Student workshops for writin are a great idea. This takes the writing/revision process a step further beyond peer review and establishes a time and place where students can bounce ideas off of each other in a positive way. I think these workshops are definitely in the way of peer revision but they do more to help students get a deeper focus on their writing in a more comfortable but professional environment. The term workshop really helps to drive home the idea that students should be acting in a professional manner.
Alone, the tone of the environment can really help students when they are looking at how to go about giving feedback and collectively construciting papers for their peers. This can especialy be difficult when dealing with students who know each other fairly well and have worked together for a long time in an extremely casual environment. Making them take peer revision to the next level can really change this.
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