Writing Life
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 can have questions answered. [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating 10 Years!
Saturday, November 1st, 2008This 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, 2008I 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 good [...]
No Gender Bias
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Technical Communication is a profession that is practiced equally well by women and men. For many women working as technical writers in the ’60s and ’70s, our entrée into some male-dominated high tech fields came through the door of technical communication. We were accepted on teams in aerospace, engineering, automotive, and manufacturing because our skills [...]
STC Awards
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is the professional organization that represents technical communicators around the world. There are annual publication competitions, as well as other opportunities for recognition of the work that groups, individuals, and chapters do on behalf of the profession. The local chapter, STC Toronto, held their Annual General Meeting on June [...]
