Reflections of a GTA on the Teaching of Technical Writing
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/hu_dept/tc@mtu/papers/reflects_gta.htm

Anderson, Ginger
Michigan Tech University
1998

Abstract:

Though I have a degree in technical communication and have worked as a technical writer for four years, I still had no idea what should be taught in a technical writing classroom, or how one should go about teaching it. Before I ventured into the arena as an instructor, I wanted to find out what goes on in a technical writing classroom. Two types of practical research that I thought would provide some insight into technical writing instruction were: an observation of different technical communication classrooms; and a survey of various textbooks available for technical communication courses.