The Write Track
Looking for a peer support community to keep your writing moving forward?
Ever feel like your writing goals jump off the track? Any chance that when things get busy and work piles up, the first thing to go is your writing? Or perhaps you have developed strong writing habits and want to make sure you STAY on track?
The Write Track initiative offers a buffet of options--workshops, writing retreats, regular group writing activities-- designed to support faculty scholarship and writing goals. No matter what task you need to complete to move your writing along, the Write Track offers you opportunities to keep that writing train moving!
Write Track workshops
Check out our workshops page for upcoming offerings related to the Write Track. Workshop topics include:
- imposter syndrome in writing
- writing and wellness
- developing your writing habit
- strategies for meeting your goals
- creating a pipeline of scholarship projects
NCFDD Writing Challenges
14-day writing challenges with NCFDD occur several times each year. Sign into your free NCFDD (VCU membership) and get registered for the challenge. We will write 30 minutes per day to get our daily writing habit in place. Our goal is to get as many VCU faculty as possible to participate together in each challenge.
Writing Retreats
How about a retreat from emails, grading, committees, and life to focus on your writing goals? You came to the "Write" place! Visit the Writing Retreat page for all of the latest information on upcoming retreats.
Just Write
Our writing group Just Write provides a chance to come together to write (in silence) with other colleagues. Just Write takes place on a variety of days and times. Just drop in whenever you like. Visit the Just Write page for details.
VCU's CTLE and The Write Track featured in a podcast!
Kim Case, Director of Faculty Success, and Sharon Zumbrunn, Provost Faculty Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence discuss the Write Track on Episode 10 of the podcast "Centering Centers." "Centering Centers" is a POD Network podcast that explores the work of Centers of Teaching and Learning and the insights of educational developers in higher education.
*CTLE's "The Write Track" initiative was recognized as a finalist for the 2020 Innovation Award by the POD Network.