Building Better Bullet Points the Open Source Way
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The document discusses a collaborative learning activity focused on improving bullet point writing through open-source tools. By addressing traditional challenges in pedagogy, it utilizes platforms like Etherpad and Google Docs to facilitate collaborative writing across various contexts and formats. The activity encourages sharing ideas and messages in diverse styles, enhancing pedagogical goals and technology integration.
Building Better Bullet Points the Open Source Way
- 1. Building Better Bullet Points The OPEN Source Way A Collaborative Learning Activity
- 2. Abram Anders University of Minnesota Duluth adanders@d.umn.edu Association for Business Communication Annual Convention Fall 2010
- 3. Collaborative Learning Facilitate connections and create common ground between: • Pedagogical Goals and Opportunities • Technological Tools and Applications • Collaborative Processes
- 4. BBP OSW Features • Overcomes traditional pedagogical challenge: 1st person author inertia; self-representation issues; How do I get there from here? • Employs collaborative writing platforms; modeling contexts increasingly crucial to contemporary workplace • OPEN SOURCE: “Given enough eyes, all bugs are flat.”
- 7. Etherpad
- 8. Typewith.me
- 9. Twiddla.com
- 10. Google Docs
- 11. Additional Activities • Share topics, ideas, examples for any assignment or task • Collaboratively write messages of different types: positive/neutral, persuasive/sales, negative news • Collaboratively write messages with different formats: full-block business letter, memo, etc.