Before class on Monday, 11/11, please work through “Designing for the Web: A Tutorial.” We will talk about the tutorial on Monday, 11/11, and the information in the tutorial will be used for the In-Class Writing for 11/11. On Monday,…
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Spring 2014 Courses
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Spring course request is open, so I wanted to share the classes that I'm teaching next term. You won't need the tech writing course, but if you're working on a professional writing minor or just want to learn more about…
10-21 Class Updates
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Updates from class today: 1. No office hours tomorrow, Tuesday, 10/22. 2. I'm shifting the due dates for Assignment #3 to give everyone enough time to work on the project. The new dates are as follows: Rough Draft for Peer…
VT Career Planning Guide
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In addition to using the information from Chapter 10 of Markel, we'll talk about resources that are available in the Virginia Tech Career Planning Guide, 2013-2014. You can get a hard copy of the Guide by going to the Smith…
Providing Feedback on Directions (11:15 class)
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Each group will test the directions of another group in the class. Here's what you'll do: Please locate the directions in the "Final Version of Pamplin Directions" topic in the Forums. As a group, test the directions by attempting to follow…
Providing Feedback on Directions (2:30 class)
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Each group will test the directions of another group in the class. Here's what you'll do: Please locate the directions in the "Final Version of Durham Directions" topic in the Forums. As a group, test the directions by attempting to…
Checking Your Directions
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Before you submit the final version of the directions for your group, test them by following them to your group's location and back. Once you think you have all the right information, check for the following Do you have a…
Directions Class Plan for 2:30 Class
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To get some practice with instructions, you will work with a group of 3 to 4 people to create a set of directions for how to get from our classroom to another location in Durham and back to the classroom. …
Directions Class Plan for 11:15 Class
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To get some practice with instructions, you will work with a group of 3 to 4 people to create a set of directions for how to get from our classroom to another location in Pamplin and back to the classroom. …
2013-09-16 Class Plans
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Today in class, we will focus on submitting the first assignment. 1. I'll spend a few minutes talking about Memos. The typical headers are To:, From:, Subject:, and Date. You don't use a greeting/salutation or closing. 2. Work on your…