Module 5: The Collaborative, Connected Workplace

Module 5: The Collaborative, Connected Workplace Purpose This week, we will focus on ways to work with others when creating documents. Today's workplace is a dense information environment where communication travels via many streams of electronic media, including Web sites, Web 2.0, and other Web-based technologies. Most of the workplace communications that flow through these media require some type of electronic teamwork. Learning Outcomes After completing this module, you should be able to ?    identify the Web 2.0 strategies used in the workplace; ?    identify various communication styles and how they impact communication; ?    explore strategies for effective collaboration on a writing project. Learning Resources ?    Any new instructor posts in the News and Announcements forum ?    Communication Styles Inventory. Download and complete this tool to capture your patterns of communicating in a team. Reflect on how your experience of working in a team is affected by your own style and the styles of others on the team. ?    The Writer's Handbook: Conducting Peer Reviews (from Online Technical Writing). http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/PeerReviews.html ?    Brief Overview of Punctuation (from the OWL at Purdue University) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/566/1 ?    Interview with Jerry Bullard. Jerry Bullard is an award-winning marketing communications writer and consultant. His copywriting projects have been featured in print, on CD-ROM, in commercials on local and regional television, as well as on the Web. He is also a published writer whose articles have been featured in business publications. Jerry is currently helping business clients incorporate social media concepts into their advertising mix. In this twelve-minute interview, he talks about the transformative nature of Web 2.0 for businesses today and the unique challenges and opportunities posed by these new tools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBh8bMC7XEU    Google Doc Tutorial URL Learning Activities 1. Forums Follow the instructions for both forums posted for this week.