Writing Accelerator supports focused time to write up SOTL research findings

Staff from across the School came together on 9 and 10 July for a two-day Writing Accelerator Program at the University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus.

The program gave staff protected time to set goals, write up Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) research findings and prepare new grants, while creating space for cross-disciplinary connection. As needed, attendees were able to seek inspiration from the historic Burnley Botanic Gardens nearby.

The program brought together colleagues from nursing, physiotherapy, audiology, speech pathology, and optometry and vision sciences, reflecting the School’s commitment to evidence-based education and shared learning across disciplines.

The outputs of the accelerator will be shared to ensure an uplift of teaching methodologies and student outcomes across the School. We look forward to seeing the attendees’ work come to life as published papers and conference presentations in the future.

Writing accelerator program attendees: A/Prof Charne Miller (Nursing), Dr Free Coulston (Physiotherapy), Dr Meg Keage (Speech Pathology), Dr Andree Gamble (Nursing), Dr Jessica Stander (Physiotherapy), Dr Rachel Toovey (Physiotherapy), A/Prof Elaina Kefalianos (Speech Pathology), Dr Peter Carew (Audiology), Dr Ching Yi Wu (Optometry and Vision Sciences).