Writing Groups in the Digital Age: A Case Study Analysis of Shut Up & Write Tuesdays

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Author(s): Siobhan T. O'Dwyer (University of Exeter, UK), Sharon L. McDonough (Federation University Australia, Australia), Rebecca Jefferson (RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, UK), Jennifer Ann Goff (Virginia Tech, USA)and Michelle Redman-MacLaren (James Cook University, Australia)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 21
Source title: Research 2.0 and the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Inquiry
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Antonella Esposito (University of Milan, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0830-4.ch013

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science / Research Methods

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Social media writing groups are an emerging phenomenon in the academic world. Combining the discipline, mentorship, and peer support of face-to-face writing groups, with the convenience, global reach, and interdisciplinary networks of social media, they offer a way for scholars to apply new digital technologies to the old problem of developing, maintaining, and protecting an academic writing practice. Despite their growing popularity, however, there has been little critical or empirical analysis of these groups. Using Shut Up & Write Tuesdays (SUWT) as a case study, this chapter examines the purpose, use, outcomes, and challenges of a social media writing group for academics. Usage data from the three SUWT Twitter accounts, a survey of SUWT participants, and the narrative reflections of the SUWT hosts, are drawn together to highlight the value, strengths, and limitations of social media writing groups as a scholarly activity in the digital age.

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