CAWriter: A CSCW/CSCL Tool to Support Research Students’ Academic Writing

Abstract

Within the larger framework of a research project aiming to develop CSCW/CSCL tools, to scaffold a cognitive apprenticeship model as applied to doctoral education, academic writing has been identified as a key process to be supported. By following a participatory design approach, and by building upon previous writing tools, a prototype is being developed to assist Computer Science research students in the academic writing process. Key features of the tool are that it supports non-linear document creation and multiple representations of notes and document content. Initial feedback from use of the tool and planned future work to integrate collaboration to support cognitive apprenticeship are reported.

Contributors

Jake Rowan Byrne

Brendan Tangney

Conference

Publication date: September 2010

Publication date (Print): September 2010

Pages: 458-462

Affiliations

Centre for Research in IT in Education, School of Education and School of Computer Science & Statistics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2010.56

Copyright statement: © Jake Rowan Byrne et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of HCI 2010, University of Abertay, Dundee, UK

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Conference name: Proceedings of HCI 2010

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 24

Conference location: University of Abertay, Dundee, UK

Conference date: 6 - 10 September 2010

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction

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Product Information: 1477-9358BCS Learning & Development

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing