Title :
Collaborative writing and telecommunications-communication technology for the twenty-first century
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Rhetoric, Minnesota Univ., St. Paul, MN, USA
Abstract :
The author describes how she-as part of a design team-designed, implemented, and evaluated courseware for collaborative writing. She first gives an overview of the course, the courseware, and the use of telecommunications. Then she discusses how the project was implemented and the effects of the courseware and telecommunications on students´ collaborative processes, the quality of their final documents, and their attitudes toward collaboration and computer technology
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; local area networks; microcomputer applications; technical presentation; word processing; LAN; collaborative processes; collaborative writing; computer technology; courseware; design team; telecommunications; Business communication; Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Computer networks; Courseware; Feedback; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Professional communication; Telecommunication computing; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1988. IPCC '88 Conference Record. On the Edge: A Pacific Rim Conference on Professional Technical Communication., International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1988.24031