SAGE 2YC Writing Workshop
Workshop design and leadership team
Heather Macdonald (William & Mary), Eric Baer (Highline College), Karen Layou (Reynolds Community College), Sharon Zuber (William & Mary, emerita)
The SAGE 2YC writing workshop was a 5-day workshop for SAGE 2YC change agents. The change agents selected a topic of interest, resulting in 10 teams with 2-5 authors per team. The workshop was run twice, with each team producing a draft of a chapter for a volume of New Directions for Community Colleges. The workshop, conducted on Zoom, was held for 4 hours each day, including a 30 minute break. Breakout rooms were used for team meetings and other small-group sessions.
Workshop goals
- Contribute your experience and expertise to the group
- Expand your knowledge of work done by others
- Gain insights about writing as a process & collaborative writing
- Make substantial progress on your chapter
Workshop Structure
Pre-workshop assignment for authors
- One-page document describing your "story" relative to your topic including brief context/introduction, your goals, what you did, and why? What worked well? What were challenges, if any, and how did you address them? What were outcomes?
- Ideally, everyone would read the other one-page examples in their chapter before the workshop
Daily structure (4 hours including 30 minute break)
- All-group session (1st hour) - Day 1, introduction and getting started; Days 2-5, writing prompts for section of the day and discussions in breakout groups
- Chapter team session (2.5 hours including 30 minute break) - in breakout rooms, teams set schedule for the day, ideally including individual writing time and feedback each day
- All-group session (last ½ hour) - resources, work on chapter titles, discussions with other authors, and daily roadcheck
Chapter template
Title
Authors
Introduction w/ context (A)
Examples of practice (B)
Analysis (C)
Lessons learned, recommendations (D)
Conclusions (E)
Acknowledgements
References
Week Workshop Schedule:
Day 1: Individual examples of practice (B)
Day 2: Analysis (C) + title
Day 3: Introduction (A)
Day 4: Lessons learned, recommendations (D)
Day 5: Full draft, with conclusions (E)
For detailed schedule, look at the program.