Teaching Professional and Technical Communication
Teaching Professional and Technical Communication

Author: Tracy Bridgeford

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2018-09-21

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1607326809

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Teaching Professional and Technical Communication guides new instructors in teaching professional and technical communication (PTC). The essays in this volume provide theoretical and applied discussions about the teaching of this diverse subject, including relevant pedagogical approaches, how to apply practical aspects of PTC theory, and how to design assignments. This practicum features chapters by prominent PTC scholars and teachers on rhetoric, style, ethics, design, usability, genre, and other central concerns of PTC programs. Each chapter includes a scenario or personal narrative of teaching a particular topic, provides a theoretical basis for interpreting the narrative, illustrates the practical aspects of the approach, describes relevant assignments, and presents a list of questions to prompt pedagogical discussions. Teaching Professional and Technical Communication is not a compendium of best practices but instead offers a practical collection of rich, detailed narratives that show inexperienced PTC instructors how to work most effectively in the classroom. Contributors: Pam Estes Brewer, Eva Brumberger, Dave Clark, Paul Dombrowski, James M. Dubinsky, Peter S. England, David K. Farkas, Brent Henze, Tharon W. Howard, Dan Jones, Karla Saari Kitalong, Traci Nathans-Kelly, Christine G. Nicometo, Kirk St.Amant

Effective Teaching of Technical Communication
Effective Teaching of Technical Communication

Author: Michael J. Klein

Publisher: CSU Open Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781646421893

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"Effective Teaching of Technical Communication broadens our understanding of current effective teaching and pedagogical methods by facilitating a discussion of important and innovative theories, concepts, and practices related to the teaching of technical communication"--

Key Theoretical Frameworks
Key Theoretical Frameworks

Author: Angela M. Haas

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2018-10-17

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1607327589

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Drawing on social justice methodologies and cultural studies scholarship, Key Theoretical Frameworks offers new curricular and pedagogical approaches to teaching technical communication. Including original essays by emerging and established scholars, the volume educates students, teachers, and practitioners on identifying and assessing issues of social justice and globalization. The collection provides a valuable resource for teachers new to translating social justice theories to the classroom by presenting concrete examples related to technical communication. Each contribution adopts a particular theoretical approach, explains the theory, situates it within disciplinary scholarship, contextualizes the approach from the author’s experience, and offers additional teaching applications. The first volume of its kind, Key Theoretical Frameworks links the theoretical with the pedagogical in order to articulate, use, and assess social justice frameworks for designing and teaching courses in technical communication. Contributors: Godwin Y. Agboka, Matthew Cox, Marcos Del Hierro, Jessica Edwards, Erin A. Frost, Elise Verzosa Hurley, Natasha N. Jones, Cruz Medina, Marie E. Moeller, Kristen R. Moore, Donnie Johnson Sackey, Gerald Savage, J. Blake Scott, Barbi Smyser-Fauble, Kenneth Walker, Rebecca Walton

Teaching Technical Communication
Teaching Technical Communication

Author: James M. Dubinsky

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 9780312412043

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An introduction to the field of technical communication, this sourcebook is designed especially for those instructors who are new to teaching the service course.

Innovative Approaches to Teaching Technical Communication
Innovative Approaches to Teaching Technical Communication

Author: Tracy Bridgeford

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13:

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Programs in technical writing, technical communication, and/or professional communication have recently grown in enrollment as the demand among employers for formally prepared technical writers and editors has grown. In response, scholarly treatments of the subject and the teaching of technical writing are also burgeoning, and the body of research and theory being published in this field is many times larger and more accessible than it was even a decade ago. Although many theoretical and disciplinary perspectives can potentially inform technical communication teaching, administration, and curriculum development, the actual influences on the field's canonical texts have traditionally come from a rather limited range of disciplines. Innovative Approaches to Teaching Technical Communication brings together a wide range of scholars/teachers to expand the existing canon.

Teaching Intercultural Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Teaching Intercultural Rhetoric and Technical Communication

Author: Barry Thatcher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1351841386

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In today's integrated global economy, technical communicators often collaborate in international production teams, work with experts in overseas subject matter, or coordinate documentation for the international release of products. Working effectively in such situations requires technical communicators to acquire a specialized knowledge of culture and communication. This book provides readers with the information needed to integrate aspects of intercultural communication into different educational settings.

Teaching Content Management in Technical and Professional Communication
Teaching Content Management in Technical and Professional Communication

Author: Tracy Bridgeford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0429601980

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This collection offers a comprehensive overview of approaches to teaching the complex subject of content management. The 12 chapters define and explain content management and its accompanying competencies, providing teaching examples in areas including content strategy, topic-based writing, usability studies, and social media. The book covers tasks associated with content management such as analyzing audiences and using information architecture languages including XML and DITA. It highlights the communal aspects of content management, focusing on the work of writing stewardship and project management, and the characteristics of content management in global contexts. It concludes with a look to the future and the forces that shape content management today. The editor situates the collection within a pedagogical exigency, providing sound instructional approaches to teaching content management from a rhetorical perspective. The book is an essential resource for both instructors new to teaching technical and professional communication, and experienced instructors who are interested in upgrading their pedagogies to include content management.

The MIT Guide to Teaching Web Site Design
The MIT Guide to Teaching Web Site Design

Author: Edward Barrett

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780262025003

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The book covers all aspects of teaching Web design, from optimal class size and classroom configuration to peer review of completed projects. It uses many examples from the Web design course taught by the authors at MIT.

Technical Communication and the World Wide Web
Technical Communication and the World Wide Web

Author: Carol Lipson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-05-06

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 1135624062

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Over the past decade, the World Wide Web has dramatically changed the face of technical communication, but the teaching of writing has thus far altered very little to accommodate this rapidly changing context. Technical Communication and the World Wide Web offers substantial and broadly applicable strategies for teaching global communication issues affecting writing for the World Wide Web. Editors Carol Lipson and Michael Day have brought together an exceptional group of experienced and well-known teacher-scholars to develop this unique volume addressing technical communication education. The chapters here focus specifically on curriculum issues and the teaching of technical writing for the World Wide Web, contributing a blend of theory and practice in proposing changes in curriculum and pedagogy. Contributors offer classroom examples that teachers at all levels of experience can adapt for their own classes. The volume provides comprehensive coverage of the technical communication curriculum, from the two-year level to the graduate level; from service courses to degree programs. This volume is an important and indispensable resource for technical writing educators, and it will serve as an essential reference for curriculum and pedagogy development in technical communication programs.

Assembling Critical Components
Assembling Critical Components

Author: Joanna Schreiber

Publisher: Wac Clearinghouse

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781646422692

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Assembling Critical Components presents TPC as a collective identity and provides a framework for situating critical components of the field.