The journal of Rhetoric, Professional Communication, and Globalization (www.rpcg.org)  announces a call for papers for a special edition. Its topic is how Spanish and English influence rhetoric and writing in the Americas.  You can view the announcement here: http://www.rpcg.org/index.php?journal=rpcg&page=announcement

Groups, Groups, and More Groups: Using Groups Throughout the Semester

Meg Morgan, Department of English

UNC Charlotte

Last March Meg reported on a semester-long group project experiment in her beginning technical writing classes. In Part 2, she finishes her tale with a reflection on the experience after the term.

Computer Games and Technical Communication: Critical Methods & Applications at the Intersection 

250-Word Abstract of Proposal Due: September 12, 2012

Full Drafts of Accepted Chapters Due:  March 15, 2013

Submission deadline: March 1, 2012

Conference date: October 11-13, 2012

Conference location: Boulder, CO

Proposals are requested for the four technical and professional communication sessions to be held at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Conference in Boulder, Colorado on October 11-13, 2012.

ATTW Bulletin

Call for Articles and Teaching Resources

Submission Deadline: Ongoing

Notification of acceptance: Within 30 days of submission

CFP for the Edited Collection: Best Practices in Undergraduate Online Writing Instruction (OWI): A Showcase of Techniques

Deadline: January 30, 2012

Call for Papers Extended: Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association 33rd Annual Conference

Rhetoric and Technical Communication Area

Proposals due: December 15, 2011

Conference Website: http://www.swtxpca.org/  (updated regularly)

Conference Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Conference Date: February 8-11, 2012

Paul Dombrowski
University of Central Florida

Spring 2010

I teach undergraduate technical communication courses for both majors and non-majors.  I recently decided to spice up my non-majors course for interdisciplinary honors students, who range from humanities to natural sciences majors. 

Meg Morgan
UNC Charlotte

Spring 2010