2009 ASTD Regional Conference
November 11-12
RiverCentre, St. Paul
Twin Cities
STC Meeting:
e-learning: Is it right?
November 13
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Directions: TIES
STC Meeting November 19
Online, 6:00 pm
Cybex International, Inc, in Owatonna, MN, is featured in National Geographic's video Factory Floor. Ellen Lewis is a technical writer for Cybex.
Dr. Lee Tesdell's blog about his Fulbright research scholarship titled "Mankato to Jerusalem and back."
9 February 2009
Tom Johnson
Quick Reference Guide Formats - Tips for Finding Attractive Layouts
31 December 2008
Medieval help desk (with English subtitiles)
Did you know; Shift Happens – Globalization
Did you know? Shift Happens – 2008 Surprise Ending
Focusing on Usability to Architect an Online Medical Laboratory Web Site Tutorial
Monday, November 9, at 12:00 pm, online
Testing Work Instructions
Thursday, November 12, at 6:00 pm, online
On November 3, Jane Xiong presented her APP, "Writing Technical Documents for Hmong American Audiences." Jane's PowerPoint slides included a number of beautiful photos of Hmong story cloths that she discussed as part of her presentation.
in the June 2009 issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
Dr. Wanda Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and Dr. Lee Tesdell, Minnesota State Mankato, have collaborated on "Instructor Time and Effort in Online and Face-to-Face Teaching: Lessons Learned," published in the June 2009 issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
The authors logged and categorized their time spent in teaching online versus face-to-face sections of Written Communication in Science & Industry (TCM 320) and Technical Communication (Eng 271). They found that they spent about 20% more time per student in the online sections.
Worley and Tesdell compare their results to those found in previous studies and suggest a number of topics for future research.
All coursework necessary for completing degrees or certificates in technical communication is now offered online. The MA and the graduate and undergraduate certificate programs can be completed within a two-year cycle of courses.
Non-resident students completing all of their coursework online can apply for Minnesota resident online (undergraduate/graduate) tuition—by completing the 100% online learner (undergraduate/graduate) form.
We are offering the following online courses Fall 2009:
We are offering the following online courses Spring 2009.
For more information about online courses, certificates, or degrees, contact Dr. Roland Nord.
