Making the Transition from Comp to Tech Comm A Presentation at Arizona State University Mike Markel...

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Making the Transition from Comp to Tech Comm A Presentation at Arizona State University Mike Markel Director of Technical Communication Boise State University February 24, 2009 1 Presentation to ASU
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Making the Transition from Comp to Tech Comm

A Presentation atArizona State University

Mike MarkelDirector of Technical Communication

Boise State University

February 24, 2009 1Presentation to ASU

Tech comm is just another form of composition . . .

February 24, 2009 2Presentation to ASU

comp techcomm

rhetoric

. . . with some different applications

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comptechcomm

rhetoric

job-app materials

instructions

manuals

proposals

reports

oral presentations

Tech-comm students are motivated . . .

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. . . to do well in school

Tech-comm students are motivated . . .

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. . . to do well on the job

Tech-comm students are motivated . . .

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. . . to acquire nice things

Tech-comm is built with familiar bricks

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Tech-comm is built with familiar bricks (cont’d)

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Tech-comm is built with familiar bricks (cont’d)

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But tech-comm probably uses more technology

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And tech-comm always culminates in a product

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You already know what you need to know to teach it well

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Questions?

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My contact information:

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My contact information:

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Mike Markel

[email protected]

208.426.3088