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Using lynda.com for Technical Support – Teaching Professional Writing
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All Posts by Date. Using lynda.com for Technical Support. March 20, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. You are bound to hear technical questions about the software you ask students to use for your course. I ask students to use Google Drive, because I like the commenting system that it has. You might use PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, or other tools. Rather than taking time to write documentation or create demonstration videos for these tools, point students to lynda.com. There are also videos on the site that can help...
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Setting a Cancellation Policy – Teaching Professional Writing
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All Posts by Date. Setting a Cancellation Policy. March 29, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. If you are meeting classes face-to-face in the classroom, be sure to talk about class cancellation policies on the first day. Students already know that the university will send out VT Alerts in the case of a campus-wide cancellation (e.g., in case of weather problems); but it pays to talk about other times when your class will not meet ahead of time so that students know what to expect. I include notifications on the cla...
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Simplifying the First Days – Teaching Professional Writing
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All Posts by Date. Simplifying the First Days. April 26, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. Once upon a time, everyone came to class on the first day ready to work. Students had the books in hand, and they were ready to dive right into the course. A few might have even read the book. The first session and knew the information well enough to explain it to their classmates. I take attendance beginning on the first day of class, but I don’t count absences against students until they are enrolled in the class. I assign...
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Choosing Open Textbooks – Teaching Professional Writing
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All Posts by Date. May 17, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. Open textbooks are a free option that can replace or supplement traditional textbooks. They are published with an open license, typically allowing readers to use, print, and modify (with attribution) the textbook. With the cost of textbooks from major academic publishers ever on the rise, open textbooks help reduce the cost of taking a course. Use Find OER to find all the varied OER collections: open4us.org/find-oer/. Style for Students Online: Effective...
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Course Goals – Teaching Professional Writing
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All Posts by Date. The Professional Writing program at Virginia Tech offers courses in Technical Writing (English 3764) and Business Writing (English 3774). Principles and procedure of technical writing; attention to analyzing audience and purpose, organizing information, designing graphic aids, and writing such specialized forms as abstracts, instructions, and proposals. Junior standing required. (3H,3C). Interpret research findings with understanding of ethical and human implications. Apply principles ...
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Keeping Up with the Website – Teaching Professional Writing
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All Posts by Date. Keeping Up with the Website. I send out a Tweet using the Twitter account @TPWatVT. I also added a Subscribe Via Email option in the sidebar. Use this option to get an email message whenever I add a new content to the site. The process is simple: Add your email, and click subscribe. You’ll have to confirm your subscription. That’s it. The email messages will have information on how to unsubscribe if you decide you want to. Icons: Jolly By Hatchers, from iconspedia.
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All Posts by Date. All Posts by Date. Ethics and Professional Writing. Recommendation Letters for Students. Writing Effective Email Messages. Simplifying the First Days. Outside Genre Capstone Assignment. Setting a Cancellation Policy. Using lynda.com for Technical Support. Using a Spreadsheet Assignment. Handling Force Add Requests. Syllabus and Assignment Collection. Last updated on 4th March, 2015, 10:04 PM. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published.
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Pedagogy Toolkit for English
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Community-driven resources for digital pedagogy in composition, rhetoric, and literature. Pedagogy Toolkit for English is a teaching website that offers materials for use in composition, rhetoric, and literature courses. It is intended primarily for instructors of first-year courses, particularly those who are interested in digital approaches to teaching and would like to learn more. More than simply a website for finding material, Pedagogy Toolkit is built on top of a public repository. This site aims t...