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Creating a Sustainable Writing Practice
Cohort Programs
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Fall 2024 Cohort
Take your writing skills and habits to the next level. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow writers. The Creating a Sustainable Writing Practice (CSWP) cohort program will focus on best practices in setting achievable goals, building low-stakes accountability, managing writing-related stress, and adopting other practices to establish or enrich a sustainable writing practice.
Instructional Team: This program is facilitated by Dr. Lindsey Harding, Director of the UGA Writing Intensive Program, and Dr. Sara Steger, Assistant Director of First-Year Writing.
Location: We hold all Writing and Accountability Sessions virtually and use an online platform to share our writing progress. The Planning for Productivity Breakfasts will be in person at the beginning and end of the semester, place to be shared with selected cohort.
Participants and Application: All faculty are welcome. We invite faculty new to this program and faculty who have previously participated.
Program Calendar
Kickoff Workshop: Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
A link to this online workshop will be provided when you are accepted to the cohort. Camera and audio required. This interactive workshop will offer research-based practices for increasing your writing productivity. The cohort will learn about techniques and tools to advance sustainable writing habits.
After the kickoff, all other meetings will take place on Wednesdays this semester. Interested faculty should be able to commit to at least 6 of the 8 sessions.
Date & Time | Session | In person or Zoom |
|---|---|---|
Tuesday, August 13, 10:00am–12:00pm | Kick-off Bootcamp | Zoom |
Wednesday, August 28, 8:00–10:00am | Planning for Productivity Breakfast | In Person* |
Wednesday, September 11, 8:00–10:00am | Writing and Accountability Session | Zoom |
Wednesday, September 25, 8:00–10:00am | Writing and Accountability Session | Zoom |
Wednesday, October 9, 8:00–10:00am | Writing and Accountability Session | Zoom |
Wednesday, October 23, 8:00–10:00am | Writing and Accountability Session | Zoom |
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00–10:00am | Writing and Accountability Session | Zoom |
Wednesday, November 20, 8:00–10:00am | Writing and Accountability Session | Zoom |
Wednesday, December 4, 8:00–10:00am | Planning for Productivity Breakfast | In Person* |
* Place to be shared with selected cohort.
Session Overviews:
1. At the Planning for Productivity Breakfasts at the beginning and end of the semester, the cohort will learn about and try out various planning tools and productivity strategies.
2. At the Writing and Accountability Sessions every two weeks, the cohort will meet online to set goals and share progress, challenges, and successes. The rest of the time will be dedicated to individual writing projects, and we’ll hold each other accountable by writing together.
