Introduction to Effective Teaching of Technical Communication

Abstract

Navigating discourses of power through relationships: A professional and technical communication intern negotiates a meaningful identity within a state legislature.

Extending Design Thinking, Content Strategy, and Artificial Intelligence into Technical Communication and User Experience Design Programs: Further Pedagogical Implications

“…As Sapienza (2002) observed, the shift suggests that “technical communicators will probably face a day when all organizational documents are saved in XML format” (p. 156). As educators, we should prepare our students for that experience, and pedagogical works such as Bridgeford; (2020) Teaching Content Management in Technical and Professional Communication and Klein; (2021) Effective Teaching of Technical Communication are beginning to confront that need.…”

A Field Wide Snapshot of Student Learning Outcomes in the Technical and Professional Communication Service Course

“…Schreiber et al (2018) edited a special journal issue where the articles focused on the course's sustainability (Arduser, 2018; Carnegie, 2018); an examination of assignments to replicate the demands of the workplace (Francis, 2018); and a framework for contextual analysis to better position the course within institutional settings (St.Amant, 2018). More recently, Bay (2022) and Chen (2021) described their approaches to updating courses to include issues of justice and equity, while Doan (2021) discussed how instructors are teaching the common assignment of resumes and cover letters.…”