Yes, Virginia, You Are the Authority in This Wiki: Using Wiki Technology in the Writing Classroom

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Tina Plottel, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.Follow
Danika Myers, George Washington University, Washington D.C.Follow

Location

Room 1220 B

Proposal

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

This presentation focuses on our experiences using Wiki technology as a tool to teach research, scholarship, and scholarly modes of writing ranging from basic summary to annotated bibliography. We are an instructor and librarian who collaborate on a University Writing 20 (UW 20) course, a required, four-credit, topic-based rhetoric and composition class at The George Washington University.

Keywords

Wiki technology, Scholarly writing, Library-faculty collaboration

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Plottel, Tina and Myers, Danika, "Yes, Virginia, You Are the Authority in This Wiki: Using Wiki Technology in the Writing Classroom" (2010). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 43.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2010/2010/43