Carnegie Mellon: Readying Writers for Technical Times
Technical writing isn’t something that simply happens incidentally anymore. While technical writers might have been good writers in school and then had the technical experience to bolster their...
View ArticleBack to Technical Writing School with Adobe Systems
Users are the main concern when it comes to technical writing. Beyond words, beyond formatting, and beyond details, technical writers should be thinking about the end user. If you’re not worried about...
View ArticleFree OpenCourseWare – Technical Writing
While the Internet has always been a place where you can learn about anything, open courseware seems to be more readily available than ever. Whether you’re interested in learning more about technical...
View ArticleTechnical Writing Course Online for the Busy Person
We’re all busy, aren’t we? While it seems we’re busier than we have been in the past, that doesn’t mean you can’t brush up on (or even learn) technical writing concepts. All you need is a learning...
View ArticleThe Future of Information Begins in Class
The University of California, Santa Barbara understands the need for technical writing in today’s world. It’s offering a course starting on May 8th called “The Fundamentals of Technical Writing,” to...
View ArticleRobots and Technical Writing: Building Skills and Machines
Technical writing can certainly be a process of learning the skills through a course from a university or going to a conference. But using hypothetical situations isn’t as effective as putting...
View ArticleTechnical Writing Program Ends…Why?
“The technical writing program at De Anza College is a program that teaches people skills that businesses are looking for,” according to a recent article. While this might not seem like a big news...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Writing Course
Even if you’re fairly confident in your ability to string together a coherent sentence, it never hurts to brush up on your writing skills. The deeper you move into your writing career, the more you...
View ArticleTraining Technical Writers for Management
As in most professions, an excellent technical writer might not make a very good documentation manager. Different personality types respond differently to managerial roles. For some, such a promotion...
View ArticleA Creative Way to Teach Technical Writing
As any former technical communications student can tell you, in the hands of the wrong professor, technical writing subjects can seem dry, abstract, and even boring at times. That’s why this recent...
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