Collaborative Writing Groups
International Collaborative Writing Groups
A new feature at the ISSOTL conference in 2012 will be the incorporation of international collaborative writing groups. These groups, which are being modeled on the INLT Geography writing groups that have existed for more than ten years, will allow diverse, international groups of scholars to come together and to co-author reflective pieces about a teaching and learning topic of shared interest. The intent is for these pieces to be published in a special journal publication.
Group members will meet to work face to face on the two days prior to the conference (October 22 & 23), and will collaborate virtually before and after that time.
The call for applications closed on February 28, 2012.
Tentative Programme for Pre-ISSOTL Workshop
Sunday, October 21 – Welcome Reception and Dinner
6:10pm: Meet in the lobby of the Sheraton Hamilton
6:15: Leave Sheraton Hamilton for Hamilton Club (Dinner location)
6:30-7:30 pm: Wine reception at the Hamilton Club (Please make your own way there if you cannot meet at 6:15)
7:30-9:30pm: Dinner at the Hamilton Club
~9:45pm: Depart Hamilton Club for Sheraton
Monday, October 22 (Workshop Day 1)
Sheraton Hamilton – Ballroom South/West (2nd floor)
8:00 – 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15am: Introductions and plan for the day
9:15 – 11:00am: Groups review feedback, discuss plans for papers
11:15am – 12:30pm: Clarifying the focus and contribution of your paper and the way forward for your group through generating and prioritising ideas
12:30 – 1:15pm: Lunch
1:15 – 3:00pm: Group meeting time
3:00 – 3:30pm: Afternoon tea
3:30 – 5:30pm: Groups present plans for papers in two parallel groups
6:10pm: Meet in the lobby of the Sheraton Hamilton
6:15pm: Leave Sheraton for Art Gallery of Hamilton
6:30-8:20pm: Dinner at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
8:20pm: Depart Art Gallery of Hamilton for Optional Ghost Walk
8:30-10:00pm: Ghost Walk of Downtown Hamilton (begins in front of Royal Connaught Hotel, Corner of King & John Streets)
Tuesday, October 23 (Workshop Day 2)
8:00 – 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15am: Introduction to the day
9:15 – 10:30am: Liquid cafe
10:30am – 12:00pm: Group meeting time
12:00 – 1:00pm: Lunch
1:00 – 1:30pm: Meet the editors (Nancy Chick and Gary Poole)
1:30 – 2:45pm: Groups work toward finalizing articles and planning for submission
2:45 – 3:15pm: Afternoon tea
3:15 – 4:00pm: Evaluation and future
Adjourn
Costs:
Pre-Conference Collaborative Writing Groups Registration:
Regular: $325 USD
Subsidized Student*: $65 USD
Collaborative Writing Groups Registration includes: Participation in all sessions and activities, Wine Reception (Sunday), Monday evening social activity (Hamilton ‘Ghost Walk’), Dinner (Sunday, Monday), Breakfast (Monday, Tuesday), Lunch (Monday, Tuesday), Morning & Afternoon Refreshment Breaks (Monday, Tuesday). Delegates will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation fees and arrangements. Information about accommodations will be available shortly at: http://issotl12.com/accommodations/.
Individuals selected to participate in the writing groups will be required to register for the ISSOTL 2012 Conference. Information about ISSOTL registration can be found at: http://issotl12.com/registration/. Individuals who are selected to participate in a collaborative writing group will be invited to register for the collaborative writing groups workshop on the main ISSOTL registration site as part of their conference registration.
*Up to nine subsidies will be available for students interested in participating in the pre-conference collaborative writing groups. To be eligible for a student bursary, you must be registered at a Higher Education Institution as a full time undergraduate or graduate student. Students with disabilities that require them to be part time are also eligible for bursaries.
International Collaborative Writing Groups Co-Chairs:
Mick Healey
mhealey@glos.ac.uk
Sue Vajoczki
cll@mcmaster.ca
Beth Marquis
beth.marquis@mcmaster.ca
