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Critical Issues in Online Resourcing for International and Local Students' Academic Writing

Critical Issues in Online Resourcing for International and Local Students' Academic Writing

Rosemary Clerehan, Ian Walker
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781605668741|ISBN10: 1605668745|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922269|EISBN13: 9781605668758
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-874-1.ch014
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Clerehan, Rosemary, and Ian Walker. "Critical Issues in Online Resourcing for International and Local Students' Academic Writing." Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors, edited by Angela T. Ragusa, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 209-226. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-874-1.ch014

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Clerehan, R. & Walker, I. (2010). Critical Issues in Online Resourcing for International and Local Students' Academic Writing. In A. Ragusa (Ed.), Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors (pp. 209-226). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-874-1.ch014

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Clerehan, Rosemary, and Ian Walker. "Critical Issues in Online Resourcing for International and Local Students' Academic Writing." In Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors, edited by Angela T. Ragusa, 209-226. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-874-1.ch014

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Abstract

Notwithstanding the proliferation of web 2.0 modes of text production, the traditional essay or report remains a key component of learning and assessment in higher education. As such, it can pose problems for diverse cohorts of local and international students. In stage one of the current research with a large first-year marketing subject, a substantial proportion of students reported that they felt unprepared and did not fully understand the assessment requirements. Key issues identified were research, writing, and understanding assignment guidelines. The second stage involved the building of a website to address the identified needs and provide support, based on a contextualised view of writing as social practice. In stage three, students were surveyed to assess the helpfulness of the resources and the site was revised. It was concluded that, with appropriate research-based development, one resource can serve both international and local students, but questions remain regarding the future sustainability of such a resource.

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