Placing Technical Communication at the Border of Service-Learning, Democratic Citizenship. and Corporate Interest  

What happens when we adapt the paradigm of service learning, which traditionally serves the underprivileged or nonprofits, to for-profit clients?

Williams, Sean D. and Renee Love. CPTSC Proceedings (2003). Articles>Education>Service Learning

Reflective Instrumentalism as a Possible Guide for Revising a Master's Degree Reading List  

Although we only used Durst's model as an initial starting point to help us articulate one of the main tensions in our revision process and then basically abandoned it, the final reading list we generated--although not perfect--does reveal a degree of 'reflective instrumentalism.' Students who have seen the new list make positive comments about it because the list manages to bring what seem to be opposite poles--reflection and instrumentalism--into a single reading list that represents the current state of our discipline. Although we seemed during the process have lost sight of our model, our list, though not perfect, does seem to represent reflective instrumentalism.

Williams, Sean D. CPTSC Proceedings (2000). Academic>Education>Graduate

Some Strategies for Managing the Contract Workforce  

Williams suggests ways that managers can use independent contractors as part of a comprehensive staffing plan.

Williams, Sean D. Intercom (2003). Careers>Management>Collaboration