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Virtual Writing Forum with Don Murray and the National Writing Project in an Asynchronous Environment

by Sloan-C

Author Information

Author(s):

Joan Taylor

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

University of Nevada, Reno

Volume and Issue Information

Volume:

5

Issue:

1

Month:

May

Year:

2001

This study evaluated the level of participation and perceptions of effectiveness and value among participants in a virtual forum interacting with one another and with Donald Murray, a noted mentor in writing instruction. National Writing Project teacher consultants were invited to participate in a two-week interactive session using Caucus®, a non-threaded, World Wide Web-based, asynchronous computer conferencing system. Eighty-one teacher-consultants responded and participated in the event. Using a multiple perspective framework, data gathered through surveys, interviews, transcript analysis and online discussions suggest that participants, project coordinators and directors, as well as the author himself, found the event a valuable learning experience with interesting possibilities.

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