Wiki writing collaborative learning in the college classroom.

• Main Authors: Barton, Matthew, Cummings, Robert
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2009
• Subjects: Academic writing; Academic writing > Study and teaching (Higher); Computer Technology; Computers & Technology; EDUCATION; Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); Encyclopaedias and reference works; English language; English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher); Internet publishing; Language & Literature; Language and Linguistics; Language: reference and general; Nonfiction; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Rhetoric; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Study and teaching (Higher); User-generated content; Writing; Writing and editing guides; Writing Skills
• ISBN: 9780472022243; 0472024515; 0472116711; 9780472024513; 0472022245; 9780472116713; 0472900536; 9780472900534
• DOI: 10.3998/dcbooks.5871848.0001.001

When most people think of wikis, the first—and usually the only—thing that comes to mind is Wikipedia. The editors of Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom, Robert E. Cummings and Matt Barton, have assembled a collection of essays that challenges this common misconception, providing an engaging and helpful array of perspectives on the many pressing theoretical and practical issues that wikis raise. Written in an engaging and accessible manner that will appeal to specialists and novices alike, Wiki Writing draws on a wealth of practical classroom experiences with wikis to offer a series of richly detailed and concrete suggestions to help educators realize the potential of these new writing environments.