Title :
Teaching technical writing from a distance
Author :
Jones, Angela L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of English, Kansas Univ., KS, USA
Abstract :
The article briefly reviews the history of continuing education, particularly as it relates to the University of Kansas. It then discusses the writer´s own experiences teaching technical writing from a distance to students enrolled in a correspondence course (English 362t: Technical Writing), through the University of Kansas. Finally, it introduces more promising, interactive models and raises questions related to the future “ownership” of distance education technical writing courses
Keywords :
continuing education; distance learning; educational courses; linguistics; professional communication; teaching; English 362t; continuing education; correspondence course; distance education technical writing courses; interactive models; teaching; technical writing education; Computer aided instruction; Continuing education; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Educational programs; History; Professional communication; TV; Web sites; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5709-4
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1999.799123
