Collaborative Projects in a Technical Writing Class: A Cost/Benefit Analysis
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Brumberger, Eva R.
NCTE TETYC
1999

Abstract:

With the shift in writing pedagogy from product to process, from emphasizing the individual writing--in a vacuum--to emphasizing the social context and social nature of writing, collaboration of some sort has found a place in most writing classes. The inclusion of collaborative projects in technical writing courses has a second, practical justification: the idea that these courses should prepare students for writing on the job, where collaborative writing is common.