Academic Writing Retreat

Past event

Academic Writing Retreat

23 May 2024

This writing retreat createed a productive environment for participants to write. There were quiet spaces to write, with short spaces to share tips and tools, to overcome writing blocks, and to discuss your progress in a community of practice. This space was open to researchers at all stages of your career, and opportunity to attend regardless of previous participation in writing retreats.

To make the most of the writing retreat, participants were invited to prepare a plan of what they were going to write during the two days and where they plan to publish/submit their work.

Programme:

Day 1

09:00	Stretching – Optional – + Short Break
09:30	Introductions and goals
10:00	Group Activity
10:30	Writing 1
11:30	Break
11.45	Review
12.00	Writing 2
13.15	Lunch
13.45	Review and Re-Evaluating Goals
14.15	Writing 3
15.15	Break
15.30	Review
15.45	Writing 4
17.00	Wrap-Up
17.30	End of Day 1

Day 2

09:00	Stretching – Optional – + Short Break
09:30	Re-Evaluating Goals
09:45	Writing 5
11:15	Break
11:30	Review
11.45	Writing 6
13:15	Lunch
13:45	The Path and Re-Evaluating Goals
14:15	Writing 7
15:15	Break
15.30	Review
15.45	Writing 8
17.00	Wrap-Up

Facillitators

Mabel Encinas, Dr

Emeritus Fellow at London Metropolitan University

Dr Mabel Encinas is an emeritus fellow in education at London Metropolitan University. Mabel’s research focus on creative strategies for teaching and learning, and social justice. She supervises doctoral students. Mabel is also a poet and a...

Carrie Birch, Dr

Independent Researcher at N/A

As an independent researcher/practitioner Carrie’s work in community and school settings with adults, under-fives, families, and organisations supports her interests in social justice, and researching perspectives of those whose voices are...

Louise Kay, Dr

Lecturer at University of Sheffield

Louise Kay is a lecturer in early childhood in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. She is a qualified teacher and has worked across all three primary key stages, with the majority of her career spent teaching in the early...

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