ERIC Number: EJ746231
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
EISSN: N/A
Academic Literacies and E-Learning: A Critical Approach to Writing in the Online University
Goodfellow, Robin
International Journal of Educational Research, v43 n7-8 p481-494 2005
This paper adopts an academic literacies perspective to argue for a critical approach to the writing practices of the online university classroom. It describes an on-going action research project in an online Masters in Online and Distance Education (MAODE) programme at the UK Open University, which aims to create an online writing resource to support distance learners in developing a critical awareness of the writing practices on the programme. The paper presents the results of an evaluation study of this resource during the 2005 presentation of the MAODE, and discusses the evidence from this study that such a resource can provide a space for students to critique the dominant literacies of the online university.
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Action Research, Distance Education, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Writing (Composition), Masters Programs, Consciousness Raising, Higher Education, Academic Discourse, Critical Theory
Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A