While reading "Collaborative Writing in Composition Studies" by Sheryl Fontaine and Susan Hunter I learned about all the different types of collaborations that could be used while writing.  These collaborations included a conversation, a dialogue, and a tool for solving problems.  The conversation is used as a way to take what others say and use what you hear to influence your writing.  This could be done in a classroom setting of any type.  A dialogue can be used in a way to take a conversation and move it in another direction.  This change in direction can be done by adding a new piece of information into the dialogue.  The final type of collaboration in writing is using collaboration as a tool for solving problems.  This could be done in a research type paper or other type of class problem.

As an education major and liberal studies major I have collaborated in a lot of different situations.  Most of my education classes influence their students to work together to complete different tasks.  For example, in my TLC class we were given a propensity to define.  We had to collaborate on the meaning of the propensity and provide examples of how this propensity is shown within the classrooms we observe.  

I work at a Hallmark store when I am not at school.  While at work there is always some task that my store manager and myself try to collaborate on.  It could be a simple task like where to display a product on the floor or it could be a harder task like how can we improve displays to make them more attractive to the customers.  For example, one day my manager brought up a box, tape, and a sample product to me and said "how can we make this box look like a locker?"  We collaborated and made the ordinary brown box into a locker that had brackets hidden to display the magnetic locker accessories.

Within Writing, Research, and Technology we are currently collaborating on our collaborative research project.  Ashley, Christie, and myself are collaborating through the use of a Google Doc to come up with questions to ask during our Oral History interview.  I believe that throughout the duration of this project conversation and dialogue are going to be important aspects to use in order to complete the assignment successfully.



Collaboration has become a huge impact on my educational career and I feel that it will continue to be an influence in my life after college.
 
As a class we first collaborated when creating the list of characters that would be attending the wedding.  We then collaborated when describing what these characters would do and what mode of writing they would need to create.  During class time we were given the opportunity to work with either the relative/guest group or the workers/help group.  I was placed in the workers/help group.  While being in this group we got to throw ideas off of one another and then get to work.  This is where I decided what I was going to use as the first song for the couple and I tried to find the song on YouTube to show the members of the group what song that was.  The collaboration process was harmless and helpful in creating the playlist that was needed for the "wedding day".
 
For my Writing, Research, and Technology class we are putting together a Multimodal Wedding Day.  As a class we compiled a list of different characters that each person could play.  We then picked numbers to decide which role everyone would play.  I was given the role of being the Wedding Day DJ.  It was my duty to come up with a wedding playlist along with the couple's first song.  A lot of research went into decided the playlist but here it is:
First Dance- Candy Shop by Dan Finnerty & The Dan Band
Father Daughter Dance- I Loved Her First by Heartland
Mother Son Dance- A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

I Got a Feeling- Black Eyed Peas
Don't Stop the Music- Rihanna
The Way You Look Tonight- Frank Sinatra
Best of My Love- Eagles
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Twist and Shout- The Beatles
Get Rhythm- Johnny Cash
Yea (Feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)- Usher
Thriller- Michael Jackson 
Whenever You Remember- Carrie Underwood
The Lady in Red- Chris De Burgh
Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi
3- Britney Spears
Sexy and I Know It- LMFAO
I Can't Help Falling In Love With You- Elvis Presley
Hungry Like the Wolf- Duran Duran
Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cha Cha Slide- Mr. C
Country Grammar- Nelly
Bottoms Up- Trey Songz
Hey Ya- Outkast
Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond
I'm Yours- Jason Mraz
Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Too Fast for Love- Motley Crue
You Save Me- Kenny Chesney
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
Pour Some Sugar on Me- Def Leppard
Breaking the Law- Judas Priest
Girls Girls Girls - Motley Crue
Soulja Boy - Soulja Boy
God Bless the Broken Road- RAscall Flatts
All the Above- Maino
Ace of Spades- Motorhead
Sweet Child O' Mine- Guns n' roses
You Give Love a Bad Name- Bon Jovi
Low- T-Pain
Paper Planes v. Lookin' At Me (dj hero soundrack)
2 Minutes to Midnight- Iron Maiden
Summer of '69- Bryan Adams