Collaborative writing communities for Learning Development research and practice

This workshop discussed how collaborative reflection and writing provides us, as a group of Learning Developers, with insights into our role sense identity. The wider potential for using to develop topics mutual interest was also explored. Our reflections on the process arose from first-hand experience (Bickle et al., 2021). Therefore, we aimed introduce participants tools used encourage them themselves stimulate discussion challenges LD research practice. We hoped increase participants’ understanding through practice provide ideas others can initiate community. introduction briefly outlined gained study, focussing particularly way served tool examine broaden identities Developers. It introduced methodologies creating (collaborative writing) analysing autoethnography) data. Next, were invited try out activities reflect their use part own Google document (Figure 1) collect spontaneous responses short prompts related writing. Finally, at end session, left tips techniques own.