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Title: "Learning from weakness is also valuable": A reflection on digital peer writing workshops held during the COVID-19 pandemic
Contributor(s): Pâquet, Lili  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2023-02-22
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.53761/1.20.02.04
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/54399
Abstract: In 2019, I refreshed a tertiary writing unit in which, across two assignments, students planned and then produced their own creative non-fiction work. Peer workshopping was an important pedagogical tool to help students bridge the gap between their creative non-fiction plan and their final submission. In the discipline of Writing, peer workshopping is central to students' degrees, allowing them to develop a collective wisdom that is difficult to replicate in digital learning environments. My regional institution offers "digital first" degrees, and around 90% of my students learn online. Therefore, I created workshops online in asynchronous, written form, to suit our cohort of mostly mature age students with many commitments alongside study. During the unit, many students expressed troubles in using online programs such as Google Docs, prompting me to reflect on how to best meet their learning needs. Students took part in focus groups, which formed the basis of my subsequent revision of the digital workshops in the unit's 2021 iteration. The need for digital adaptations of disciplinary pedagogies became even more broadly relevant by 2021, as more universities moved online during the pandemic in an Emergency Remote Learning response, and many remain online post-pandemic. Reflecting on my improved 2021 workshops, I ask, how can the writing workshop be successfully replicated in an asynchronous digital space? My response will reflect on 2021 survey feedback on the outcomes of my revisions in digital skills instruction and managing students' time investment.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 20(2), p. 1-19
Publisher: University of Wollongong, Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1449-9789
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 360201 Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)
360202 Digital writing
390303 Higher education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130103 The creative arts
160102 Higher education
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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