http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Australia A listing of the most recently indexed works about Australia in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Australia http://tc.eserver.org/35276.html http://tc.eserver.org/35276.html ACID is the Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design. We find better ways for people to interact with each other using communication technologies. Our expertise lies in helping people participate in the digital world. http://tc.eserver.org/33195.html http://tc.eserver.org/33195.html We are an informal group of university people who share a common interest in web accessibility. Our members are from universities all over Australia. http://tc.eserver.org/32856.html http://tc.eserver.org/32856.html In this research, we aimed to investigate what VET training providers have achieved in terms of accessibility conformance; to reveal and understand the obstacles that may be blocking conformance and suggest strategies that will speed conformance. http://tc.eserver.org/27634.html http://tc.eserver.org/27634.html Takes a good hard look at just exactly how major Australian sites are developed, and how well (or otherwise) they adhere to best practices. http://tc.eserver.org/25741.html http://tc.eserver.org/25741.html In this article we explore these issues further to find out how the Internet is used by Australasian HCI professionals and how they see themselves using the Internet in the future. http://tc.eserver.org/25103.html http://tc.eserver.org/25103.html Well before most us come to the end of our working lives use of the Internet and World Wide Web in education will be standard practice. http://tc.eserver.org/24900.html http://tc.eserver.org/24900.html In 1987 Brockman visited Australia raising a number of issues he saw as critical for the successful progression and survival of Australia’s Technical Communication society, and the profession. Those comments pertain to technical communication as a profession, lack of academic programs in technical communication and a professional journal, need for authentication of members, development of a professional infrastructure, the fragmented nature of the ASTC. This paper reports on how the profession in Australia is progressing in these issues and how we compare with the STC. http://tc.eserver.org/22895.html http://tc.eserver.org/22895.html The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZI) aims to represent the interests of indexers and to provide training and other resources to all Australians and New Zealanders involved in indexing, whether they are freelancers or employees, full-time, part-time or casual. http://tc.eserver.org/22894.html http://tc.eserver.org/22894.html The Australian Society for Technical Communication (NSW) is a professional non-profit organisation dedicated to serving the needs of technical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/22899.html http://tc.eserver.org/22899.html One of the difficulties many editors face in their work is isolation from other editors. In the past, there seem to have been more opportunities for sustained learning from experienced editors because there were more editorial departments in organisations. Now, editing tends to be outsourced to individuals on a project basis, and the profession has fragmented in terms of means for mutual support and sustained relationships. However, how we are perceived by clients is a function of our collective professionalism and competence. For our own credibility and sustainability as a profession, we need to support one another to be the best we can be. Electronic communication technology offers a fantastic opportunity to regenerate a sense of community for editors, and Editalk has the potential to become a lively forum for advice, for debate, for the exchange of information — an extended dialogue and collective mentor. http://tc.eserver.org/22896.html http://tc.eserver.org/22896.html The Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc. is an organisation for people who are engaged professionally in editing for publication. It has more than 300 members, including in-house and freelance editors. http://tc.eserver.org/21826.html http://tc.eserver.org/21826.html Online learning results from the interaction of a learner and a Web-based set of content and collaboration with other people. The selection and direction of the content are determined by the learning and business outcomes of any module. The client sets the outcomes and provides the content. The LDA team translates that content into a set of screen components that state the meaning of the content and builds in continuity through a navigation system. In addition, collaboration with a tutor andother learners helps to maintain the personal nature of learning. http://tc.eserver.org/20057.html http://tc.eserver.org/20057.html This site has been created as a venue for sharing web content accessibility information in Australia. http://tc.eserver.org/19782.html http://tc.eserver.org/19782.html Using case studies gathered from teaching projects, this paper analyses both electronic mail, and real-time chat data of pairs of American-Australian students. Results show distinct patterns of interaction concomitant with small group theory, but with marked differences with respect to modality. Survey data reveals idiosyncratic preferences for using either e-mail or real-n-me chat. Analysis of the actual discourse highlights contextual cultural difficulties such as level of language proficiency and organisational norms. http://tc.eserver.org/13722.html http://tc.eserver.org/13722.html I don't know of any tertiary-level courses in Australia specifically for technical editors, although there are several programs for general editors or journalists. I'll add information to this page as I find it. http://tc.eserver.org/13519.html http://tc.eserver.org/13519.html The ASTC is a non-profit society, based in Victoria, for technical writers and other professionals involved in the communication of technical information. http://tc.eserver.org/10041.html http://tc.eserver.org/10041.html The newsletter is intended for editors who are, or need to be, working electronically. Much of the material will be relevant to electronic editors in any field. Some of the material will be most relevant to editors in technical fields such as computing and engineering.