https://writingcommons.org The encyclopedia for writers Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://writingcommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-WC-Site-23-32x32.png https://writingcommons.org 32 32 https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/teamwork/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:08:22 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=5128 What is Teamwork? Teamwork refers to collaboratives effort between individuals—whether in pairs or in larger groups—aimed at achieving a common objective or completing a shared task. Valued both in the classroom and the workplace, effective teamwork extends beyond simple cooperation and is often greater than the sum of its parts. One of the fundamental strengths ... Read more

The post Teamwork – Why Winning Teams Have It And How To Get It appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/conflict-resolution/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:49:41 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=5087 What is Conflict Resolution? Conflict Resolution refers to efforts by individuals, teams, or communities to resolve disputes and negotiate settlements. Key Concepts: Coauthorship; Teamwork; Team Charter “In the workforce, employers want employees who can anticipate obstacles to project completion, develop contingency plans to address the obstacles, and take corrective action when projects go off track. ... Read more

The post Conflict Resolution – How to Manage Conflicts & Keep Projects On Track appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/collaboration-tools/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:31:01 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=3638 What are Collaboration Tools? Collaboration tools are techniques, applications, processes that are designed to facilitate collaborative processes. Related Concepts: Intellectual Openness; Team Charter Types of Collaboration Tools Collaboration tools are now ubiquitous. Work and learning have all gone online. You can video conference with others on your cell phone, iWatch, personal computer. Large groups of ... Read more

The post Collaboration Tools – The Collaborative Tools You Need for Success on School Projects appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:02:21 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?page_id=1739 Collaboration Definition Collaboration refers to Related Terms Related Concepts Archive; Canon; Coauthor – Coauthorship; Conflict Resolution; Mindset; Openness; Team Charter; Teamwork; The Writing Process – Research on Composing FAQs Why is Collaboration Important? Collaboration plays a profound role in acts of literacy. Language use is invariably collaborative. Language is a social construct — a consequence ... Read more

The post Collaboration – Strategies for Collaborating in Academic & Professional Writing appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/peer-review/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:28:12 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=1868 What is Peer Review? Peer Review refers to the practice of giving and getting critiques from others in order to improve something–such as a text, application, service. Research, as summarized below, has found that peer review Peer review not only minimizes bias and improves the quality of work, but also signals the authority of the ... Read more

The post Peer Review – How to Make The Most of Peer Review appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/leadership/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:27:52 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=1866 What is Team Leadership? Team leadership refers to the processes involved in directing, coaching, evaluating, and inspiring a team toward common goals. Success as a team leader requires not just an understanding of each team member’s unique skills and strengths, but also the ability to foster a sense of collaboration and inclusivity. This dual skill ... Read more

The post Team Leadership – How to Be the Team Leader Everyone Wishes They Had appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/critique/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:27:37 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=1864 What is Critique? Critique is the systematic evaluation and assessment of a creative or intellectual work—often a text—to analyze its effectiveness in content, structure, and style, among other factors like originality, relevance, and impact. The goal is usually either to improve the work through formative feedback or to provide a final evaluation via summative feedback. ... Read more

The post Critique – A Research-based Guide to Criticism in Academic & Professional Writing appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/coauthorship/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:27:22 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=1862 What is Coauthorship? Coauthorship refers to the act of two or more individuals collaboratively producing a single work and jointly receiving credit for it. In both academic and professional writing, coauthored texts have become increasingly prevalent, reflecting the collaborative nature of modern research and knowledge production. Related Concepts: Collaboration; Critique; Openness; Team Charter; Teamwork – ... Read more

The post Coauthorship – How to Work with Coauthors appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/article/so-your-instructor-is-using-contract-grading/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:01:49 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?p=1832 Throughout your time in school, most of your classes have probably been graded. If you met certain criteria, you received an “A,” a “B,” a “C,” and so on. Maybe your school used numbers, grades, or GPA-style grading, but whatever the grades looked like, the mechanism was pretty similar. Your teachers probably used a combination ... Read more

The post Contract Grading – So Your Instructor is Using Contract Grading… appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> https://writingcommons.org/article/why-meet-with-a-writing-tutor/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:34:12 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/2014/03/06/why-meet-with-a-writing-tutor/ You may think of writing as a lonely activity, something to work at in a hushed, half-lit library carrel.  Or you may think of writing merely as a matter of correctness, of getting all the commas in just the right places.  Or you may suffer from writing anxiety and feel unable to produce the first word, let alone the first page.  These writing challenges, and many others, can be addressed in a meeting with a writing tutor.  Tutoring has the reputation of being remedial, of serving students with limited writing experience.  But the writing tutorial can benefit all writers—freshman, graduate, or faculty—and represents a significant learning opportunity. 

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