ERIC Number: EJ944335
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Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 19
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Writing New York: Using Google Maps as a Platform for Electronic Portfolios
Jacobs, Dale; Adams, Hollie; Morris, Janine
Composition Studies, v38 n2 p111-129 Fall 2010
English 302: Writing about the Arts is a practicum course offered at the University of Windsor for upper-level English undergraduate students. The course asks students to write about a variety of art forms and requires engagement with multiple genres of writing as a way for students to effectively order their experiences, reconstruct meaning in those experiences, and communicate that meaning to their readers. This version of the course involves a two-week introductory reading and writing commitment at the University of Windsor campus and then a three-week visit to New York City. In New York, the students work toward building a final portfolio using Google Maps as a showcase for their writing. In this article, the authors discuss the institutional context and theoretical rationale of the course and describe how they use Google Maps as a platform for electronic portfolios. (Contains 5 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Universities, Undergraduate Students, Content Area Writing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Practicums, Field Trips, Team Teaching, Map Skills, Technology Uses in Education, Cartography, Internet, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Maps, Art, Multimedia Instruction, Social Cognition, Audience Awareness, Spatial Ability, Collaborative Writing
University of Winnipeg. Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada. Tel: 204-786-9001; Fax: 204-774-4134; e-mail: compositionstudies@uwinnipeg.ca; Web site: http://www.compositionstudies.uwinnipeg.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; New York
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