writing in digital spaces

Sunday, September 16, 12

OUR TEAM:

http://sjsdblogs.com/instructionaltechnology/http://twitter.com/Proj3ctConn3ct


http://sjsdblogs.com/instructionaltechnology/

http://sjsdblogs.com/instructionaltechnology/

http://twitter.com/Proj3ctConn3ct

http://twitter.com/Proj3ctConn3ct

TEACHERSURVEY


Session Schematic:

What is “online writing?”

The reading/writing connection

The apps: Protocol for exploration

Developing spaces for writing

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3-2-1connect & reflect:

3 recalls

2 insights

1 questionSunday, September 16, 12

QUESTIONS:(via Linoit)


WHAT IS WRITING?


THE DIGITAL WRITING

WORKSHOP:(Troy Hicks)http://goo.gl/gWL8S


http://goo.gl/gWL8S

http://goo.gl/gWL8S

EMBRACEUNCERTAINTY

AND

QUESTIONEVERYTHING


WRITING IN THE 21st CENTURY:

(Kathleen Blake Yancy).pdf


COMMON CORE & 21st CENTURY

SKILLS CROSSWALK:(learning.com)

.epub


dotEPUB(http://dotepub.com)


http://dotepub.com

http://dotepub.com

THE APPS:A PROTOCOL FOR EXPLORATION


A PROFILE OF MYSELF

(as a writer)


Who are you?

Your personal history as a writer...

Your personal history as a publisher...

Your personal history as a communicator...


A PROFILE OF MYSELF

(as a writer)


The Effect of Online Environments on the Characteristics of

Student Writing

Sean P. Nash(nashworld.me)


432,000 visitors, 36,000 since November

AN AUTHENTIC AND WIDE AUDIENCE:


How do online environments impact the

characteristics of student writing and

subsequent achievement?


...as measured by summative unit exam

scores, readability, and word count.


• summary assigned at culmination of unit- prior to exam

• student lineup by age- counted off by twos- split into two groups of ten

• laid out comprehensive summary assignment: use all concepts, cite at least once source.


• differentiated assignment for each group:

• group 1- use MS Word, e-mail product directly to me

• group 2- add directly to blog on class network at: http://mwsu-bio101.ning.com


http://mwsu-bio101.ning.com




(Table 1) Students who constructed comprehensive summary of nutrition unit via online blog post for a wide and potentially global audience (even group):


(Table 2) Students who constructed comprehensive summary of nutrition unit via MS Word document handed in directly to teacher (odd group):


average exam score:

readability:

word count:

traditional43.2

9.1

638

online43.4

8.2

399

A closer look


WHY?Sunday, September 16, 12

count: 566

score: 50

a typical “traditional

report”


a typical, “blog post”, or “post”

count: 399

score: 51


CONTEXT MATTERS


*in contrast to the blog... here we see a “discussion thread”


Tori Scott

This is my class website! I’ve always loved science, but this year was a whole new experience for me. In our class Mr. Nash gives us multiple ways too look at science. There are so many new things to learn that it’s truly fun to experience it in different ways. I came into this class thinking it was going to be him lecturing and us taking notes. This year was the first year for me that it’s all been so hands on.

This class really makes us think. Mr. Nash will just give us something, for instance a visual, and ask us to write about it. Like what we think it represents and our thoughts and opinions on it. I really enjoy doing this. It allows us as students to share what were thinking. That’s one of my favorite things about the website. We’re able discuss and blog about the things we do in class. We each get to share as individuals, which is pretty amazing because each one of us think differently. This also allows us to learn on a completely different level.

I’d have to say that if there is one thing i’ve learned this year would be that science is not black and white. Thats a big misconception i’ve had. Through the year though i’ve began to learn and realize that there is always a gray area. The site gives us the opportunity to talk about it and understand more.

Tori Scott :)


Rachel Huntsman

I am a student in the dual-credit biology class that uses the blog you have been discussing. I just wanted to let you know my thoughts on our use of the network.

I really think it is a beneficial way of learning, and would recommend it to any teacher in order to get their students to actually think about learning.

I will admit I was one of the students who took the class just to get this major required science class out of the way before college. However, this coming from a person who really doesn’t enjoy science at all, I have found that I enjoy this class. I feel like I can analyze what I learn and discuss things with other students rather than simply fill out a work sheet and answer test questions.

I honestly think I will retain things from taking this class, and I can say I have benefited a great deal from it.

I also like the idea that other people, such as yourselves, are actually reading this blog and looking at what we are learning and how we are learning. It makes me think about what I will post because I know someone from the other side of the world might read it.


“It appeared that the papers had a higher readability and word count, which I kind of expected because I think people tend to write more formally on papers, whereas the

blog posts tend to be more opinion and informal writing.”

-RH


CONCLUSIONS(?)


1writing a comprehensive summary seems to be an

effective pre-exam strategy, regardless of

formatSunday, September 16, 12

2the nature of the

summary seemed to do little to affect overall scores in this study


3students writing online submitted significantly more concise summaries

with smaller word counts


AN INFERENCEOnline writing seems to be a powerful tool for

summarization of complex content.


3-2-1connect & reflect:

3 recalls

2 insights

1 questionSunday, September 16, 12

end?*Thanks to Felix Meyer for Input Maximus 2 & Jason Morrison for “Worn Old Welcome Mat -both on Flickr”


http://www.flickr.com/photos/meyerfelix/6163556104

http://www.flickr.com/photos/meyerfelix/6163556104

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8998833@N07/2727357334/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8998833@N07/2727357334/

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