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This page provides resources for facilitating technical writing courses, including facilitator guides, slide decks, and student materials.
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Facilitator video guides offer in-depth explanations and support for leading Technical Writing One and Two activities.
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The resource table links to materials for Technical Writing One, Technical Writing One: Virtual Edition, Technical Writing Two, Technical Writing Two: Virtual Edition, and Tech Writing for Accessibility.
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Videos cover individual exercises within Technical Writing One and Two, offering guidance on topics such as audience, active voice, and tutorials.
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A video explaining the technical requirements for virtual editions of Technical Writing One and Two is available.
This section provides resources for anyone facilitating or considering facilitating technical writing courses. The following table contains links to relevant material for facilitators:
| for facilitators | for students | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck* | log | pre-class | in-class |
| Technical Writing One | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck | log | pre-class | in-class |
| Technical Writing One: Virtual Edition | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck | log | pre-class | in-class |
| Technical Writing Two | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck | log | pre-class | in-class |
| Technical Writing Two: Virtual Edition | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck | log | pre-class | in-class |
| Tech Writing for Accessibility | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck | log | ||
| * To access the slide decks, please read Gaining access to the slide decks. | |||||
If you'd like to facilitate a particular course, please start by reading the course's Facilitator's Guide.
Facilitator video guides
This page also provides links to a series of videos that go beyond the speaker notes in the slides and aim to help you prepare to facilitate your own classes.
Technical Writing One
The embedded video in this section introduces Technical Writing One. The following videos cover the activities in Technical Writing One:
- Exercise 1: Audience
- Exercise 2: Active voice
- Exercise 3: Lists
- Intermezzo
- Exercise 4: Sentence length
- Exercise 5: Clarifying paragraphs
- Exercise 6: Describing a project
Technical Writing Two
The embedded video in this section introduces Technical Writing Two. The following videos cover the activities in Technical Writing Two:
- Exercise 1: Writing is Rewriting
- Exercise 2: Illustrations
- First intermezzo
- Exercise 3: Descriptions
- Second intermezzo
- Exercise 4: Tutorials
Virtual class logistics
You can also watch a short video that explains the basic technical requirements for running the virtual editions of Technical Writing One and Technical Writing Two.