Postcards from the Pandemic: Teaching Creative Writing During COVID-19
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Paper/Presentation Title | Postcards from the Pandemic: Teaching Creative Writing During COVID-19 |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Cantrell, Kate (Author), Doolan, Emma (Author) and Palmer, Kelly (Author) |
ERA Conference ID | 77180 |
Year | 2020 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.aawp.org.au/annual-conference/25th-annual-conference/ |
Conference/Event | 25th Australasian Association of Writing Programs Conference (AAWP 2020) |
Conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs | |
Event Details | 25th Australasian Association of Writing Programs Conference (AAWP 2020) Event Date 16 to end of 18 Nov 2020 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Event Details | Conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs |
Abstract | This panel offers perspectives from three creative writing academics on the personal and professional challenges of teaching creative writing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As lockdown began and social distancing became the norm, mainstream media looked to writers for advice on how to work from home, while teachers used to delivering face-to-face instruction devised new strategies for engaging students online. Some of these strategies worked; others didn’t. Unsurprisingly, as many students struggled to adjust, anxiety increased and students' capacity to engage with their studies was affected. In some cases, the type of stories students submitted for assessment also changed. Following the question of how this adaptation, or failure to adapt, inevitably transformed creative writing praxis, this panel explores three practical and pedagogical intersections: managing workloads, making allowances, and maintaining wellness during a pandemic. This paper suggests that while art may absorb chaos and anxiety to aesthetic effect, teachers and students are stretched beyond capacity. |
Keywords | creative writing; creative writing pedagogy; higher education; creative arts research; online learning; digital pedagogies; COVID-19 |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy |
390303. Higher education | |
360201. Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting) | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Southern Cross University | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6027/postcards-from-the-pandemic-teaching-creative-writing-during-covid-19
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