Technical Communication Quarterly Jul 2017

Training Technical and Professional Communication Educators for Online Internship Courses

Jennifer Bay Purdue University West Lafayette

Abstract

This article explores how to train educators to teach online internship courses. The article introduces an online internship course focused on workplace communication available to students across the university. Approaches to training educators to teach this course include requiring educators to immerse themselves in experiential learning situations, leveraging innovative uses of contemporary technologies for communication, and reflecting on online teaching processes.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2017-07-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2017.1339526
Open Access
Closed
Topics
professional writing

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