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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010For our new Tech Comm students starting the program in the Fall, it seems there has been an error on the timetable that was sent to you, and TCN705 was inadvertently left off. Here’s the correct schedule:
TECC Timetable – Fall 2010 – 1st half
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08:00
TCN709
TCN708
08:55
TCN709
TCN705
TCN708
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My Writers
Friday, August 6th, 2010I 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 [...]
FSOSS 2009 & Documentation
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Concluding Open Source week in Toronto, Seneca held its annual Free Software and Open Source Symposium (FSOSS) yesterday. I was privileged to have the opportunity to speak about documentation for open source projects.
What is truly exciting about open source development is the collaborative and community aspect of it. I love the synergy of keen minds [...]
One of the Best?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Beth 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, 2009This 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, 2009Changes 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 [...]

