April 7, 2020, by Lisa Chin
Shut up & write!
Writing is an important element in academia. During unprecedented times such as now where everyone is restricted to work or study from home and deprived of outdoor activities, this presents a great opportunity to focus on your writing.
Therefore, we are offering two Shut Up and Write sessions via Microsoft Teams.
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Session 1: Monday 13 April 2020, 10am – 12noon
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Session 2: Tuesday 14 April 2020, 2pm – 4pm
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Use this token to join the session: bkjn59
Objectives
The session is aimed to provide a platform for postgraduate research students who are in their thesis pending period or preparing their annual review for submission to:
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work more productively by limiting the amount of distraction that they may experience while in at home;
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break the writer’s block in a supportive environment.
The session will be based on the Pomodoro Technique which is a time management technique that is utilised to manage writing task into timed intervals.
The session starts with a brief introduction and is then broken into 4 cycles:
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Introduction – 5 minutes
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Cycle 1: Writing – 20 minutes
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Break – 5 minute
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Cycle 2: Writing – 20 minutes
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Break – 5 minutes
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Cycle 3: Writing – 20 minutes
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Break – 5 minutes
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Cycle 4: Writing – 20 minutes
The writing period is 80 minutes long – please remember to bring something to write.
You will need to bring with you:
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any documents/resources – conference/journal papers, annual reports, etc.
Target audience
Postgraduate research students who are in their thesis pending period or preparing their annual review write up.
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