The English department is co-sponsoring this week’s Workshop for Teachers of Technical Writing with the student chapter of Society for Technical Communication and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL). The event will be March 20 in Plaster Student Union, room 315. It is free and open to the public, but participants are asked to RSVP by email. A continental breakfast and networking luncheon will be provided.

Schedule

8:30-9 a.m.
Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9-9:45 a.m.
Developing Report and Correspondence Cases for Technical Communication Courses
Elizabeth Tebeaux, Professor of English, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

9:50-10:35 a.m.
Teaching Project Management Skills
Sandi Harner, Senior Professor of Technical Communication, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH

10:35-10:50 a.m.
Break

10:50-11:35 a.m.
Visual Design in Global Contexts: Strategies for Visual Communication Across Cultures
Kirk St. Amant, Professor of Technical and Professional Communication and of International Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

11:40-12:40 p.m.
Lunch in PSU 400

12:40-1:25 p.m.
Behavior Change and the Professional Writer
Jamie Conklin, Associate Professor, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

1:30-2:15 p.m.
Using the Introductory Tech Comm Class to Help Students Explore Writing Careers
Nick Carrington, Instructor of Professional Writing & Information Design, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH

2:15-2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30-3:15 p.m.
Aligning Forward Pedagogy Through Backward Course Design
Zach Carnagey, Online Instructional Designer, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

3:20-3:50 p.m.
Where Do We Go from Here?—Trends in the Profession
Round (Rectangular)-Table Discussio