• DocumentCode
    798280
  • Title

    Preparing the technical communicator of the future

  • Author

    Little, Sherry Burgus

  • Author_Institution
    San Diego State Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    It is observed that advances in information technology are drastically changing the profession of technical communication and the role of the technical communicator in developing and managing information. It is argued that educators must face the challenge posed by these advances to prepare students for the profession as it is now and as it will be in the future. It is suggested that one answer to this challenge is experiential learning theory, which places experience at the center of the learning process
  • Keywords
    technical presentation; educators; information technology; learning theory; technical communicator; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Encyclopedias; Home computing; Information management; Information retrieval; Information technology; Professional communication; Technology management; Telecommunication computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.49069
  • Filename
    49069