Podcast: Six Tips for Effective E-Mail
What’s the best way to compose an effective e-mail? Listen as George Hayhoe, an award-winning senior IEEE member and fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, offers six valuable tips in this...
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Brenda Huettner provides us with the basics for making our web sites accessible in this training podcast. Huettner is an STC Fellow, a Senior IEEE Member, and the author of a number of informative...
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How (not) to improve student writing
Can a MOOC teach writing? As Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, gain in popularity and media attention, it seems that the course format–featuring 1 instructor and many thousands of students–may not...
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IPCC Day 2
Wow, yesterday was a full and fun day! We wrapped up Day 1 with a keynote by Kirk St. Amant, who will be receiving the Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication at tonight’s Award...
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RosEvaluation Conference 2013 – Call for Proposals
Educators are searching for tools that can help them assess and evaluate their students’ achievement of defined learning outcomes in fields as diverse as engineering, business, health professions,...
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Oh Wow!
Here’s an image I can get behind: a dog with graph and chart! Check out the latest Prism magazine, published by the American Society for Engineering Education, to read more about how engineering...
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At Shibaura Institute of Technology
Yes, this building really is as enormous as it looks! On Friday, I gave the first of two talks at Shibaura Institute of Technology, entitled “Institutional Research and Educational Assessment at...
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Next stop: Doha, Qatar!
Doha at night is a great time to view its many skyscrapers and lights. In my role as president of PCS, I was invited to participate in the first World Congress on Engineering Education, sponsored by...
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It’s Almost Here–IPCC 2013 in Vancouver
Beautiful scenery and memorable speakers–who could ask for more? One week from today, we will kick off IPCC 2013 on the campus of the University of British Columbia Vancouver! With a beautiful...
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Welcome Class of 2017!
Move in day at Rose-Hulman, when temps reached the 90’s! At this time of year, as Rose-Hulman first year students arrive and begin orientation, I always like to take a look at the Beloit College...
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