{"product_id":"collaborative-writing-playbook-an-instructors-guide-to-designing-writing-projects-for-student-teams-9781643172392","title":"Collaborative Writing Playbook: An Instructor's Guide to Designing Writing Projects for Student Teams","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joe Moses | Jason Tham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Parlor Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Parlor Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Writing - Academic \u0026amp; Scholarly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Moses and Jason Tham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollaborative Writing Playbook: An Instructor's Guide to Designing Writing Projects for Student Teams\u003c\/strong\u003e supports writing across the curriculum by helping instructors overcome a key obstacle to assigning writing: the workload.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePlaybook\u003c\/em\u003e is for instructors who would assign more writing in their courses if they could create meaningful assignments that complement course goals. The \u003cem\u003ePlaybook\u003c\/em\u003e is for instructors who would assign collaborative writing if they could account for individual contributions to collaboratively written content and use assessment criteria consistent with course learning objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstructors can overcome the workload obstacles by identifying five learning objectives that writing and course content have in common: discipline-specific objectives for critical thinking, research, synthesis, genre\/structure, and editing\/peer review. By aligning writing objectives with course learning objectives, instructors can design writing projects, tasks, and peer review roles that support rather than distract from course content. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding collaborative writing throughout a course makes meaningful collaboration much easier to achieve than making collaboration a temporary activity, which can disrupt everyone's productivity. Joe Moses and Jason Tham present ideas for small and large activities that help instructors introduce collaboration at a pace that makes sense for them and sustains meaningful learning throughout a course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOLLABORATIVE WRITING PLAYBOOK has several unique features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tools for planning and promoting productive teamwork. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoles for collaborative writing teammates that complement course-specific learning objectives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructured activities designed specifically to support teammate interdependence and accountability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemplates for team charters, team planning, goal setting, and task coordination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA versatile, five-part structure-defined by instructors according to their preferences-for designing and evaluating team projects. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Collaboration is a professional imperative. This \u003cem\u003eCollaborative Writing Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e provides an authentic, reliable roadmap for team writing built on design thinking. You'll be pleased to deploy it for team writing and all forms of collaboration.\" - Ann Hill Duin, University of Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCollaborative Writing Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e revitalizes team-based writing instruction with a strong emphasis on modern career readiness. 'No team is automatically productive, ' write authors Joe Moses and Jason Tham, who roll up their sleeves to rally instructors navigating the difficult world of designing collaborative assignments with a bold but agile five-part structure. The book deftly serves as both a complete model and one that is easily customizable to a range of classroom scenarios. Highly practical and resourceful, Playbook specifies a set of adaptable templates for activities, checklists and guides to prompt instructors. \u003cem\u003ePlaybook\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-have!\" - Isabel Pedersen, Ontario Tech University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCollaborative Writing Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e is a substantial, thoughtful, and insightful contribution to the discourse on collaborative writing. It is simultaneously a playbook, an instructor's guide, a textbook, a work of theory, even a guide for lesson planning and project design.\" - Jacob Richter, Clemson University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Moses\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches collaborative writing, research, and project design in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. \u003cstrong\u003eJason Tham\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, University of Minnesota) is Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451594854551,"sku":"9781643172392","price":2712.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781643172392.webp?v=1769137744","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/collaborative-writing-playbook-an-instructors-guide-to-designing-writing-projects-for-student-teams-9781643172392","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}