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    5. Scholarly Productivity

    Write@UNG

    The Write@UNG multifaceted faculty development program stretches across five campuses and enriches scholarly productivity through a focus on research and writing skills.

    Got Questions?

    Email any questions to the Write@UNG coordinator, Michael Rifenburg.

    Workshops

    • Shut Up & Write

      Shut Up & Write

      This workshop provides participants a block of time to set aside to make progress on research and writing. We will work in two blocks of twenty-five minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of rest and talking at the midpoint.

      Register for Shut Up and Write

      Date/Time Location
      Tuesday, October 5, 2021
      12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
      Zoom
      Tuesday, November 2, 2021
      12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
      Zoom
      Tuesday, February 1, 2022
      12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
      Zoom
      Tuesday, March 1, 2022
      12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
      Zoom
    • Write Now Academy

      Write Now Academy

      Write Now Academy offers participants a shared community in which to cultivate, draft, and submit an academic article. Through online monthly meetings and weekly digital updates, participants will work through Wendy Belcher's Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks to structure their academic writing and publishing. Participants will have a conference presentation or article-length draft to workshop during this academy.

      Online meetings will be held on Zoom, led by our faculty facilitators: Dr. Abby Meyer, Dr. Paul Raptis, and Dr. Derek Thiess using the scheduled times listed below. Faculty and academic staff from all campuses are welcome to apply and select the facilitator whose schedule best aligns with the applicant’s schedule.

      Participants will:

      • Gain community and support for developing, drafting, and submitting an academic article
      • Attend monthly meetings over Zoom to discuss progress and offer support to group members
      • Develop a clearly articulated writing plan
      • Research and identify potential publication outlets
      • Structure an effective literature review
      • Revise for sentence-level clarity with the Belcher diagnostic method
      • Understand how to respond to editorial feedback

      Application

      To submit a Write Now Academy application you must include the following:

      1. Brief statement of interest that includes why you think the academy will benefit your scholarly productivity and the status of the conference presentation or article you will workshop during the academy.
      2. Your curriculum vitae (CV).
      3. Draft of the conference presentation or article you will revise.

      Apply to join the Write Now Academy

      Certificates

      To successfully complete the academy, participants will finalize their revision and submit within one semester of the academy ending. Spring 2022 participants need to submit by end of fall semester 2022 and provide evidence of submission to an appropriate venue. The submission does not need to be published for a participant to complete the academy.

      If you are interested in leading a campus writing group using Wendy Belcher's Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks, please contact CTLL (ctll@ung.edu).

      Spring 2022 Write Now Academy

      Application deadline: Friday, December 17, 2021
      Notice of acceptance: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

      Abby Meyer
      12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      Mondays
      Paul Raptis
      1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
      Tuesdays
      Derek Thiess
      10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
      Wednesdays
      Monday, January 31, 2022 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Wednesday, February 2, 2022
      Monday, February 28, 2022 Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Wednesday, March 2, 2022
      Monday, March 28, 2022

      Tuesday, March 29, 2022

      Wednesday, March 30, 2022
      Monday, April 18, 2022 Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Wednesday, April 20, 2022
    • Start Your Summer "Write!"

      Start Your Summer "Write!"

      We invite faculty and teaching staff to attend a three-day writing academy presented on Zoom. Dr. Christine Tulley, Professor of English and Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Findlay, Dr. Marguerite “Peggy” Brickman, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Anne Ellen Geller, Professor of English at St. John’s University, will offer insight and guidance on faculty/staff writing habits and moving projects forward.

      The academy will offer speaker presentations, time for independent writing, and one-on-one flash consultations with the speakers. For more information, please see the 2022 Faculty Writing Academy Agenda (PDF).

      Register for the Summer Writing Academy

      Date/Time & Location Topic

      Monday, May 9, 2022
      1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
      Zoom

      Establishing Scholarly Productivity at a Teaching-Intensive University

      This workshop will focus on practical strategies faculty members can use with teaching-intensive workloads, particularly in the age of COVID. An emphasis will be given on effective project management, writing techniques, and tools that can assist busy faculty writers. 

      Dr. Christine Tulley

      Christine Tulley is a Professor of English and Founder and Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay. As the campus Academic Development Coordinator, she runs faculty writing groups and offers tenure and promotion application support including effective practices for writing with heavy teaching and service loads.

      She is the author of How Writing Faculty Write (2018), the forthcoming Rhet Comp Moms: What 100 Time Use Diaries Can Teach Us About Parenting, Productivity, and Professionalism (Utah State University Press), and contributes regularly to Inside Higher Education on faculty productivity issues. 

      Tuesday, May 10, 2022
      1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
      Zoom

      Co-Authoring STEM Related Publications

      This workshop is designed for faculty who wish to advance knowledge about student learning and the success of teaching methods. Whether you are new to conducting and publishing education research or not, we will help refine and focus a research question, identify variables and convincing sources of evidence, select appropriate methods and publication venues, and organize the next steps in enacting your research plan.

      Dr. Marguerite "Peggy" Brickman 

      Peggy Brickman is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology whose contributions to teaching have been recognized at the local and national level. Brickman received her Ph.D. in Genetics from U.C. Berkeley, but in her position as a Professor of Biology Education, she has become a driving force for the scholarship of teaching and learning at UGA, where her research and scholarship focus on new methods of teaching introductory biology. Over 25,000 students since 1996 smile when they think of biology thanks to the enthusiasm and comedic gifts Brickman has brought to the classroom.

      Wednesday, May 11, 2022
      1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
      Zoom

      Finding The Next Thing I Need to Do…and Then the Next Thing After That and Then…

      We’ll reflect on where your project was when you began these three days, where it is now, and what the next things are that you need to keep going. We’ll ask: What might keep you from completing this project and what would help you finish it?

      Dr. Anne Ellen Geller

      Anne Ellen Geller is a Professor of English at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. She teaches undergraduate and graduate English courses. From 2007-2018 she was Director of Writing Across the Curriculum and from 2018-2021 she was Director of Writing Across Communities. In both these roles she supported St. John’s faculty writers.

      She is the co-editor of Working With Faculty Writers (Utah State University Press 2013). She is one of the three co-researchers of The Meaningful Writing Project and co-author of The Meaningful Writing Project: Learning, Teaching, and Writing in Higher Education (Utah State University Press 2016) and Teaching Meaningful Writing (under contract with West Virginia University Press).

    Previous Workshops

    • 2020-2021

      Friday Writing Sessions

      These one-hour Friday Writing Sessions are designed to provide you with advice on key parts of the academic writing process and connect you with other faculty at UNG who are taking on research and writing projects. All sessions will be live on Zoom and video-recorded for archival purposes.

      Date/Time Topic Location
      Friday, September 17, 2021
      12 p.m. – 1 p.m. 

      Writing About Your Teaching

      Whenever you step into a classroom, you are stepping into a research moment. Instructors try new assignments, activities, and textbooks. Instructors adapt to new population of students, new course schedules, and new course deliveries. In this Friday Writing Session, we will draw from Mick Healey, Kelley Matthews, and Alison Cook-Sather’s Writing About Teaching and Learning in Higher Education to frame our conversation. We will imagine (and then plan out!) how your teaching experiences might be the seeds of a future journal article, book chapter, or conference presentation.  

      Zoom
      Friday, October 15, 2021
      12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

      Framing a Literature Review

      Many journal articles and conference presentations are outright rejected because of “fit.” This somewhat vague term often points to a writer not situating their unique contribution in literature of interest to the journal or conference. Before writers get to what they want to say, writers need to ground their work in what others have said. We will talk literature reviews in this Friday Writing Session: how to brainstorm them, draft them, refine them, and where to locate them in your writing. By looking at specific examples from a variety of disciplines, we will leave with a clearer sense of what you might need to accomplish to land an acceptance!

      Zoom
      Friday, November 19, 2021
      12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

      Methods, Methodology (and IRB)

      Remember when you drove to a new place and wrote down directions so as to not get lost? Our methods and methodologies are like hand-written directions, preparing us for our drive through our research and directing us to a clear destination. In other words, the method we choose and the methodology that guides our selection of method is foundational to an academic argument—no matter if you are an art historian or an organic chemist. In this Friday Writing Session, we will gather and talk through qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design and look to John Creswell’s Research Design to guide our time together. And, of course, we will talk a little about the Institutional Review Board, which oversees human subject research! 

      Zoom

      Friday, December 3, 2021
      12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

      Responding to Reviewer Feedback

      The anonymous feedback! If you want to publish academic writing, you will receive this kind of feedback. Someone, somewhere, read your writing and drafted feedback to you: what works, what didn’t. Now the editors are asking that you revise accordingly. Be heartened! Revise and resubmit is a good first step toward publication. In this Friday Writing Session, we will use Wendy Belcher’s Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks to focus our talk on responding to feedback. We will specifically talk about how to read feedback, organize a revision plan, and draft a revision memo. 

      Zoom
    • 2018-2019

      Shut Up and Write

      Shut Up & Write meets once a month and provides participants a block of time to set aside to make progress on research and writing. We will work in two blocks of twenty-five minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of rest and talking at the mid-point.

      Start Your Summer "Write!"

      Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
      Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 3110AB, Cleveland Ballroom

      Presented By
      Michael Rifenburg and Dr. Christine Tulley

      Start Your Summer "Write!" Agenda (PDF)

      We invited faculty to attend a full day writing retreat on the Gainesville Campus. Dr. Christine Tulley, Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay, offered insight and guidance on faculty writing habits and moving projects forward. This retreat offered breakout sessions on other topics related to scholarly writing. 

      This day was supported by the UNG Foundation and the Office of Research and Engagement. The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership offers these professional development opportunities to advance faculty careers and productivity. This event was organized and facilitated by Michael Rifenburg, CTLL Senior Faculty Fellow for Scholarly Writing.

      Profile image of Dr, Christine Tulley

      Dr. Christine Tulley, Professor of English, and founded and directs the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay. As the campus Academic Development Coordinator, she runs faculty writing groups and workshops on topics such as effective practices for writing teaching philosophies and persuasive reflective statements. She is the author of How Writing Faculty Write (2018) and the forthcoming Rhet Comp Moms: What 150 Time Use Diaries Can Teach Us about Parenting, Productivity, and Professionalism (2020). She contributes regularly to Inside Higher Education on faculty productivity issues. Along with lectures and workshops on faculty writing and time management for teaching and scholarship, she most recently served as the 2018 keynote speaker for the Peck Institute on Writing Research at Middle Tennessee State University, led University of Leeds faculty development sessions, and was a 2019 featured speaker at the scholarly publishing conference Researcher to Reader in London. Currently she is working with Prolifiko, a writing productivity think tank in the UK, to address faculty writing challenges across various career stages.

    • 2017-2018

      Course Reserves Workshop

      We partner with UNG Libraries to present workshops on Copyright Compliance and Course Reserves.

      Topic / Facilitator Date / Time Location

      Do you use UNG Libraries Course Reserves? 

      Facilitator: Terri Bell

      Wednesday, February 7, 2018
      12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

      Dunlap 211A
      Dahlonega Campus

      The February 9, 2018 and February 12, 2018 Course Reserves Workshops have been postponed, please check back for updates.

      Public Scholarship Workshop

      This workshop aims to provide you with a step-by-step plan for creating a public audience for your work and how to think about your scholarship in public forums. It will give you the concepts and skills needed to take advantage of opportunities to move your academic writing into the many public arenas where you can contribute to the debates your work influences.

      Topic / Facilitators Date / Time Location

      Public Scholarship Workshop

      Facilitators: Michael Rifenburg, Matthew Boedy, and Andrew Pearl

      Friday, March 2, 2018
      9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

      Nesbitt 5105
      Gainesville Campus

      Public Scholarship Workshop

      Facilitators: Michael Rifenburg, Matthew Boedy, and Andrew Pearl

      Tuesday, March 6, 2018
      9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

      Hansford 312
      Dahlonega Campus

      Publishing and Scholarly Communication Series

      Class Time Webinar Information

      Authors’ Rights in Publishing
      Facilitator: Allison Galloup

      Email ctll@ung.edu to register.

      Friday, February 16, 2018
      12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

      GoToMeeting at this link: 
      1. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/199914877

      2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.  
      OR, call in using your telephone.

      Dial +1 (408) 650-3123

      Access Code: 199-914-877

      Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

      Click the link to join this meeting from your computer, iPhone®, iPad®, Android® or Windows Phone® device via the GoToMeeting app.

      Call 678-717-3933 if you have questions.

      Institutional Repositories: What are they and how can I use them?
      Facilitator: Allison Galloup

      Email ctll@ung.edu to register.

      Wednesday, March 28, 2018
      12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

      GoToMeeting at this link: 
      1. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/370333149

      2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.  
      OR, call in using your telephone.

      Dial +1 (312) 757-3121

      Access Code: 370-333-149

      Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

      Click the link to join this meeting from your computer, iPhone®, iPad®, Android® or Windows Phone® device via the GoToMeeting app.

      Call 678-717-3933 if you have questions.

      Open Access Publishing and Predatory Publishers
      Facilitator: Allison Galloup

      Email ctll@ung.edu to register.

      Wednesday, April 11, 2018
      12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

      GoToMeeting at this link: 
      1. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/199914877

      2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.  
      OR, call in using your telephone.

      Dial +1 (571) 317-3122

      Access Code: 750-953-333

      Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

      Click the link to join this meeting from your computer, iPhone®, iPad®, Android® or Windows Phone® device via the GoToMeeting app.

      Call 678-717-3933 if you have questions.

    • 2016-2017

      Workshop 1: Writing Productivity

      Monday. September 12, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      CMG 246 | DAH Hansford 312 | GVL Dunlap-Mathis 137 | OCN 308
      A researcher at New Mexico State University found this formula for writing productivity: 30 minutes a day for .5 days a week + 180 pages of revised writing annually. Writing productivity come down to structure and accountability. At the beginning of the academic year, let’s talk about both.

      Workshop 2: Co-Authoring

      Monday, October 10, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      CMG 246 | DAH Hansford 312 | GVL Dunlap-Mathis 137 | OCN 320
      Dr. Steven Lloyd (Department of Psychological Science) and Dr. Ryan Shanks (Department of Biology) will join us to talk about co-authoring: how and why. We will leave the workshop with a stronger sense of the role co-authoring – even the non-writing co-author – can play in our discipline and our scholarship.

      Workshop 3: Cultivating a Journal Article from Your Work

      Monday, November 14, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      CMG 246 | DAH Hansford 312 | GVL Dunlap-Mathis 137 | OCN 308
      We do a lot of stuff: teach classes, sit on committees, browse through recent journals in our field. And we have a lot of our own text on our computers and in file folders: a dissertation, thesis, seminar papers from grad school, lecture notes, conference talks. In this workshop, we give concrete advice for carving our journal article from the mountain of professional life. Writing a journal article doesn’t need to start from scratch. Most of what you need, you already have.

      Workshop 4: Copyright for Authors

      Monday, January 30, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      BLU 107 | CMG 262 | DAH Hansford 312 | GVL Dunlap-Mathis 137 | OCN 564
      Few things are as opaque but vitally important than intellectual property – especially in the increasing digital age in which we live, teach, and write. The Framers of the Constitution granted the Congress the ability to secure “for Authors and inventors the exclusive Right to their Respective Writings and Discoveries.” Terri Bell, Sr. Library Assistant/ Copyright Compliance, will join us to consider what you need to know about the intellectual property for your writing and what “Writings and Discoveries” mean for your field.

      Workshop 5: Writing and Revising

      Monday, February 13, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      BLU 103 | CMG 246 | DAH Hansford 312 | GVL Dunlap-Mathis 137 | OCN 308
      When preparing a manuscript for publication, we are faced with at least two kinds of revision: inward and outward. In other words, some of our revision is spurred by our reading closely and making our own changes. Other kinds of revision are spurred by reader feedback. Both are tough reflective activities but are central to scholarly productivity.

      Workshop 6: Creating Writing Groups

      Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      BLU 107 | CMG 262 | DAH Hansford 312 | GVL Dunlap-Mathis 137 | OCN 564
      Dr. Diana Edelman (Department of English) will join us to talk about the faculty writing group she started and leads on the Gainesville campus. WriteIn members meet weekly to write, share drafts, drink coffee, and experience the joys and frustrations of being a scholarly writer. Start thinking of writing groups that work for you.

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