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    My Writers

    Friday, August 6th, 2010

    I teach technical communication at Seneca College here in Toronto. I am also the co-ordinator of the 1-year post graduate technical communication program, so I see these particular students for more than a full year. They are “mine”.
    They often contact me before they apply to the program so that they [...]

    One of the Best?

    Thursday, October 8th, 2009

    Beth Agnew, co-ordinator of the Seneca Tech Comm Program and instructor for a number of our courses, has been nominated in TVO’s 2010 Best Lecturer Competition. A video of her class about Usability will be sent to TVO for further review. TVO staff and a panel of experts will determine the top 20, and then [...]

    We’re Growing!

    Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

    This September marks our largest ever Tech Comm class at Seneca. One of the reasons for this larger class is the Ontario government’s Second Career initiative which assists people in going back to school to retrain for a new career or upgrade their skills so that they are more employable. It’s a great program, and [...]

    Ideal Second Career

    Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

    Changes in the economy often mean unexpected layoffs and situations that prompt one to think of a career change. Technical communication is a profession that allows you to leverage your prior background and training into a new career.
    No matter what industry you worked in, you can take those skills and reapply them in a new [...]

    Celebrating 10 Years!

    Saturday, November 1st, 2008

    This year marks the 10th anniversary of our first graduating class. To celebrate, we are holding an open house, drop-in, casual reunion on Saturday, November 22, from 2-5 p.m. in the Lower Kaleidoscope room at Seneca @ York. Stop by and help us celebrate!

    Teaching Professionalism

    Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

    I was asked how it is possible to instill professional identity into technical writers. My response was that professionalism can indeed be taught, and we do that very thing here in the Seneca Tech Comm program.
    Simple things such as document ownership, good project management, displaying integrity, building relationships (with SMEs and others), using [...]

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