Resources for teaching technical communication
Professional qualifications
National Occupational Standards (NOS) for technical communicators. http://www.istc.org.uk/pages/nosnattc.php. Added July 2005.
National Vocational Qualification (NVQ). http://www.dfes.gov.uk/nvq/. Added July 2005.
TC-Europe Guidelines for Professional Education and Training of Technical
Communicators in Europe. http://www.tceurope.org/tecdocnet/tecdocnet_index.htm. Added July 2005.
Research in technical communication: journals
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, IEEE Professional Communication
Society
Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Sage Publications
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Baywood Publishing Company
Technical Communication, STC
Technical Communication Quarterly, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
Posted July 2005.
Technical communication
http://tc.eserver.org/. To contribute, http://tc.eserver.org/about.lasso.
http://stc-annex.com/ by Tom Barnett
Posted July 2005.
Teaching
Teaching for understanding
This site addresses teaching so learners will be able to "carry out a variety of actions or 'performances' that show [the learner's] grasp of a topic and at the same time advance it. [Understanding] is being able to take knowledge and use it in new ways."
http://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/tfu/index.cfm. Posted June 2005.
Resources for Science Writing Teachers
The National Association of Science Writers education committee provides resources for people who teach science writing.
The e-mail discussion list NASW-TEACH is open to anyone who teaches science writing or who is considering leading such a course. You may subscribe to NASW-TEACH by following the instructions in the "Subscription Management" section of the NASW mailing lists page (http://nasw.org/swlist.htm), below the explanation of NASW-list policies and procedures.
The website has a variety of resources for teachers. Features include links to sample course syllabi; examples of class exercises; and a list of suggested books, online readings and handouts. The site will be updated periodically with new information culled from discussions on NASW-TEACH. Visit http://www.nasw.org/mem-maint/teach/ to view the site. Posted May 2005.