<div dir="ltr">Dear SEHE affiliates,<div>Friend of SEHE Sarita See is offering a short workshop tomorrow at 10am on creating a Research & Writing Syllabus for our own research and writing process. All are welcome. Zoom information is below.</div><div>Take care,</div><div>Dana<br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sarita See</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:saritas@ucr.edu">saritas@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM<br>Subject: Re: Research & Writing Syllabus workshop tomorrow Thursday June 26 *** FOR FACULTY ***<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:englishfaculty@lists.ucr.edu">englishfaculty@lists.ucr.edu</a>><br>Cc: Sarita See <<a href="mailto:sarita.see@ucr.edu">sarita.see@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Dear colleagues, <div><br></div><div>Friendly reminder: I’m conducting a “Research and Writing Syllabus” workshop for faculty, including postdoc fellows, from <b>10am - 10:30am (Pacific) tomorrow Thursday 6/26 </b>via Zoom. There’s no need to register. Nothing to prep. Just show up:</div><div><br></div><div><div>Zoom meeting ID: 926 7105 8701</div><div>Passcode: 182546</div><div><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/92671058701?pwd=B4puyhE8yEP77QYXpwHiZ00nfflaG9.1" target="_blank">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/92671058701?pwd=B4puyhE8yEP77QYXpwHiZ00nfflaG9.1</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div>What Is a research & writing syllabus? Have you ever written a syllabus? The answer is yes. But have you ever written a syllabus for your own research and writing? Drawing on the smarts of writing coaches like <a href="https://www.inkwellretreats.org/who.html" target="_blank">Michelle Boyd</a> and <a href="https://www.ncfdd.org/company/team/" target="_blank">Kerry Anne Rockquemore</a>, I came up with the concept of a research & writing syllabus because I needed an effective way to make decisions and judgment calls about what my research and writing values, priorities, objectives, and tasks are. These become very clear when I map them onto a week-by-week schedule, just like I do when I create a syllabus for my courses. Unlike a to-do list, a syllabus consists of a series of thoughtful decisions. For example, if one approaches one’s research like it’s a to-do list, the typical mindset presumes that one is a machine: I’m going to do everything. By contrast, when one creates a syllabus, the mindset is, I’m going to do the assigned research task. So toward the end of every quarter I create a research and writing syllabus for myself for the next quarter. </div></div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Drop me an email: <a href="mailto:sarita.see@ucr.edu" target="_blank">sarita.see@ucr.edu</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>My best,</div><div>Sarita</div><div><br id="m_-8761975563662079187lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jun 20, 2025, at 4:34 PM, Sarita See <<a href="mailto:saritas@ucr.edu" target="_blank">saritas@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="line-break:after-white-space">Dear colleagues,<div><br></div><div>We’ve got a date and time that works for most. There’s no need to register. To join the workshop, you’ll just need either the Zoom meeting ID and passcode; or the link below.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:14px">Research & Writing Syllabus workshop with Sarita See</b></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">10am - 10:30am (Pacific) Thursday June 26 via Zoom </span><div>Zoom meeting ID: 926 7105 8701</div><div>Passcode: 182546</div><div><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/92671058701?pwd=B4puyhE8yEP77QYXpwHiZ00nfflaG9.1" target="_blank">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/92671058701?pwd=B4puyhE8yEP77QYXpwHiZ00nfflaG9.1</a><br id="m_-8761975563662079187lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jun 18, 2025, at 3:58 PM, Sarita See <<a href="mailto:saritas@ucr.edu" target="_blank">saritas@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Dear colleagues,<div><br></div><div>I’ve been asked to run a Research & Writing Syllabus workshop for faculty, and I’m happy to do so! </div><div><br></div><div>If you’re interested, please complete this when2meet poll ideally by <b><font color="#ff2600">4pm this Friday June 20</font>. </b>Then I can lock down a date and time for next week. The workshop will be via Zoom and it’ll take about 30 minutes. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.when2meet.com/?31036733-QwGjO" target="_blank">https://www.when2meet.com/?31036733-QwGjO</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>What Is a Research & Writing Syllabus? </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><div>Have you ever written a syllabus? The answer is yes. But have you ever written a syllabus for your own research and writing? Drawing on the smarts of writing coaches like <a href="https://www.inkwellretreats.org/who.html" target="_blank">Michelle Boyd</a> and <a href="https://www.ncfdd.org/company/team/" target="_blank">Kerry Anne Rockquemore</a>, I came up with the concept of a research & writing syllabus because I needed an effective way to make decisions and judgment calls about what my research and writing values, priorities, objectives, and tasks are. These become very clear when I map them onto a week-by-week schedule, just like I do when I create a syllabus for my students. Unlike a to-do list, a syllabus consists of a series of thoughtful decisions. For example, if one approaches one’s research like it’s a to-do list, the typical mindset presumes that one is a machine: I’m going to do everything. By contrast, when one creates a syllabus, the mindset is, I’m going to do the assigned research task. So toward the end of every quarter I create a research and writing syllabus for myself for the next quarter. </div></div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to forward this announcement to other colleagues, including postdoc fellows, who’d be interested in joining us. All are welcome. </div><div><br></div><div>My best,</div><div>Sarita</div><div><br></div><div>
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