WTS Services for Dissertation Writers
Summer Dissertation Write In (May 13-May 24, 2013)
Writing Tutorial Services will continue its Summer Dissertation Write In during Summer I 2013!
The Write In is an intensive, multi-day program for graduate students interested in devoting significant time to their dissertation during a two-week period in early summer. The goal of this program is to jump-start productive habits that dissertation writers can continue for the remainder of the summer.
More information and a schedule for the program can be found here (it will download as a Word document).
If you would like to participate in the 2013 Summer Dissertation Write In, download the application form (it will download as a Word document), fill it out, and e-mail it to Holly Schreiber (heschrei@indiana.edu) by April 21, 2013. We ask that your advisor send an e-mail message to the same address confirming your dissertation progress.
WTS Dissertation Groups (fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters)
This program aims to help writers maintain regular progress on their dissertations during the academic year, as well as to introduce students to resources available to them in the library and on the web.
Groups will include approximately eight participants each and will meet once a week. Each three-hour meeting will consist of about an hour of group discussion facilitated by a WTS graduate tutor on topics which may include writing and motivational strategies. Discussion will be followed by 5-10 minutes in which group members share their progress since the last meeting and set goals for the following two hours of the session.
The remaining two hours will be devoted to structured writing time. While this time will be focused on individual work, the WTS facilitator and other members of the writing group will be nearby to answer any questions and offer support.
Participants will
- commit to regular attendance for the full fourteen-week session
- keep a writing log of their goals and progress
- provide facilitators with ongoing feedback about the program
Dissertation Group Facilitators will
- lead a short workshop at the beginning of each session
- facilitate group discussion of goals, strategies, and long-term writing plans
- help participants to remain on-task (and away from e-mail, Facebook, YouTube, or other distractions)
- be available to offer advice or feedback on the writing process
Watch this space for a call for applications in summer 2013.
