Technology-Rich Creative Writing

Learning CommunityOhio University - Chillicothe

Explore and evaluate web-based collaborative writing tools – Web 2.0

Online creative writing class for middle-childhood education majors◦ ENG 361 Creative Writing Fiction◦ ENG 362 Creative Writing Poetry◦ ENG 363 Creative Writing Nonfiction

Objectives

Enhance peer response Foster a strong sense of community Increase student engagement Expand to all writing classes at OUC Writing Center – student tutors Offer to middle and high school teachers

◦ Workshops and in-service

Goals

Middle childhood education majors 7th grade language arts students Mentor utilizing blogs for reflection Helped prepare students for the 7th grade

Ohio Literacy Text Standard Benchmarks Expand further using editing tools in

addition to blogs

Service-Learning Partnership

Greater flexibility to meet the demands and expectations of

our “New Traditionals”

Enhanced peer response: analyze, interpret and evaluate in a detailed, meaningful fashion

Use Web 2.0 tools in their own future classrooms

Student Learning

Technology-Rich Campus Task Force

Library Staff – links and guidance to pertinent sites supporting course objectives and research needs

Writing Center tutors

◦ Support research and writing needs:

Fully integrate the research and writing processes

Collaboration

Student surveys – usefulness of tools

Enhanced interactive projects

Peer responses – compared to previous quarters without technology tools

Assessment

Zoho Writer

Writeboard

Google Docs

Near-Time

Socialtext

QuickTopic

Conventi

Gobby

Ace

ThinkFree

Collaborative Writing Tools to be Explored

Freecorder◦ Attach audio comments directly to document

Blackboard 7.3◦ More tools included

Already Implemented