Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2014

Using Social Media for Collective Knowledge-Making: Technical Communication Between the Global North and South

Bernadette Longo New Jersey Institute of Technology

Abstract

This article examines changing social media practices, arguing that technical communicators and teachers understand their roles as mediators of information and communication technologies. Drawing on a case study growing out of a colloquium on technology diffusion and communication between the Global North and South, the author proposes that technical communicators be attentive to the participatory nature of social media while not assuming that social media replace the dynamics of face-to-face human interaction.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2014-01-01
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2014.850846
Open Access
Closed
Topics
social media technical communication

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