Description
Book SynopsisThis open access book serves as a comprehensive guide to digital writing technology, featuring contributions from over 20 renowned researchers from various disciplines around the world. The book is designed to provide a state-of-the-art synthesis of the developments in digital writing in higher education, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in this rapidly evolving field.
In the first part of the book, the authors offer an overview of the impact that digitalization has had on writing, covering more than 25 key technological innovations and their implications for writing practices and pedagogical uses. Drawing on these chapters, the second part of the book explores the theoretical underpinnings of digital writing technology such as writing and learning, writing quality, formulation support, writing and thinking, and writing processes. The authors provide insightful analysis on the impact of these developments and offer valuable insights into the future of writing. Overall, this book provides a cohesive and consistent theoretical view of the new realities of digital writing, complementing existing literature on the digitalization of writing. It is an essential resource for scholars, educators, and practitioners interested in the intersection of technology and writing.
Table of Contents-
Introduction (already existent, may be extended)
- The long farewell from Gutenberg
- What is digital writing?
- The impact of new technologies on writing – our agenda
- Aim of the book and contributions
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Word processors: The beginnings of digital writing
Section editor: Otto Kruse, Christian Rapp
- Word processing software: A history Till Heilmann
- Functions and specifications of MS Word and similar software Rapp/ Kruse
- Current alternatives to MS Word Cerstin Mahlow
- How did word processors change writing? Heilmann/ Mahlow/Kruse /Rapp
3. Web applications and platform technologies
Section editors: Kalliopi Benetos, Ann Devitt
- Hyperlinks, Hypertext, and the WWW Susan Lang
- Idea generation and mapping software Kruse/Rapp
- Graphic design/infographic platforms Kalli Benetos
- Learning management systems (LMS) Susan Lang
- Electronic Portfolios Bräuer/ Anson / Kathi Yancey
- Feedback management systems Chris Anson / Anna Wärnsby
- Literature management systems Antje Proske / Christian Rapp
- Knowledge-building platforms Antje Proske / NN
- Argumentation tools Kalli Benetos
- Plagiarism software Chris Anson/ Otto Kruse
- Note-taking Tool NN
- Annotation environments NN
- Document sharing and collaborative writing Montserrat Castelló, NN
4. Writing analytics and language technologies
Section editor: Elena Cotos
- Making corpus knowledge available Madalina Chitez
- Automated writing evaluation and feedback Elena Cotos
- Intelligent tutoring for writing development Shibani Antonette
- Automated text production Chris Anson / Fernando Benites
- Key stroke logging Åsa Wengelin
- Knowledge extraction Fernando Benites
5. Dimensions of change: What happened to writing and writing theory
Section editors: not decided yet; authors: to be determined
- Organizing writing processes
- Writing spaces, digital and real
- Conceptual thinking, and cognitive processes
- Formulation support: Words, collocations, and genres
- Writing opportunities, assignments, and genres
- Collaborative writing and collective papers
- Does digital technology improve writing quality?
- Author identities, roles, and audiences
- Technological knowledge: What competences are needed for future writers?
- Learning to write: Can machines teach?
- From notetaking to annotating: Changes in reading for writing
6. Conclusions and recommendations
Section editors: not decided yet
- Theory: Main lines of change
- Teaching: How much technology will the future teaching of writing have to include?
- Tool development: What roles do tool development, technology testing and writing analytics have in writing research?
- Research: The kind of writing research we need in the future
