Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2024

Lessons of experience: Labor habits of a long-time, contingent online technical communication instructor

Patrick Love Monmouth University

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic made nearly every teacher and student online teachers and students in some capacity. This article presents a case study of an experienced, contingent technical and professional communication (TPC) instructor showing how she sets up, presents, and, most importantly, labors in her course for the benefit of her students and herself. This article ends with recommendations for other online TPC teachers and program administrators to support online TPC courses.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2024-01-02
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10.1080/10572252.2023.2199791
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