The role of collaboration in re-designing a first-year writing task

Janelle Wilkes; Julie Godwin; Lisa J Gurney

The role of collaboration in re-designing a first-year writing task

Janelle Wilkes
, Julie Godwin
, Lisa J Gurney

Environmental Engineering

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A collaborative approach was used to re-design an early first-year essay type assessment. The aim was to develop a task that encouraged success and confidence through making expectations explicit and by allowing for the development of core skills in information literacy and academic writing.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	FYHE 2014: 17th International First Year in Higher Education Conference - Darwin, Australia Duration: 6 Jul 2014 → 9 Jul 2014

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Conference	FYHE 2014: 17th International First Year in Higher Education Conference
City	Darwin, Australia
Period	6/07/14 → 9/07/14

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Higher Education

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