E-Books →Thinking Globally, Composing Locally Rethinking Online Writing in the Age of the Global Internet

The volume offers a pedagogical framework that addresses three interconnected and overarching objectives: using online media tocontactaudiences from other cultures to share ideas; presenting ideas in a manner that invites audiences from other cultures to recognize, understand, andconveyor act upon them; and composing ideas toconnectwith global audiences to engage in ongoing and meaningful exchanges via online media. Chapters explore a diverse range of pedagogical techniques, including digital notebooks designed to create a space for active dialogic and multicultural inquiry, experience mapping to identify communication disruption points in international customer service, and online forums used in global distance education.
Thinking Globally, Composing Locallywill prove an invaluable resource for instructors seeking to address the many exigencies of online writing situations in global environments.
Contributors:Suzanne Blum Malley, Katherine Bridgman, Maury Elizabeth Brown, Kaitlin Clinnin, Cynthia Davidson, Susan Delagrange, Scott Lloyd Dewitt, Amber Engelson, Kay Halasek, Lavinia Hirsu, Daniel Hocutt, Vassiliki Kourbani, Tika Lamsal, Liz Lane, Ben Lauren, J. C. Lee, Ben McCorkle, Jen Michaels, Minh-Tam Nguyen, Beau S. Pihlaja, Mª Pilar Milagros, Cynthia L. Selfe, Heather Turner, Don Unger, Josephine Walwema