Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2021

Engaging Design Thinking and Making in Technical and Professional Communication Pedagogy

Jason Chew Kit Tham

Abstract

This study explores the viability of making in technical and professional communication (TPC) pedagogy. This article reports a pedagogical case study of making as a way to enact design thinking in the TPC classroom. By aligning the values in making and design thinking with TPC learning goals, this study discusses the opportunities in maker-based learning and proposes a set of heuristics for integrating making with TPC pedagogy.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2021-10-02
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2020.1804619
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality professional writing

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