Week 2 live meeting
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The document summarizes an Elluminate meeting that discussed clarifying definitions of technical communication, previewed readings for the week, and explained the first paper assignment. Students were asked to come up with an exploratory working definition of technical communication based on class materials, with the understanding that the definition should not be limited only to descriptions of products or processes. Students were also given the opportunity to ask questions about prior readings and preview upcoming reading assignments.
Week 2 live meeting
- 1. Week 2 Elluminate MeetingMay 25th 2011
- 2. Session objectivesFurther clarify definitions of technical communication, functions of language, etc.
- 3. Preview and discuss the readings for remainder of the week
- 4. Discuss/explain the first paper assignment and begin inventing for first draftQuestions and Comments about Readings Completed So Far Various theories of language
- 5. Various models of technical communication and roles of technical communicators
- 6. Symbolic-analytic work and the information economyPreview of the Reading for the Rest of the WeekInstrumental Discourse and its purposes/benefits/shortcomings
- 7. Choosing an article for Friday readingFirst Paper: Towards a Working Definition of Technical CommunicationRemember that whatever definition you come up with need not and cannot be “finals.” Instead, I will be be looking for an exploratory argument based on the class readings and discussions so far. The only kind of definition I will not “like” is the one that limits technical and professional communication to “descriptions” of reality, i.e products or processes. Those kinds of writing need not be excluded from the definition, but, as you know now, there is much more to tech. Communication that that.