This unit builds on the writing techniques and experience acquired in Beginning Creative Writing. In this unit you will undertake a writing project which may take the form of a short story, play, suite of poems or any approved mixture of these, using experimental writing techniques. The Unit is suitable for intending teachers and students interested in advancing their knowledge in creative writing practice.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student/staff feedback

Numerous broken links embedded in study guides

As links are embedded in the weekly study guides, the study guides will need to be completely re-written in order to fix all the obsolete links.

Feedback from Student/staff feedback

Content out-of-date

Redesign unit to reflect new and emerging trends and developments in experimental writing, including a focus on groundbreaking contemporary Australian writing.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation

Students appreciate the revised marking guides, noting that it improves their understanding of the assessment expectations.

Continue to implement marking guides in future offerings.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation, and UC personal reflection

Assessment weighting structure and delayed feedback caused in part by two heavily weight assessments due at the end of term causes anxiety and uncertainty around progress and ability to self-assess grade position.

Revise assessments for 2025, including assessment design, weighting, and due dates.

Feedback from Verbal student feedback and UC personal reflection.

Regular weekly tutorials and attendance by students offers opportunities for real-time feedback, strong peer-to-peer and student-to-teacher engagement, and overall higher student performance.

Continue running weekly online tutorials.