An antidote to burnout: Writing workshop for wellbeing and resilience
Mar 7, 2:35 pm
- 4:00 pm
Writing can be a powerful strategy for reducing burnout and centering wellbeing. Drawing on threshold concepts in the discipline of Writing Studies (such as Writing is a knowledge-making activity, Writing changes us, and Writing is a social activity), we invite workshop participants to respond to some evidence-based writing prompts that will help you tell stories about your strengths, gain clarity about what’s most important to you, and imagine a future that is aligned with what truly matters to you. There will be time to share your work. You can leave with a collection of strategies to practice today, both for yourself, in your classroom, and in your teams.
Presenters
Sarah Dammeyer, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and a Faculty Fellow in the Professional Writing Program, teaches in multiple areas, including technical writing, science and health communication, creative nonfiction, and antiracist pedagogy. Her current projects center language diversity in science writing, teacher efficacy, and restorative justice. She is interested in collaboration and all the ways we can support one another.
Kisa Lape, is also a Senior Lecturer in the English Department, and (with Sarah Dammeyer and Daune O’Brien) is a co-founder of the department’s Disability Resource and Technology Hub. She teaches Writing for Health Professions and Technical Writing for the Professional Writing Program, and her current research interests focus on accessibility and anti-ableist pedagogy in writing classrooms and contexts.