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\u00a0Mind the Gap: Bridging the Writing Gap between English General Education and University Upper-level Writing Courses Using ePortfolios<\/strong><\/p>\n

IDW Action Project\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This IDW Action Project sought to improve Old Dominion University students\u2019 writing using ePortfolios, specifically through the use of WordPress templates in writing classes at various levels.\u00a0The 100- and 200-level general-education composition (‘C’) courses within the English Department\u2019s Writing Program<\/a>\u00a0help to prepare students in all majors for writing in their upper-division disciplinary writing (‘W’) courses. However, there is a writing gap that frequently occurs between ‘C’ courses and \u2018W\u2019 courses, a period of time which can sometimes consist of multiple years, and we believed additional support could help students recognize, through reflection and metacognition, a transfer of composition skills during this writing gap. <\/span><\/p>\n

We sought to bridge the gap between ‘C’ and ‘W’ courses through the use of ePortfolios, by: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Providing training for English faculty to implement collaboratively designed writing and digital composition assignments in their ‘C’ and ‘W’ classes; <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Piloting pre-built WordPress templates for the construction of showcase ePortfolios to foster reflection, synthesis, and increased emphasis on digital literacies; and <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Ensuring that writing and digital composition assignments in the \u2018C\u2019 courses align with the learning outcomes students will encounter in their \u2018W\u2019 courses to prepare students for writing within the disciplines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \u00a0Mind the Gap: Bridging the Writing Gap between English General Education and University Upper-level Writing Courses Using ePortfolios IDW Action Project\u00a0 This IDW Action Project sought to improve Old Dominion University students\u2019 writing using ePortfolios, specifically through the use of WordPress templates in writing classes at various levels.\u00a0The 100- and 200-level general-education composition (‘C’) courses… <\/p>\n

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