ERIC Number: EJ903910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 14
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Contemporary Approach to Writing Non-Linear Online Learning Resources
Turner, Margaret
Journal of Learning Design, v2 n2 p56-69 2007
Many academics continue to approach the multi-path and multi-voiced capacity of the Internet's networked nodal structure as if it were a book with pages and paragraphs and sentences that flow together in one direction to make a whole. A different approach to that of traditional writing, is required to make effective use of the distinctive communicative opportunities offered by networked media. Reconsidering the use of the familiar concept maps is one example. The mapped content can be transferred into table cells in a word processor document rather than into paragraphs. In this way the content author is guided into a non-linear jump-style of writing where meaningful connections are made in multiple directions; a style that is typical of networked media. The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to an alternative approach to developing content for learning resources. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Sentences, Word Processing, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Internet, Writing Processes, Writing Strategies, Academic Discourse, Teacher Developed Materials, College Faculty, College Instruction, Guidelines, Visual Aids, Computer Software, Web Based Instruction, Hypermedia
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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