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Collaborative learning and writing [electronic resource] : essays on using small groups in teaching English and composition / edited by Kathleen M. Hunzer.

Contributor(s): Hunzer, Kathleen M, 1969-.
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012Description: 1 online resource (vi, 229 p.).ISBN: 9780786489770 (ebk.); 0786489774 (ebk.).Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) | Academic writing -- Study and teaching (Higher) | Peer review | Electronic booksGenre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: Collaborative learning and writing.DDC classification: 808/.042071 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I. Why are collaborative learning and peer review important?; Writing Courses Live and Die by the Quality of Peer Review; Bringing New Perspectives to a Common Practice; Reinventing Peer Review Using Writing Center Techniques; "It's just too nicey-nicey around here"; Part II. How do I best select groups in my classes?; Increasing Student Participation and Accountability in Group Production of Text through Speed Interviews; Connecting Writing Process with Personality; Forming Peer Critique Groups Through Personality Preferences.
Part III. How do I integrate collaborative learning techniques into electronic environments?Collaborative Learning and Writing in Digital Environments; Cooperative and Collaborative Writing with Google Docs; Working with Groups Online; Part IV. Can collaborative learning and writing work in all writing classes?; Blending Collaboration and Competition; Revisiting Collaborative Writing and Electronic Dialogues in Business Communication; Collaborative Composing; Part V. Can special populations benefit from collaborative activities?; Working Together Towards Greatness.
Anxiety Disorders and the Collaborative ClassroomAbout the Contributors; Index.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library - Perpetual(TU)
808/.042071 (Browse shelf) e-book SLASx,05000,03,CL,PPT

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I. Why are collaborative learning and peer review important?; Writing Courses Live and Die by the Quality of Peer Review; Bringing New Perspectives to a Common Practice; Reinventing Peer Review Using Writing Center Techniques; "It's just too nicey-nicey around here"; Part II. How do I best select groups in my classes?; Increasing Student Participation and Accountability in Group Production of Text through Speed Interviews; Connecting Writing Process with Personality; Forming Peer Critique Groups Through Personality Preferences.

Part III. How do I integrate collaborative learning techniques into electronic environments?Collaborative Learning and Writing in Digital Environments; Cooperative and Collaborative Writing with Google Docs; Working with Groups Online; Part IV. Can collaborative learning and writing work in all writing classes?; Blending Collaboration and Competition; Revisiting Collaborative Writing and Electronic Dialogues in Business Communication; Collaborative Composing; Part V. Can special populations benefit from collaborative activities?; Working Together Towards Greatness.

Anxiety Disorders and the Collaborative ClassroomAbout the Contributors; Index.

Description based on print version record.