by Josephine Walwema | Xchanges 6.2 📋 Contents Introduction Conceptual Framework The rhetorical situation The Topoi Ethos Ethics Concluding Thoughts Works Cited Introduction Like it or hate it, Microsoft Word is the working platform in the technical communication classroom. Word’s ready-made templates are not only suitable to most technical communication documents such as résumés, but…
by Jennifer Bracken Scott | Xchanges 6.2 📋 Contents Introduction Pedagogical Benefits Practical Benefits Considerations for Instructors Works Cited About the Author Introduction Wiki technology creates opportunities for students in technical communication courses to gain experience with web design, writing for the web, and open-ended projects. As tools for collaborative learning, they also develop students’…
by Nancy Fox | Xchanges 6.2 📋 Contents Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography About the Author Introduction All life for all of us is just a patchwork of thoughts, words, objects, events, actions, and interactions in Discourse. — James Paul Gee, Introduction to Discourse Analysis The mash-up culture is taking bits and…
by Erin Clark Frost | Xchanges 6.2 ▶️ Watch the Presentation 📋 Contents Introduction Cheshire Cat & Dodo The Brothers Tweedle Political Cartoons The Hatter Renaissance Era Appropriation Conclusion Works Cited, References, and Image Locations About the Author Introduction This text document on this and the following pages is a companion text to the multimodal…
Welcome to Issue 6.2 of Xchanges! In this issue, we feature four texts by graduate-student scholars from New Mexico State University, Clemson University, University of Washington, Seattle, and Illinois State University. These texts–one Prezi presentation, one website, and two scholarly articles–speak to the theme “Textual Evolution: Assessing Changes in Textual Production and Interpretation in the…
