Angeletti, Sara R. " Group Writing and Publishing:
Building Community in a Second-grade Classroom." Language Arts.
70.6 (1993): 494-500.
**A second grade class published a book developed
by the whole class and then moved on to small group work. The children
selected their one leader and followed a collaborative writing process
throughout the project. The teacher’s role is to be both writer and facilitator.
Baarnum, Carol M. " Collaborative Writing in Graduate
Technical Communication: Is There a Difference?" Journal of Technical
Writing and Communication. Fall 1994 v24 n4 p405-21.
Beck, Eevi E. " Changing Documents/Documenting Changes:
Using Computers for Collaborative Writing Over Distance." The
Sociological Review. 43.SPEISS(1995): 53-69.
** A discussion of how computers assist collaborative
writing over distance.
Bender, Eric. " Write it Together." ( Lotus Word Pro)
( Do-it-Yourself Workgroup Software) ( Software Review) (Evaluation) PC
World. 13.10 (1995): 116-7.
**Review of a software application, Word Pro word
processor developed by Lotus Development Corp. The product is recommended
as the ideal choice for collaborative writing.
Bleich, David. "Collaboration and the Pedagogy of Disclosure."
College English. 57.1 (1995): 43-62.
**The author argues that collaborative research, writing
and learning can contribute to study by helping to create and reveal the
interrelations and connections between students and throughout the school
environment.
Brockman, Elizabeth Blackburn. "English Isn’t
a Team Sport, Mrs. Brockman." English Journal. 83:1 (Jan 1994):
60-62.
**Teacher Elizabeth Blackburn discusses collaborative
writing work in her high school classroom. She includes several student's
reactions to collaborative writing in their own words.
Bruffee, Kenneth A. "Thinking and Writing as
Social Acts."
**Bruffee discusses writing as social constructionist
theory and how teachers can help students form support communities to facilitate
joining articulate writing groups.
Cyd's
Collaborative Creations
**A creative writing outlet for young adults and the
young at heart. Cyd's Collaborative Creations was designed to inspire
young "would-be" writers to submit their work for educational enrichment,
collaborative learning and interactive enjoyment.
Dale, Helen. "Collaborative Research on Collaborative
Writing." English Journal. 83:1
(Jan 1994): 66-71.
**Dale, a university supervisor in a teacher education
program worked with a ninth grade English teacher to discover "what happens
when students co-author." Dale explains the collaborative writing
strategies used and their results.
Doane, Janice, and Devon Hodges. "Writing from the
Trenches: Women’s Work and Collaborative Writing." Tulsa Studies
in Women’s Literature. 14.1 (1995): 51-8.
** An account of questions and dichotomies brought
by an authorial collaboration of fifteen years. The author argues that
collaboration is nurtured within a patriarchal culture though it overtly
works to provide a subversive alternative to the normsof patriarchy.
Edwards, Mary. " Computer-Supported Collaborative Writing."
(Book Reviews) Ergonomics. Feb 1995 v38 n2 p424-8.
English
Teacher's Page
**Lots of sites for secondary ed. English teachers
including stuff on teaching writing.
Elbrecht, Joyce, and Lydia Fakundiny. " Scenes from
a Collaboration: or Becoming Jael B. Juba." Tulsa Studies in Women’s
Literature. 13.2 (1994): 241-58.
**Two women authors discuss about their collaborative
work on a novel in their different voices and identities and seek the help
of their fictional author Jael B. Juba to discuss the complexity and procedures
involving collaborative writing. Jael B. Juba discusses the unity of two
women at their work and enters into an imaginative interview with both
the authors to find out the depth of their involvement in the work.
Feminist
Teaching Practices (Bibliography)
Feminist
Pedagogy Homepage
**These sites deal with feminist pedagogy, which works
well with the theory of collaborative learning.
Glasgow, Jacqueline N, and Margie Bush. "Promoting
Active Learning and Collaborative Writing through a Marketing Project."
English Journal. 84.8 (1995): 32-8.
** A study of how students use multiple types of intelligence
and learning skills for creating a marketing project collaboratively.
Haber, Marian Wynee. " Strategies of Collaborative
Writing and Intellectual Enrichment." Journalism Educator. 48.4
(1994): 47-54.
**Based on the advantages of collaborative writing
and planning in the mass media, advertising and industry, the author argues
that college journalism courses should include teaching of collaborative
writing techniques and strategies that can ensure quality of output and
success in their writing efforts.
Hillebrand, Romana P. "Control and Cohesion: Collaborative
Learning and Writing." English Journal 83.1 (1994): 71-5.
**A literature teacher developed a collaborative writing
assignment for her freshmen composition class to be able to draw forth
original thoughts and writings that contain both integrity and merit.
Hollman, Bettina. Personal Interview. 5
March 1999.
**Hollman, a junior high language arts teacher in
Willow Springs, IL, discusses the pros and cons of collaborative learning
in her classroom.
Hot
Sites for K-12 Educators
**Just as it says, this site contains links for D-12
educators divided by subject. The English list includes info on teaching
writing, grammar and literature as well as resources for instructors.
Illinois
Association of Teachers of English
**IATE provides a working network for the exchange
of teaching tips, current research, and professional development.
Karach, Angela, and Denise Roach. " Collaborative Writing,
Consciousness Raising, and Practical Feminist Ethics." Women’s Studies
International Forum. 15.2 (1992): 303-9.
**An account of how collaborative writing can assist
women in learning from each other the dynamics of consciousness raising
and in studying both feminist principles and ethical issues.
Keys, Carolyn W. " Writing Collaborative Laboratory
Reports in Ninth Grade Science: Three Case Studies of Social Interactions."
School Science and Mathematics. 96.4 (1996):178-87.
**Social interactions are related to the cognitive
work of developing ideas and meanings, and designing models for scientific
events. The article analyzes the discussions of three pairs of students
to understand social interaction which provides cognitive support.
National
Council for Teachers of English
This is the organization's official website.
It contains info on NCTE, conferences and resources for teachers.
Newman. Ruth G. " Collaborative Writing with Purpose
and Style." Personnel Journal. 67.4 (1988): 37-9.
The experience of a Boston-based, high-tech firm in
producing a corporate mission statement is described to illustrate the
planning and
execution of a collaboratively produced document.
Outta
Ray's Head
**The author is a teacher/librarian in a small high
school near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada,
who spent the previous 16 years teaching English,
history, art, drama, and special ed. His site includes several good
lesson plans for teaching writing and literature.
Plowman, Lydia. " Tracing the Evolution of a Co-authored
Text." Language and Communication. 13.3 (1993): 149-62.
**The concept of collaborative writing questions the
attention focussed on an individual and shifts the focus to include social
dimensions. Studies on the external influences on co-authors and the role
of dialogue in collaborative writing reveal the operation of socially distributed
cognition among co-authors.
Rice, Rodney P, and . John T. Huguley Jr. " Describing
Collaborative Forms: a Profile of the Team-Writing Process." IEEE
Transactions on Professional Communication. 37.3 (1994):163-71.
**Team-authored theses are produced by a group of
students subjected to collaborative writing practices. The students’ attitude
is analyzed by considering their plan to execute and evaluate their writing
activities and collaborative activities.
Salinger, Terry S. Literacy for Young Children.
Columbus, OH: Merrill, 1996.
**This book contains many methods for teaching elementarty
school children about reading and writing. It includes possible lesson
plans, definitions, explanations and suggestions for teaching children
to be literate.
Schuman, R. Baird. " Collaborative Writing." Education
Leadership. 49.5 (1992): 82-3.
**A discussion of the role of collaborative writing
in helping students develop self-confidence and making writing easier.
Smith III, Robert E. " Collaborative Writing in Industry:
Investigations in Theory and Practice." (Book Reviews) Journal of Technical
Writing and Communication. Wntr 1994 v24 n1 p107-11.
So
Many Colors
**This is an extensive site containing ideas for multimedia
teaching of literature and writing. It includes lesson plans and suggestions,
info for parents, students and educators and relevant links.
Teachers & Writers
Collaborative
**T&W brings writers and educators together in
collaborations that explore the connections between writing and reading
literature and that generate new ideas and materials.On this site, be sure
to visit Web Net --
it has stuff on teaching techniques, student issues and a virtual poetry
forum.
Vincent, Gray. "Just short of Paradise: Collaborative
Writing in Middle School." English Journal. 82.7 (1993): 58-61.
**A description of a collaborative project in which
students in an English class were asked to write their views about different
topics. Their works were collected and compiled into a magazine. The project
stimulated student performance and creativity.
When
is a Singing School Not a Chorus? The Emancipatory Agenda in
Feminist Pedagogy and Literature Education
**An essay addressing "democratic education and student
ownership of their own learning . . . literature education and feminist/critical
pedagogy, where personal and social transformation are implicit and explicit
goals. Underlying the ethical aims of feminist pedagogy and literature
education is accepting the Other on the Other's own terms."
Winkelmann, Carol L. " Electronic Literacy, Critical
Pedagogy, and Collaboration: a Case for Cyborg Writing." Computers and
Humanities. 29.6(1995): 431-49.
**Study of the convergence of electronic literacy,
collaboration, and critical pedagogy in the classroom. The author argues
that teachers in the humanities must relinquish the vestiges of non-electronic
criteria in their assessments of electronic literacy and that democratization
and multivocality of co-authored text demands a reassessment of the roles
and actions of teacher-readers.
Winter, Janet K. and Joan C. Neal. " Group Writing:
Student Perceptions of the Dynamics and Efficiency of Groups." Business
Communication Quarterly. 58.2 (1995): 21-5.
** A study of student perceptions about the efficiency
of collaborative writing. Results revealed that a correlation existed between
student perceptions of the quality of a written product and of student’s
amount of learning regarding group work. |