Write about your SoTL

Normally in SoTL publications, and specifically when we engage in a reflexive practice piece, we would write in 1^st person, which can feel very awkward when you are used to writing in 3^rd person. Whilst there is nothing intrinsically wrong with writing in 3^rd person, you will still have to acknowledge your positionality in your inquiry/research.

Very often time and headspace to write are a significant obstacle, you might find a lot of tips and a bit of ranting in the following article. However, it was too much text for an advent calendar. You can read it here https://activehighered.blog/2019/08/19/how-to-get-back-into-academic-writing/

Also please feel free to drop-in any time during the online writing session, where we undertake goal setting and keep the video open in the background to create that peer-environment which is so successful in writing groups. So far the feeback was positive. However, you can also join to ask question, as the software I am using permits breakout rooms so people can have discussions without disturbing anyone. The next writing session is:

Monday, the 16^th of December from 9-11 am here: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/553720814

You can also follow the academic writing community on Twitter with #AcWri or #AcWriMo or #AcademicWriting hashtags. Some people to follow on Twitter who provide a lot of good advice and resources on their Blogs are Prof Rich Furman @WriteNThrive and Dr Vik Turbine @VikTurbine.