Teaching Collaborative Writing for Group Projects

Students are commonly asked across many departments and colleges at the university to work on teams to produce documents, yet often with little instruction on how to do so.

In order to support better student collaborative writing, this workshop will provide pedagogical strategies for teaching team-based writing projects in SWS. Topics will include:

• Invention, revision, and editing practices for collaborative writing.
• Organizational and communication strategies for effective team work.
• Methods for evaluating student participation in collaborative projects.
• Technologies to facilitate research and writing in group projects.

So come join us for the workshop, ask your questions about teaching collaborative writing, and share successful tips of your own which you might have. The workshop will be held on both the Pew and Allendale campuses:

• Tuesday, November 11, 9-10 a.m. (DEV 115A)
• Thursday, November 13, 9-10 a.m. (HRY 114)

Workshop Resources

UC Davis's Group Work and Collaborative Writing

Charlie Lowe's Project Log description and Project Peer Evaluation form

Penney Nichols-Whitehead's Grant Writing Project:

• Term Project Description
• Client Intro Letter
• Client Thank You Letter
• Term Project Critique Form
• Peer Evaluation of Individual Contributions
• Term Project Contract
• Organization Evaluation of Volunteer

Google Docs

• Google Docs home page; see the "Google Docs in Plain English" introduction video available there and on YouTube.
• Google Docs Tutorial for Teachers (note that the tutorial is for a slightly older version of Google Docs).

Workshop Presenters

• Psychology: Penney Nichols-Whitehead
• University Libraries: Sarah Beaubien & Emily Frigo
• Writing: Charlie Lowe