Writing Commons October Update
Thanks to Aaron Barlow, Faculty Editor, and Academe for publishing this account of the early history of Writing Commons: “Open Textbook Publishing.” Academe. (Sept/Oct 2013): 40-43 <...
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with Zachary Dixon Recently, through the Brookings Institute, Darrell West and Joshua Blieberg wrote about the promise that “big data” holds to improve the feedback loop and the quality of student...
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Here’s a visual representation of some of our work related to big data and writing studies, which is based on our observations of teachers’ comments on approximately 120,000 student essays over the...
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As writing in the twenty-first century increasingly takes place in digital spaces, where keystrokes are seamlessly translated into oceans of bytes, Writing Studies finds itself with a vast resource of...
View ArticleWell played, McGraw Hill
In recent blogs and a brief article in Academe, Open Textbook Publishing, I argued that faculty are wise to embrace their power as authors in the digital age, that they no longer need to rely on...
View ArticleImpact, Open Education and the Aaron Swartz Award for Best Webtext
For those of interested in open education and alternative publishing methods for faculty, please see the January newsletter for Writing Commons (below). Extending the argument I made in Open Textbook...
View ArticleunCommon News February 2014
unCommon News A crowd-powered newsletter for a writing-centered community February, 2014 Dear Friends, We hope all’s well with you and your classes. This month we are delighted to announce the winner...
View Article2015 Digital Writing Tools for Global Citizens Conference
2015 Digital Writing Tools for Global Citizens Program for January 16, 2015 Time Presenter Short Bio Presentation Title 8:00-8:15 Introduction 8:15-9:00 Chris Anson Director, Campus Writing and...
View ArticleunCommon News (October, 2014)
If you are unable to view the images in this newsletter, click here. unCommon News (October, 2014) A crowd-powered newsletter for a writing-centered community Dear Friends, Welcome new readers!...
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