• DocumentCode
    3247124
  • Title

    Teaching technical writing from a distance

  • Author

    Jones, Angela L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of English, Kansas Univ., KS, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    205
  • Lastpage
    209
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.1999.799123
  • Filename
    799123