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Teaching Technical Writing (English 504) Instructor: Phil Druker. The Goal:
Teaching Technical Writing will give
English Department graduate students a chance to learn about technical
writing and methods for teaching technical writing courses.
The Plan/What you will do:
2. Read the chapters in the technical writing textbook by Markel that pertain as we progress through the course. 3. Write a proposal and final report -- the main assignments for the Technical Writing (English 317) course. 4. Teach a topic/topics during a class and help lead workshops during class. 5. Practice grade a few papers from two or three assignments.
6. Attend two
(maybe three) seminar sessions about the course. These will be at the
beginning and middle of the semester to discuss the course and general
principles of teaching technical writing. They should last about an hour.
We'll determine the times and dates based on our schedules.
The Required Textbooks:
Markel, Mike. 2007.Technical
Communication (8th Ed.) Bedford/ St. Martins.
(You will read this on your own to fill in the gaps I don't discuss in
class.)
Druker, Phil. 2008. Technical Writing Course Pamphlet. Available at the UI Bookstore. Also articles/chapters from: Dubinsky, James M. 2004. Teaching Technical Communication. Bedford/ St. Martins Staples, Katherine and Ornatowski, Cezar M. 1997. Foundations for Teaching Technical Communication: Theory, Practice, and Program Design. ATTW Contemporary Studies in Technical CommunicationThese articles/chapters will be available through e-reserve, but I encourage you to buy the books for your own reference. Syllabus-- not yet ready
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