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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction
1: From process to workflow
2: Sociocultural theory
3: Cooking ideas
4: Automating writing
5: Writing on the edge
6: Mapping workflows
References
Credits
Contents
Writing Workflows
: Beyond Word Processing
Writing Workflows: Beyond Word Processing
Tim Lockridge & Derek Van Ittersum
Table of Contents
Introduction
First, a narrative about mediated practice
Writing workflows: key terms
Workflow thinking, workflow mapping
The participants & affinity space
Not power users, but empowered users
Situating workflows
Summary of chapters
1. From process to workflow
Introduction
What is a workflow?
What does a workflow look like?
From Process to Workflow
Process and computing
The Word Processor
The word processor arrives
Contemporary Computing
Workflows as a way forward
What workflows offer
2. Sociocultural theory and mediational means
Introduction
Calls for More Research
Sociocultural Theory
Participants
Computation, Representation, and Inclusion
Study Design
Case Study
3. Cooking ideas
Writing with computers
Sparks' workflow
Tool selection
Mediational means
Workflow thinking
Shaping mind
The limits of tools and workflows
Conclusion
4. Automating writing
Introduction
Automation
SearchLink
Blogging friction
Using SearchLink
"Just write" ideology
Distributing automation
Conclusion
5. Writing on the edge
Introduction
Federico Viticci
Viticci's writing
Initial constraints of iOS
Viticci's workflow history
Initial forays into scripting
Writing and scripting together
Developer relationships
Finding the limits
Workflow planning
6. Mapping workflows
Introduction
Workflow mapping
An example
Workflow mapping in context
Mapping our workflows
Derek's workflows
Tim's workflows
Workflows and scholarly genres
The software review
The workflow narrative
Conclusion
References
Credits