Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Digital Writing
- electronic texts
- non-linear composition and reading
Anmerkungen:
- This idea of non-linearity is not specific to e-texts; one can pick up a print-based text and start reading from any point.
- e-literature
- interactive
- new forms of writing, representing,
and communicating
- multiple literacies
- navigating textual spaces
- meaning making
- nontraditional text production
- How do we teach students meaningful digital text production?
- hyperlinking
Anmerkungen:
- Hyperlinking is a unique feature of digital texts that allows writers to add in supplemental information without disrupting the flow of the text.
- incorporation of visuals and multimedia
- new skills
- What does it mean to master the art of writing?
- 21st century classroom
- online environments
- blogging
- less polished and edited?
informal?
- Should we do more to privilege
informal writing formats?
Anmerkungen:
- Students will probably encounter more informal writing spaces than formal academic ones.
- collaborative writing tools
Anmerkungen:
- Such as Google Docs.
JF overheard a conversation among students where one said, "See you on Google Docs!" before departing.
- audience
- content matters more than if there were no audience
- purpose
- changes to the writing process
- peer feedback
- reflection
- track changes
- clarity and conciseness
- writing as a social process
- Do the benefits of digital writing processes outweigh the drawbacks?
- feedback before assessment
- How does digital writing change our
assessment practices and expectations?
- tweeting
- effects on students
- increased motivation?
Anmerkungen:
- Are students more motivated to write if it involves technology, compared to traditional pen and paper tasks?
- relevance to daily lives
- freedom to express and share
- students write more?
- less emphasis on mechanics;
damaging to formal writing?
- How do we encourage students to think
critically about the digital texts they encounter?