Terminology and Theoretical Framework (Updated)

So let's see if we are on the same page:

Terminology

1. Developmental Writer: any student--ESL, Generation 1.5, adult learner, native speaker--who does not possess the confidence and/or skill set to write standard academic discourse. For the purpose of this project, the definition also includes grad students who must learn new terminology, concepts, and structure/guidelines to write within higher levels of academia. (Mike Rose & Mina Shaughnessy)

2. Writing Process: a recursive approach to writing that involves some form of prewriting (freewrite, list, cluster, scratch outline), drafting, revising, editing, and submitting. (Peter Elbow)

4. Blog: a Web site that can be public or private and is typically comprised of chronological, reflective, journal-style entries or other forms of personalized written discourse. (Rebecca Blood & Diane Penrod)

5. Collaborative Writing: when two or more people interact with each other throughout each stage of the writing process to compose a single piece of writing (Helen Dale's social constructionist theory on collaborative writing & Bernstein's concept of a "critical community of learners")

6. Process-Blogging: using a blog as an integral part of the writing process. (Schreyer & Mangini...hah!)

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Theoretical Framework

1. Praxis: Schwandt says one version of praxis is concerned with "improving practice by designing ways of getting knowledge (theory) somehow better aligned with or connected to practice (i.e., by beginning an inquiry with practioners' own knowledge, doing coresearch, etc.). Maybe we can use: a participant using theory to drive practice. (Steiner? & Paulo Freire)

2. Pragmatism: argues for practical consequences to be vital components of truth and meaning (we have to put this in our own words). Maybe we can use: a participant using real consequences and real meaning as a way to drive theory. (John Dewey; Stuart Peirce; Willam James; & Lev Vygotsky?)