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Perspectives On Usability Testing With Iot Devices In Technical Communication Courses, David Wright
Perspectives On Usability Testing With Iot Devices In Technical Communication Courses, David Wright
English and Technical Communication Faculty Research & Creative Works
This Article Offers Perspectives on Adopting Smart Home Technology into Usability Testing for Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) Courses. Usability is a Valued Skill for Technical Communicators. However, Usability Testing Methods Have their Problems as Pedagogical Tools. Internet-Of-Things (IoT) Devices and Smart Home Technology (SHT) May Offer Instructors Tools to overcome Some of Those Problems. This Article Details Advantages and Concerns Associated with using SHT for Curricular Usability Testing.
Making A Case For Political Technical Communication (Pxtc), Ryan Cheek
Making A Case For Political Technical Communication (Pxtc), Ryan Cheek
English and Technical Communication Faculty Research & Creative Works
In This Article, I Argue that the Accelerated Adoption of Political Technology during the COVID-19 Pandemic Evinces Exigency for a Rhetorically Grounded Framework to Teach, Research, and Practice Political Technical Communication (PxTC) as a Sub-Discipline. as a Starting Point, I Use a Rhetorical Genre Studies Approach to Identify Political Social Actions that Separate Political Communication Technologies into Four Distinct Genres: Election, Electioneering, Constituent Services, and Punditry.