Spring 2022 Buddy Group Orientation

Community is central to a writer’s success, and Life Writers buddy groups are one way we create community. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about buddy groups in this orientation session.

In this video:

00:00:10 - Welcome

00:06:57 - Renaming office hours/ community chat

00:11:11 - Purpose of buddy groups

00:12:39 - How to support each other

00:14:48 - How your buddy group was formed

00:20:53 - How to structure your buddy group

00:23:24 - Who's in charge of your buddy group

00:26:55 - Giving/ receiving feedback in buddy groups

00:27:57 - New Life Writers feedback process

00:30:02 - Why did we separate feedback groups and buddy groups?

00:35:09 - Possible buddy group reassignments

00:37:08 - Announcement of buddy groups

00:39:52 - Communicating with your buddies

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