THE MYTH OF OBJECTIVITY In Hidden Arguments: Rhetoric and Persuasion in Diverse Forms of Technical Communication, Jessica McCaughey and Brian Fitzpatrick explore a gap in Technical Communication education. They claim that, unlike popular perceptions (both internal and external) of Tech Comm, persuasion and rhetoric are a part of the ways technical communicators write. They are, Read More…
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Teaching Technical and Professional Communication Through Interstitial Design
By Amanda Beres The field of technical and professional communication is changing to include a focus on social justice issues. More interconnected, wide, and vast, employers are looking for people who can think on a global scale. Now more than ever, technical and professional communication focuses on user experience. In fact, it almost is a Read More…
Are Formal Features Enough in Resume Design?
by Amanda Rioux Designing resumes. It’s a process many of us are familiar with: we even teach the process to our students. While we may have an idea of what a resume should include, are we really taking into consideration what potential employers want to see?