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Tech-Rhetters Go Back to Grad School

A while ago, I queried the techrhet mailing list for suggestions. I asked: Which five technical/technological skills (beyond the basics of e-mailing and word processing) would you make absolutely sure you had under control at the start or the end of the PhD process? Here are the responses.

Lore: An E-Journal for Teachers of Writing

Lore is an e-journal for adjuncts and graduate students who teach writing at colleges and universities. This journal is designed to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, building communities, and voicing concerns about what happens in the classroom.

Re: Writing

A collection of online resources affiliated with Bedford/St. Martin's writing and rhetoric textbooks.

Designing Documents with a Word Processor

This tutorial presents a brief overview of how to achieve interesting, effective designs for your pages using the basic features of your word processor. Specifically, it introduces you to important design principles to consider as you design a document and helps you analyze the design of sample documents. Although the design principles presented here apply to both print and online documents, the primary focus is on design strategies for paper documents.

Designing for the Web: A Tutorial by Mike Markel

This tutorial presents a brief overview of the process of creating a Web site, introduces you to important design principles to consider as you design a site, and helps you analyze the design of sample Web pages. Although the principles presented here apply to all kinds of Web sites, the primary focus is on sites for organizations'from student groups to corporate Web sites'rather than on personal Web sites.

Evaluating Online Sources: A Tutorial by Roger Munger

This tutorial presents a brief overview of the reasons to evaluate information you find on the Internet, offers guidelines to assist you in the process, and helps you assess the information found on sample Web pages. Although the principles presented here apply to all kinds of information found on the Internet, the primary focus is on sites from organizations and companies-sites that you will likely visit while conducting research-rather than on personal Web sites.

Preparing Effective Charts and Graphs

This tutorial presents a brief overview of the process of preparing charts and graphs using a spreadsheet program. It introduces you to important design principles to consider as you prepare your charts and graphs and helps you analyze their design.

Preparing Presentation Slides

This tutorial presents a brief overview of the process for preparing presentation slides, introduces you to important design principles to consider as you prepare your slides, and helps you analyze the design of sample presentation slides.

TechComm Web

This site provides additional materials for every chapter and directs students and instructors to the best Web resources available in technical communication.

Technical Communication Resources

A short annotated list of online and print resources in technical communication.

Instructor Guide for Rules for Writers

A resource guide for instructors who use Diana Hacker's Rules for Writers.

Instructor's Guide for A Writer's Reference

A resource guide for instructors who use Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference.

Instructor's Guide for The Bedford Handbook

An electronic edition of the best-selling handbook by Diana Hacker, The Electronic Bedford Handbook 6.0 combines the comprehensive coverage and class-tested reference features of the text with the cutting-edge convenience of an e-book, resulting in an interactive e-handbook that serves both as a guide to research and writing and as a reference for the electronic age.

Sample Paper Formatted Using CBE Style Guide

A sample research paper, formatted using the CBE Style Guide.

Sample Paper Formatted Using Chicago Style

A sample research paper, formatted using the Chicago Style.

Exercise Central

Exercise Central is the largest collection of editing exercises available online that provide practice for mastering the skills of editing grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics.

ENGL XXX: Technical Communication

A sample syllabus for instructors who plan to use Mike Markel's Technical Communication textbook.

Model Documents Gallery: Business and Technical Writing

A collection of model documents to complement a variety of TC textbooks.

Sample Paper Formatted Using APA Style Guide

A sample research paper, formatted using the APA style guide.

Sample Paper Formatted Using MLA Style Guide

A sample research paper, formatted using the MLA style guide.

Voices from the Field

Voices from the Field features interviews with college composition instructors from across the country. Each month, it posts a new interview about a current topic in the field—from using MOOs in the classroom to teaching writing as a social process.

Audience Profile Sheet

A form for coding users' interaction with a written document.

Group Project Peer Evaluation Form

Use this form to evaluate the other members of the group. Write the name of each group member in one of the columns, then assign a score of 0 to 10 (0 being the lowest grade, 10 the highest) to each group member for each criterion. Then total the scores for each member. Because each group member has different strengths and weaknesses, the scores you assign will differ. On the back of this sheet, write down any comments you wish to make.

Sample Oral Presentation Evaluation Form

A form for evaluating presentations.

Self Evaluation Form

On this form, record and evaluate your own involvement in a project. In the Log section, record the activities you performed as an individual and you performed as part of the group. For all activities, record the date and the number of hours you spent. In the Evaluation section, write two brief statements: one about aspects of your contribution you think were successful and one about the aspects you want to improve.

Technical Communication Flash Cards

These interactive flashcards will help you review the most important terms and concepts in each chapter of Mike Markel's Technical Communication. As you feel confident about each term, drag the flashcard over to the 'Learned' stack. You may then use that stack to test yourself.

Work Schedule Form

A form for allowing teams to coordinate days and times for meeting.

Mike Markel's Web Design Tutorial

This tutorial presents a brief overview of the process of creating a Web site, introduces you to important design principles to consider as you design a site, and helps you analyze the design of sample Web pages. Although the principles presented here apply to all kinds of Web sites, the primary focus is on sites for organizations--from student groups to corporate Web sites--rather than on personal Web sites.

The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing

We hope that this online version of The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing will be an efficient reference tool. In the future, we will be able to update the online version more frequently. Moreover, we will provide direct links when possible between bibliographic entries and online versions of the resources themselves. Note that we include annotated listings for six online journals. To go directly to the World Wide Web page for one of these journals, simply click on the highlighted address (URL) given immediately after its title.