IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Sep 2009

Devising Collective Knowledges for the Technical Writing Classroom: A Course-Based Approach to Using Web 2.0 Writing Technologies in Collaborative Work

J.A. Rice

Abstract

Technical and professional writing pedagogies have traditionally understood collaborative writing as an aggregate, cooperative venture between writers and subject matter experts. In contrast, this tutorial argues that Web 2.0 technologies offer technical and professional communication pedagogies more advantageous conceptions and practices of collaborative writing. The tutorial analyzes how new media technologies create a different collaborative writing environment and then discusses how these environments help collaborative writing methods create an alternative writing situation. The study concludes by examining the outcomes of student Web 2.0 research projects and by offering technical and professional writing instructors new pedagogical strategies for teaching collaborative writing.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
2009-09-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.2009.2025310
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Open Access
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Topics
writing pedagogy teacher development collaborative writing technical communication professional writing
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