When most people think of wikis, the first---and usually the
only---thing that comes to mind is Wikipedia. The editors of "Wiki
Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom," Robert
E. Cummings and Matt Barton, have assembled a collection of essays
that challenges this common misconception, providing an engaging
and helpful array of perspectives on the many pressing theoretical
and practical issues that wikis raise. Written in an engaging and
accessible manner that will appeal to specialists and novices
alike, "Wiki Writing" draws on a wealth of practical classroom
experiences with wikis to offer a series of richly detailed and
concrete suggestions to help educators realize the potential of
these new writing environments.
Robert E. Cummings began work at Columbus State University in
August 2006 as Assistant Professor of English and Director of
First-Year Composition. Currently he also serves as the Writing
Specialist for CSU's Quality Enhancement Plan, assisting teachers
across campus in their efforts to maximize student writing in their
curriculum. He recently concluded a three-year research study with
the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research and
continues to research in the fields of computers and writing,
writing across the curriculum, writing in the disciplines, and
curricular reform in higher education.
Matt Barton is Assistant Professor, St. Cloud State University,
Department of English-Rhetoric and Applied Writing Program. His
research interests are rhetoric, new media, and computers and
writing. He is the author of "Dungeons and Desktops: A History of
Computer Role-Playing Games" and has published in the journals
"Text and Technology," "Computers and Composition," "Game Studies,"
and "Kairos." He is currently serving as Associate Editor of
"Kairosnews" and Managing Editor of "Armchair Arcade."
""Wiki Writing" will quickly become the standard resource for
using wikis in the classroom."
---Jim Kalmbach, Illinois State University
digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan
Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of
Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible
work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and
scholarly communication. Visit the website at
www.digitalculture.org.
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