redremexredremex Moderating Online WritingModerating Online Writing and and Developing Cultural LiteraciesDeveloping Cultural Literacies

Dr. Mary Griffiths with Eric GohCommunications and Writing, HUMCASS

Communications & the Communications & the Writing ProgramWriting Program

D is tin ctive fea tu res

C o h o rtsG I-D a yO C D L

S in g a p ore , M U M

A p pro ach ess tu de n t-ce n tredp ra x is o rie n ted

th e ore tica lly ba sed

Issu esg ra d . p a thw a ys

co m m u n itiescu ltu ra l lite ra c ies

B A (C om m u n ica tio n s)+ Jo u rn a lism .B A + d e gre es

2 n d le ve l m a jo r

SStudent-centred/new literacies? tudent-centred/new literacies? L&T principles in L&T principles in

Writing( Communications) units Writing( Communications) units

integrated

interactive

reflexive

process-oriented

collaborative

Mangrove Mangrove http://www.uq.edu.au/~enjmckem/mangrove/http://www.uq.edu.au/~enjmckem/mangrove/

Trace Trace http://trace.ntu.ac.ukhttp://trace.ntu.ac.uk

www.arts.monash.edu.au/subjects/writing/www.arts.monash.edu.au/subjects/writing/redremexredremex

development issues 2000-2003 development issues 2000-2003

resources -(capacities, literacies, shared project vision)

legislation - Privacy, copyright, brandingflexible development - options expanding

new technology - yahoo, WebCT, Cold Fusion

matching pedagogy - developing appropriate learning principles (as 3. above)

Monash LDAP (directory.monash.edu.au) Oracle (orac.its.monash.edu.au)

C lient (web browser)

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Retrieve and Record dataColdFusion (W eb Server)

Creative W riting Artic le Subm ission System

O verview architecture

Integrating collaborative features Integrating collaborative features of website and groupsof website and groups

online pathways discussion groupsweb publishing :drafts and “Exhibitions”

“Remote Readers”communities of users and practices

online identities – assessment

different groups/discrete different groups/discrete purposespurposes

mtxt2002 (archived from Sem 2) – 147 members, 512 messages, objectives driven, assessment 10%

auw2003 (sem 1)101 members, 81 messages, add-on,

broadcast, explanatory FAQ approach

inside_forum2003 (Sem 1+2)– 78 members, 274 messages, collaborative editing, objectives driven, part of assessment 10% or 15%

E-groups > yahoogroups.comE-groups > yahoogroups.com

2 kinds of subscriptions2 kinds of moderation procedure

formats and reading protocols – “Daily Digests” v.Web

uses (the “quotidian prompt”)examples of traffic

e-moderation issues : e-moderation issues : groups groups

set expectations initiate and provide a social space

intervene, when necessary, to redirect

share the setting of topicsbe prepared to waitallow discussions (without you)

E-moderator screenE-moderator screen

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intercultural learningintercultural learning

cultures of learning (new media learning orientations, locations)

constituencies of readers/ writers

collaborative work in both interactive features of website

Where next?Where next?

gif, jpeg uploadsdynamic content changeoutreach to community writing groups

hosting/linkingextending collaborationresources/updates/operations

ReferencesReferences Dutton, W. ed.(2001) Society on the Line:

Information Politics in the Digital Age. OUP Flew, T (2002) New Media :An Introduction, OUP 30-

95 Griffiths, M. (in progress) “ Noir fans, Carey

confessions, house-husbands and 9/11: student conduct online.”

Gurak, L.(2001) Cyberliteracy. Yale UP Salmon, Gillian. (2003) Monash E-Moderation

Workshop. Salmon, G. http://www.learningnetworks.net/emoderating.shtml Schank, Roger, C. ( 2002) Designing World-Class E-

Learning. McGraw-Hill.