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Here's a software candidate. >Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 08:31:21 -0700 >From: "Jeff Miller" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Organization: University of British Columbia >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.07 (Macintosh; I; PPC) >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Distance Education writing courses > >Hello Richard, > >My name is Jeff Miller, and your message concerning software to >facilitate peer interaction in a writing course was forwarded to me. >I'm a course designer at UBC and I have been looking into different >collaborative writing environments that we might be able to use in >courses. > >One piece of software that I feel has promise is Common Space. Common >Space allows students to exchange a document in which the original text >can be annotated several times. Each annotating voice has a separate >column, so it is possible to see the original text and to get a feel for >the editorial interaction of each voice with the original text. >Instructors can also use this approach to mark up a paper in much the >same way we would when marking a paper copy. > >The URL for Common Space is: > http://www.sixthfloor.com > > >Regards, > Jeff > >====================================================================== >Jeff Miller >Course Designer/Developer >Distance Education & Technology >University of British Columbia >#1170-2329 West Mall >Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 >Phone: (604) 822-0735 >Fax: (604) 822-8636 >Email: [log in to unmask] >====================================================================== >