Date of Award
5-2023
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Styleguide
mla
Degree Name
English: M.A.
Department
English
College
College of Liberal Arts
First Advisor
Michael Dando
Second Advisor
Matthew Barton
Third Advisor
Jennifer Hill
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Education; Creative Writing; Teaching with Technology
Abstract
Teaching in a digital world, an online world, became a reality for many teachers during the spring of 2020. Teachers were thrust into online learning settings, feeling overwhelmed and underprepared. However, the experience showed teachers how engaging online tools can be to students, especially when writing. To engage students and increase their creativity, I created and implemented a three-week unit using online editing tools, blogging, and podcasting. Students then took a survey to see the benefits and engagement the unit created. Overall, the unit engaged students by piquing their interest and improved their writing abilities through writing smooth sentences, creating an outline/rough draft before writing, and noticing simple sentence errors.
Recommended Citation
Pingree, Ashley, "Writing in a Secondary English Classroom Using Online Tools to Enhance Engagement and Creativity" (2023). Culminating Projects in English. 20.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/eng_etds/20
