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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 [...]

    FSOSS 2009 & Documentation

    Saturday, October 31st, 2009

    Concluding 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 [...]

    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 [...]

    Occupational Summary

    Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

    One of the more accurate occupational summaries I’ve come across for technical communicators is this one from the Alberta government. Usually, the description of the occupation is somewhat out of date, but here they seem to have it right.

    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!

    Building Bridges

    Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

    Technical communicators are always building bridges — between technology and its users, between content and design, and between groups or individuals so that the flow of information can be smooth and easy. In that way, we are always making connections. We connect people with the information they need to solve a problem, perform a task [...]

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