But form letters, reports, and brochures usually are. The more important the document and the wider its distribution, the more likely it is to be collaboratively produced. You are likely to find yourself using e-mail, web, and videoconferencing tools to collaborate with colleagues and clients across the globe. Learning to write collaboratively is an art by itself. Alignments and responsibilites, schedules and decision-making policies should be carefully planned, arranged, and discussed, not merely assumed.
Planning is especially important.
Working successfully on a writing team requires that you find time outside of class to meet with your teammates. A writing team in English 420 usually consists of 2-4 students. Professional writing in the 21st century will be computer-based writing, and it is important that students learn to write using workplace writing technologies. For that reason, all sections of English 420 are taught in instructional computer classrooms. The list below identifies the computer technologies typically used in English 420.