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- Collaborative tools; Grant proposal; Team dynamics; Productivity management; Writing quality (1)
- Inclusivity; Social justice; Technical communication; Kairos; Marginalization (1)
- Online learning; Technical communication; Graduate education; Content analysis; Engagement strategies (1)
- Social justice; Digital technologies; Technical communication; Pedagogy; Discrimination (1)
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Online Engagement In Graduate Technical Communication Education, Tabatha Kless
Online Engagement In Graduate Technical Communication Education, Tabatha Kless
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023
In this study, I conducted a content analysis to investigate engagement in online graduate technical communication programs. I wanted to evaluate this topic because online learning and engagement evolve, so it is fitting to evaluate how educational policies, learning methods, and technology have developed in technical communication education. The content analysis consisted of coding course material from three technical communication courses, mostly assignment descriptions, and instructions based on the language in the documents. I found strategies that develop skills 21st century technical communicators should have, such as discussions, service learning, and research papers.
"We're Not Just Well Suited, We Are Ethically Obligated!": Reimagining Technical And Professional Communication Pedagogy As Advocacy Against Discriminatory Digital Technologies, Anshare Antoine
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023
This dissertation expands on scholarship that examines efforts at incorporating a social justice framework into pedagogy, specifically, the role of technical and professional communication (TPC) faculty in addressing discriminatory digital technologies within a social-justice-oriented tech ethics pedagogy. I observe that despite the thousands of computer technology students who graduate from their programs every year in the US with the latest training, there seems to be no change to the adverse tech culture that produces discriminatory and racist work environments and digital technologies. The implication is that computer technology programs may not be prioritizing a tech ethics pedagogy that supports addressing …
Inclusive Writing, Kairos, And Technical Communication: Defining Our Modern Age., Ramara Reisch
Inclusive Writing, Kairos, And Technical Communication: Defining Our Modern Age., Ramara Reisch
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023
A reoccurring topic in the TPC (technical/ professional communication) field has been the exclusion and marginalization of some audience members, especially those who are African American/ Black, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, LGBTQIA, and those with physical or mental disabilities. Throughout this thesis, I make connections between what has happened in the past and how it has contributed to the kairos of the TPC social justice turn. I explore the term "kairos" which is the timing and space in which something occurs and, depending on someone's delivery, they can create a persuasive and opportunist moment. The subject of including audiences into …
Perceived Impacts Of Collaborative Technology On Grant Writing Teams: Collaboration, Productivity, And Quality Of Writing, Joshua Roney
Perceived Impacts Of Collaborative Technology On Grant Writing Teams: Collaboration, Productivity, And Quality Of Writing, Joshua Roney
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023
When a team works together on a collaborative grant proposal, each member will bring expertise and past experience in developing this complex text. Online collaborative tools can be used to support this effort, but it is important to understand how team members perceive the tools, the ways they can or should be used, and the impacts of using them. By adapting the Task-Technology Fit (TTF) model to this context, we can consider perceived task and technology characteristics, performance impacts, and utilization. Trends can be analyzed regarding the perceived fit of specific online collaborative tools to support collaboration, productivity, and quality …
The Technical World Of Warcraft, Derek Hampton
The Technical World Of Warcraft, Derek Hampton
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023
The Technical World of Warcraft explores the various technical instruction elements of World of Warcraft, more specifically observing issues faced by players who take on content at the highest level. The thesis raises the problem of the in-game technical documentation being utterly ineffective for the aforementioned players, causing them to create their own technical documents. While observing the environment found exclusively within the game, research from Jennifer DeWinter and Ryan Moeller, Mark Chen, Sarah Bishop, and more, is used to analyze the game's instructional elements from a critical angle. Several job listings from other major game development companies are also …