EFL writing instruction: An innovation in collaborative writing practice assisted with Edmodo digital platform

Miftah, M. Zaini (2023) EFL writing instruction: An innovation in collaborative writing practice assisted with Edmodo digital platform. In: Innovations in Applied Linguistics: During and After the Pandemic. Penerbit Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, pp. 51-81. ISBN 978-602-470-793-4

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Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) pandemic affects the teaching and learning process and raises problems. To tackle the problems with my Essay Writing class, I took action innovatively to run online learning by taking an Edmodo digital platform as a space for virtual learning. The digital platform with innovations helped the students engage in online collaborative writing and improved their writing skills. This chapter discusses how I could run the writing class successfully as my best practice integrating Edmodo digital platform into collaborative writing in online learning during the pandemic. This chapter lies under the theoretical frameworks of social cognitive learning and collaborative learning that postulate knowledge of student learning outcomes emerging from social experiences and observations in learning activities. Some innovations I made in the writing class assisted with the Edmodo digital platform were carried out through teaching scenarios in three parts of the course during one semester: part one focusing on Edmodo use in collaborative writing, part two centering on essay writing theory, and part three concerning essay writing practice. Based on the implementation of collaborative writing instruction with the Edmodo digital platform, I can reflect on my writing instruction as follows: the online collaborative writing instruction was very useful due to learning features and some innovations, Edmodo as a potential instruction tool can be applied for future application in post-pandemic with modification, and the modification should stress on the practical and technical ways to encourage all team members in collaborative writing learning engagement in Edmodo small group where the social cognitive learning through collaborative learning can be applied.

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