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On Friday, I gave the first of two talks at Shibaura Institute of Technology, entitled "Institutional Research and Educational Assessment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Creating a Culture of Evidence." Faculty and staff involved in SIT's Global Initiative were there, along with faculty involved with SIT's new electronic portfolio … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, October 9, PCS recognized the achievements and contributions of several of our members at our annual Awards Reception, at the Fairwinds Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Central Florida. I was able to get a photo of each award winner, and here they are: The Alfred N. Goldsmith Award recognizes Distinguished … [Read more...]
The final day of IPCC, and we started with a morning keynote. Jon Leydens, winner of the Lufkin Award for Best Paper in the 2012 Conference Proceedings, argued for the role of social justice in professional communication. Part of the presentation included a memorable illustration of the distribution of wealth in the United States. Asking for … [Read more...]
When I think about the best way to finish the day, I naturally think: Keynote! Suguru Ishizaki completed a full Day 2 with the afternoon keynote on his development of assessments for measuring student learning in information design. From the last session of the day, we moved to the Fairwinds Alumni Center at UCF for the Reception and the … [Read more...]
Wow, yesterday was a full and fun day! We wrapped up Day 1 with a keynote by Kirk St. Amant, who will be receiving the Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication at tonight's Award Reception. Ron Blicq is here and will be giving the award to Kirk, quite a legacy of PCS history! Today's sessions were quite various, but here are … [Read more...]
Register Now Conference Theme In the 21st Century, technical communicators must redefine or transcend borders of many kinds: social, linguistic, national, and cultural. As practitioners, researchers, and educators in the field of technical communication, we must learn how to refine our practices, use new technologies effectively, and deepen our … [Read more...]
Conference Program The theme of this year’s conference is Communicating Vision. Vision is one of the most important channels for communicating information, encompassing all aspects of data visualization, information design, and best graphical practices, in all forms of print and electronic media. Of course, we just as often refer to vision in … [Read more...]
