2016 Annual Conference

Adult educators face challenging priorities, including writing to contribute to theory, practice, and policy and to fund research and projects. In this session, we share a group (two or more) writing process, tool, and research- and practice-based strategies to productively partner with others to efficiently, effectively, and even enjoyably write.

This session will benefit adult educators facing the challenge of writing to contribute to theory, practice, and policy and to fund research and projects. As a solution, group writing is increasing as we choose, or are compelled, to collaborate on research projects, manuscripts, grant proposals, reports, and assignments. Therefore, we encourage academics, practitioners, and students to attend this session, especially those wanting to boost productivity through group writing.

Participants will leave this session with (a) a group writing process, (b) a management tool to maximize the process, and (c) research- and practice-based strategies to efficiently, effectively, and even enjoyably write.

Adult learning offers a rich landscape in research and practice, and many adult educators strive to share their rich research findings and practice experiences. Thus, they face the challenge of writing to contribute to theory, practice, and policy and to fund research and projects. However, competing professional priorities (e.g., teaching/training, administration/leadership, and service) compound the challenge and often lead to faculty struggles to publish or perish and unfulfilled practitioner desires to publish and disseminate.

Fortunately, writing with others can boost productivity through group writing. This session shares
• a group writing process—brainstorm, plan, research, write, and edit
• a group writing management tool to maximize the process
• research- and practice-based strategies
Combined, they support productively partnering with others to efficiently, effectively, and even enjoyably write.