1. speed writing and speed dating…
This week we used ‘speed dating’ as a way of starting to discuss difficulties and opportunities with our research projects.
By Dr. Debbie Holley

2. a) Speed writing/speed dating - helping BA Y2 trainee teachers understand research methods
b) Speed writing has an academic underpinning from Peter Elbows work, and was used extensively in the WriteNow CETL work

3. c) Format: One minute telling your partner about your project difficulties; bell rings, swop partner and repeat Line moves up...

4. After 5 rounds of 'swopping' of tales
After 5 rounds of 'swopping' of tales. students write main issues on postit, gets put on flipchart…

5. Return to seats - same process, but about the great things your project is about…

6. Then bell rings, 3 minutes to speed write the great things about your research project - and that is the draft introduction.

7. A fun way to get students to write…

8. Thank you and any questions?