19

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

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

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 Collaborative Writing Assignments. ASHEERIC 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: //w 3. coh. arizona. edu/french 375 a/Beauvois 2. pdf