Foreword: 2019 International Collaborative Writing Groups (ICWGs)

Authors

  • Lauren Scharff
  • Aysha Divan
  • Phillip Motley

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https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.9.1.17

Abstract

Collaborative research and writing across disciplines and institutions happens frequently in discipline-based research. However, opportunities for cross-collaborative scholarship in teaching and learning is limited in comparison (Kahn et al., 2013; MacKenzie and Myers, 2012). Yet the value of larger scale, team-based approaches to scholarly writing is well recognised in building networks and in providing a deeper understanding of a topic as informed by multi-disciplinary and/or international perspectives (Marquis et al., 2014; 2015; Matthews et al., 2017). It is for these reasons that the International Collaborative Writing Groups (ICWG) program that crystallises around the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) conference is so valuable. ICWGs bring together academics, professional staff, and students to co-author learning and teaching articles on topics of shared interest. The aims are two-fold: 1) to build capacity of participants to work and write with international collaborators, and 2) to contribute meaningful and topical perspectives to the SoTL literature. 

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References

Chambliss, D. & Takacs, C. (2014). How College Works. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

Kahn, P., Goodhew, P., Murphy, M., & Walsh, L. (2013). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning as Collaborative Working: A Case Study in Shared Practice and Collective Purpose. Higher Education Research & Development, 32(6), 901-914.

MacKenzie, J., & Myers, R.A. (2012). International Collaborations in SoTL: Current Status and Future Directions. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 6(1), 1-8.

Marquis, E., Healey, M., & Vine, M. (2014). Building Capacity for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Using International Collaborative Writing Groups. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(1).

Marquis, E., Healey, M., & Vine, M. (2015). Fostering Collaborative Teaching and Learning Scholarship Through an International Writing Group Initiative. Higher Education Research & Development, 35(3), 531-544.

Matthews, K. E., Marquis, B., & Healey, M. (2017). International Collaborative Writing Groups as Communities of Practice. In Implementing Communities of Practice in Higher Education, (pp. 597-617). Singapore: Springer.

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Published

2021-03-07

How to Cite

Scharff, Lauren, Aysha Divan, and Phillip Motley. 2021. “Foreword: 2019 International Collaborative Writing Groups (ICWGs)”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 9 (1):258-61. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.9.1.17.

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ICWG Special Section