COLWRIT – Collaborative Online Writing in Google Docs: Presenting a Research Design

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Abstract

Various online collaborative writing tools have emerged giving students new opportunities when co-producing texts. The aim of this work-in-progress paper is to present the preliminary hypotheses and findings of an on-going research project at Aalborg University, Denmark, which explores university students’ uses of collaborative writing tools like Google Docs when doing collaborative project work. The research project has a special focus on the various effects on the collaboration process of students’ various usage of the commenting functions of online writing tools.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th European Conference on e‐Learning ECEL‐2014 : Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark 30‐31 October 2014
EditorsRikke Ørngreen, Karin Tweddell Levinsen
PublisherAcademic Conferences and Publishing International
Publication date2014
Pages692-695
ISBN (Print)978‐1‐910309‐69‐8, 978‐1‐910309‐67‐4
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventThe 13th European Conference on e‐Learning - Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 29 Oct 201431 Oct 2014
Conference number: 13

Conference

ConferenceThe 13th European Conference on e‐Learning
Number13
LocationAalborg University, Copenhagen
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period29/10/201431/10/2014

Bibliographical note

Awarded ECEL'2014 Best Poster Award

Keywords

  • Peer Learning
  • Response‐giving
  • Academic Writing
  • Data Logging
  • Online Collaborative Writing
  • Project Work

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