Academic Working Group
From Indopedia
June 2, 2008 email:
Hi everyone,
For the third year, I'm hosting/coordinating the Summer Academic Working Groups. I'm happy to announce that the 2008 Summer Academic Working Groups are now forming. This peer accountability and feedback system allows users from anywhere in the world to share documents and feedback. Working group participants participate in "clusters" around a common discipline, theme, or type of work. Clusters exchange work on a regular basis - normally every two weeks - by posting it to a UM Ctools site or by email exchange. Participants then provide and receive feedback for members of their cluster. Having a deadline helps everyone get more done, and having feedback makes what's done better.
For more information, or for sign-up instructions, go to http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lpowner/workgroup.htm
Last year some 20 people participated; we get enough pol sci people that you're usually guaranteed to get relevant feedback from people. My last two groups have met up at APSA at the end of the summer for lunch. It's a really nice opportunity to get feedback from people you don't already hear from regularly or who might bring very different perspectives to your work, and to network with folks with similar interests elsewhere.
Please feel free to forward this to any others whom you feel might be interested.
Any kind of project is welcome, and participants need not be UM students.
Best, Leanne C. Powner
Department of Political Science
University of Michigan
