Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2023 Open Access

Slack, Social Justice, and Online Technical Communication Pedagogy

Jennifer Sano-Franchini West Virginia University ; André M. Jones Virginia Tech ; Priyanka Ganguly Virginia Tech ; Chloe J. Robertson Virginia Tech ; Luana J. Shafer ; Marti Wagnon Virginia Tech ; Olayemi Awotayo Virginia Tech ; Megan Bronson Virginia Tech

Abstract

This Methodologies and Approaches piece interfaces conversations about social justice pedagogies in technical and professional communication (TPC), Black TPC, and online TPC instruction to discuss the social justice affordances of Slack in online instruction. Drawing on our experiences using Slack within an online graduate course during the COVID-19 pandemic, we consider how Slack supports pedagogical community building and accessibility in online instruction before presenting a framework for assessing instructional technologies in terms of social justice.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2023-04-03
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10.1080/10572252.2022.2085809
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