Final Exam Week...

It's almost done.
Final Exam Week.

E-Portfolios Are Due...

It's time for me to grade e-portfolios.  I enjoy this time.

Here's the link to my e-portfolio...
https://profddboone.wixsite.com/profddboone2

Blogging Is Done...

Blogging is done!  I gotta grade them now...

Week 12: What I've Gained

Thinking about the semester as a whole, what have you gain from this course? How has your thinking about writing changed? What new skills have you learned? What old skills have you sharpened? How will the course benefit you as you journey through your career?

Week 11: Prompt 2: Public Speaking

Do you do any “public speaking” in your job? What kind of speaking do you do? How do you feel about it?

Week 11: Prompt 1: Creativity

How does creativity fit into technical writing? Is it possible to be creative? Why/why not? Is it possible to be too creative? Why/why not? Is it possible to not be creative enough? Why/why not?

Defeated...

I feel defeated because I won't be able to teach Tech Writing classes anymore.

Week 10: What I've Learned

Discuss something you have learned in the class so far that you have used in your professional, personal, or collegiate career.

Bad News...

Got some bad news this week.  I won't be able to teach Tech Writing for awhile.  The course was given to a full-time professor.  I'm disappointed, but that's the way things go.

Hopefully, I'll get to teach it again soon.

It's been fun!  Finishing this semester is hard, but I gotta do what I gotta do.

Week 9: Prompt 2: Writing Tools

Discuss what writing tools you use regularly. They could ones you learned in this class or ones you learned before this class. What are the tools? How do you use these tools? Why are they important to you?

Week 9: Prompt 1: Job Sites

Have you used a Job Site in the past? Discuss how these sites can be helpful to a person just starting out. List at least two specific ways the sites can be helpful, giving examples of your experience with these sites. If you haven’t used a site like this, explore one, and discuss how you think it can be helpful.

Week 8: Bad Writing Habit

Discuss changing a bad writing habit. What is a bad writing habit you have?
Should you change it? Why/Why Not? How do you change it?

Week 7: Constructive Criticism

Discuss giving constructive criticism in the workplace. How do you define constructive criticism? What is it useful for in the workplace? When is it out of place in the workplace? How do you handle constructive criticism?

Week 6: Writing

Discuss your thoughts on writing in general. How do you feel about writing? How does what you feel about writing compare to what you feel about technical writing? Has your view of writing changed as a result of the things you have learned in this class? Why? Why not?

Week 5: The Writing Process

Discuss how the writing process can be helpful to writers. How can it help a writer not be overwhelmed with a writing task? How can it help a writer become more confident? Could the writing process help prevent plagiarism? Why/Why not?

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View my writings on The Writing Process.
http://ladyboonewrites.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Writing%20Process

Here's my thoughts on Revising and Editing...

Why is Editing and Revising so Important?
http://ladyboonewrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/why-is-editing-and-revising-so-important.html

My Personal Note on the Importance of Editing & Revising - http://ladyboonewrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/my-personal-note-on-importance-of.html

Week 4: The Importance of Technical Writing

Discuss the importance of Technical Writing for professional careers. How can it help someone in their career? What specific skills can be learned? Why is it worth the time and money to take the class? How can this class enhance a person’s resume?

Week 3: Prompt 2: Taking Technical Writing

Discuss how you feel about being a college student taking a Technical Writing class. How do you feel? Why are you taking the course? What are your feelings after two weeks of class? Is the class what you thought it would be?

Week 3: Prompt 1: What Did You Learn?

Post your thoughts over what you learned last week in this class and how you can use it in your college or professional career.

Yes... One of My Favorite Weeks...

One of my favorite weeks...

What is Technical Writing?

What is Technical Writing?  I'm glad you asked...