The Program Committee for this year’s STC Summit kept educators and students in mind as we reviewed proposals. We identified sessions that may be of interest to educators and students, including research projects, skill topics, and trends that might directly affect the teaching strategies of those who prepare students for the field of technical communication.
Sessions that are part of the Education/Academic and Research Track include:
- Webinar School for Chapters and Trainers, with Elizabeth Frick, PhD (Wednesday, 9:45-10:30 AM)
- Technical Communication Skills in a Web 2.0 Workplace, with Eva Brumberger and Claire Lauer (Tuesday, 8:30-9:15 AM)
- Patient Education and Health Literacy: Examining Interview Discourse, with Corinne Renguette (Wednesday, 10:45-11:30 AM)
- Bridging the Gap: Connecting Industry to the Classroom, with Brittany McCriglar (Monday, 3:30-4:15 PM)
The Academic Topics progression (Tuesday, 4:15-5:00 PM) provides the following topics:
- Fixing Typos, Fixing Sexism, with Elizabeth Barteau
- Articulating Technical Communicators’ Value To Employers, with Paul Duarte
- Should Technical Communication Students Prepare for CXM?, with Amanda Horn
- So, You Want to Teach Technical Communication?, with Michael Opsteegh
- Technical Professional Communication and the General Education Core Curriculum, with Sally Henschel
- Teaching Contemporary Technical Communication through Service-Learning, with Brittany McCriglar
Educators and students will have many opportunities to network with each other and practitioners. Among the many opportunities, the Academic Special Interest Group (SIG) will host
- a business and awards luncheon so that students and educators can network with others who are dedicated to connecting education with practice, Tuesday 12:30-2:00 PM
- a table at the Communities Event where you can get information on volunteering for the Society, Monday, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
- a Student Poster Competition where top award winners in the poster competition present their research, Tuesday, 2:15-3:00 PM
- an Academic SIG networking event, TBA
The world of technical communication as it is practiced in industry is changing at an unprecedented pace. From networking to attending the many sessions, educators and students can better understand the technology being used in industry, become familiar with new and exciting global research, gain insight into current trends, and gather information that will enrich the technical communication classroom.
If you have questions that the Academic SIG might help with, please contact Pam Estes Brewer.