What Experienced Collaborators Say About Collaborative Writing

Abstract

As currently used, collaboration refers to a variety of interactive writing expe riences, making it difficult or impossible to assess research projects accurately or to use their findings effectively. This paper presents a definition of one vari ety of interactive writing based on intensive interviews with twenty collaborative writers. Shared-document collaboration involves collaborators producing a shared document, engaging in substantive interaction about that document, and sharing decision-making power and responsibility for it. The paper also describes a typology of shared-document collaborative groups: labor intensive, specialization, and synthesis. Throughout, conclusions are supported with examples drawn from the experiences of the writers inter viewed.

Peer-mediated vs. individual writing: measuring fluency, complexity, and accuracy in writing

“…Also, teachers can assess their learners' writing needs by listening to the interactions that take place during collaborative sessions. In addition, collaboration fosters camaraderie and a sense of confidence (Yong 2006) and entails the production of a shared document where group members engage in substantive interaction, shared decision-making and responsibility for the document (Allen et al 1987). However, one should keep in mind the sometimes observed reluctance of learners to engage in co-authoring (McDonough 2004); therefore, care should be taken by the teachers, as Strauss and Alice (2007) emphasize, that second language learners are properly guided to participate appropriately in group work.…”

Collaboration and psychological ownership: how does the tension between the two influence perceived learning?

“…Collaborative writing is defined broadly as an activity that involves the production of a document by more than one author (Allen et al 1987;Dillon 1993). At the mere technical level, it is a complex process that depends on both the number of contributors, the types of division of labor among them, and the number of different activities involved (e.g., outlining, drafting, reviewing, editing, etc.).…”

Colaboração/Cooperação Escrita via Internet: Questões Teórico-Práticas Para Inovar Práticas De Escrita Na Escola

“…No contexto de ensino-aprendizagem, nas duas últimas décadas, tem-se, de fato, discutido consideravelmente acerca da colaboração (COLLIS, 1993;WINER;RAY, 1994;MACAULAY;GONZALES, 1996;GROSZ, 1996;PA-NITZ, 1996;ALLEN et al,1997;HILTZ;BENBUNAN-FICH, 1997; LA-ROCQUE; FAUCON, 1997;BRNA, 1998;HENRI;LUNDGREN-CAYOL, 2001;COMEAUX, 2002;MCINNERNEY;ROBERTS, 2004;BARKLEY et al, 2005;LIBERALLI, 2007;IBIAPINA, 2008;MAGALHÃES;FIDALGO, 2010) entre outros.…”

“…Nesse sentido, para entender as PCE com um processo de trabalho de escrita em conjunto, é necessário, antes de tudo, discutir alguns pontos que considero primordiais: primeiramente, começo a discussão com o motivo pelo qual faço uso específico da expressão "Práticas Colaborativas de Escrita" (PCE) e não do termo normalmente usado "Práticas de Escrita Colaborativa" -tradução do inglês ("Collaborative Writing Practices"), conforme se tem observado em diversos trabalhos publicados nos últimos anos (HORTON et al,1991;MERCER, 1996;ALLEN et al,1997;NUNAMAKER JR., 2003;NUNAMAKER JR, 2004;STAHL;HES-SE, 2006;SCHELLENS et al, 2007;STEGMANN et al, 2007) entre outros.…”