Standards IV

Communicate Information

Communicate information in different formats and for diverse audiences.

Being able to communicate is essential in the business of education. If we as educators cannot communicate the knowledge that we have obtained, then the process of becoming educated is useless. Communicating in different formats is also important. Learning to adapt to learning styles of people involves providing information in a variety of formats. I believe that presentations created in PowerPoint are an effective way to teach a group of people with varying learning styles. Presentations provide audio-visual instruction. They are organized and printed material is easy to make available for people who like to takes notes during the presentation or are in some way visually impaired.

Caption 14

Indicators: Standard IV, 7.1s, 7.2s, 7.3s, 7.4s, 7.5s, 7.7s, 7.8s, 7.9s, 7.13s, 7.15s, 7.16s, 7.17s, 7.19s, 7.20s, 7.21s, 7.22s, 7.23s, 7.37s, 7.41s, 7.48s

Artifact #14

Descriptors: Technical Writing, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia

Title: Technical Writing

Course: Advanced Desktop Publishing

Date Created: May 15, 2003

Source: Internet articles provided in readings for Advanced Desktop Publishing Course

Media: PowerPoint

Description: This PowerPoint presentation was created as part of an Advanced Desktop Publishing course dealing with technical writing. I accessed many of the sites that were given to us as reading material for the course and took bits and pieces from each source to put together this presentation. It could be used at the high school, college or professional level for an introduction to Technical Writing.

Rationale: I felt as if I didn't know enough myself, so I chose to assemble some very elementary concepts about technical writing to use as a tool for teaching others. The field of technical writing is growing as new products and concepts are revealed. Knowing how to produce a technical document is very important in the area of education also. Teachers and administrators are required to document standards of all types in order to satisfy state requirements. The resources provided in the course we great, but too long for students to filter through on their own. By creating this presentation, they can get a feel of what technical writing is about and the resources can be made available for further study.

Implications for future: I will use this to satisfy requirements to teach students about technical writing. This has been a weak link in my curriculum and I am glad that TATC required me to research this topic. I find the topic very interesting because it combines literary skills with the technical world in a unique way. There will be students that find this fascinating and hopefully they will explore careers in this growing field.

Reviewers Comments: "This powerpoint is awesome. . .It could be applied to so many classes that might need a tutorial for technical writing."

Review Name: Cheri E. Walker

Title: TATC Instructor

Date Reviewed: May 16, 2003