Hayley in Higher Ed | Professor at UCCS

Hey associates, this lecture is about technical writing and presentation as a form of communication. It is an overview of our field, and this class, focused on STEM, professional, and business writing contexts. The lecture has three sections: Technical Writing as a Discipline and the differences between that and essays or school writing you might be used to creating, the Styles of writing with a p...

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This is the biggest project of the semester and may take 10-15 active hours over the project cycle. You must conduct research, analyze sources, and write ~3,000 words of content (about 10-20 single-spaced pages total). Requirements List:  Imagine you work for a think tank in your field (a collection of thought leaders and researchers tasked with solving problems). You are focused on comparing solu...

Full Transcript to Read Hey associates. This podcast episode reviews the common pieces of feedback across the eBook and Tutorial project. I want you to listen while you review your work and the feedback I marked. Check if you are doing what I’m describing–both the creative and effective elements and the developing aspects needing revisions. I will walk through the project pages in order, starting...

Follow along with all the assignment details in Canvas while listening to this episode. I talk through the timeline, milestones, requirements, and group project grading.

Introduction (00:18), Milestone/Progress Assignments (01:27), Support Level Choices (02:40), Due Date and Revisions (03:55), Expectations (05:02), Requirements (08:15), Grading (13:20), Skills to Practice (15:35), Rubric Overview (18:15) It is due Feb. 18 and is worth 15% of your grade. Review Canvas for written details, supporting materials, and the rubric for this assignment.

This episode is the audio version/explanation of the recommendation report assignment sheet for TCID 2090 in the Fall of 2023. Your individual design challenge is to create a useful, useable, and enjoyable recommendation report about a sustainability, equity, economic, or technological issue (in a field of your choosing) and the existing solutions. You will need to conduct primary (you generate da...

This episode offers and audio version of the user e-book instructions. A user guide is a document or set of documents that provide specific instructions on how to use a product. It typically includes an overview of the product (remember from descriptions), step-by-step instructions for performing tasks, troubleshooting tips, and a reference section. User guides can be created for a variety of prod...

🎙️Narration: Hayley Blackburn ❤️Guest: Hayley Blackburn 💡Inspiration: Louis Giannetti, Understanding Movies, Pearson (2018/2005): https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/understanding-movies/P200000002848/9780137554379 📓Clips Referenced: ✅To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk ✅ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2003): https://www.imdb.com/tit...

Hey associates. This episode provides step by step instructions for creating and sharing podcast content from the Spotify for Podcasters site. You can use this guide to capture lecture content, project instructions, portfolio reflections and more. Providing podcast options for your materials speak to universal design and choice in student learning as another, easy to produce, medium for students a...

This lecture covers the basic sections and considerations for instruction sets and user guides.   References Sway: https://sway.office.com/CEVaPzQsOkR1TRHt?ref=Link Slide Deck: https://pitch.com/public/be2ed5de-f9b3-4a24-8eec-ae4094f6403b

This lecture covers the basic sections and considerations for proposals, technical reports, and strategic documents.   References Sway: https://sway.office.com/7H8R2hHbv80FK3zN?ref=LinkSlide  Deck: https://pitch.com/public/215ac5bb-ab4b-4849-a854-8f261e04f3e4

This lecture introduces several common workplace and technical documents that document situations and direct future actions.   Reference Sway: https://sway.office.com/ch4FsbxsKV6tZshO?ref=Link  Slide Deck: https://pitch.com/public/3221b8cb-e324-4a40-b172-2fe0849eb3e6

This lecture covers the basics of document design for beginner business and technical writers.   Slide Deck: https://pitch.com/public/639928e4-f821-44e8-a73f-f95ac33233ce Reference Sway: https://sway.office.com/h8CXAuR4ySUJH7B4?ref=Link

This episode offers an introduction to basic research concepts for technical and professional writers. Reference Sway with resources and further reading

This episode covers the basics of structure and editing for success in my class.  Reference Sway:   Slide Deck:  

This episode explains the hiring packet project with a recommended roadmap and the grading explanation.

This episode explains the project roadmap for the Thought Leadership Proposal for TCID 2080. See Canvas for the milestone details, inspiration, and grading rubrics.

This episode explains the research project to investigate the history, outcomes, and value of dei-related workplace policies for 2080.

This episode explains the finals portfolio project for TCID 2090. Use Canvas to find more details, the templates, and the grading rubric.

This episode explains the big picture for the recommendation report project. See Canvas for the milestone details, grading, and specific instructions.

This podcast explains the big action of the instruction set project for TCID 2090 in Spring 2023. See Canvas for the specific milestone rfps (instructions) and grading rubrics.

Your homework this week focuses on understanding the class goals, structure, and general context for professional communication. This episode overviews my general classroom policies, offers the foundations for technical communication and information design, and suggests 5 tips for writing this semester. I want to be a collaborative work-leader who empowers you to grow. I value student self-efficac...

Project Scenario: You work for a research consultation firm (2080 Solutions) and need to cultivate new clients. Your supervisor asks you to create a research proposal to persuade a company of interest to pay for your research services. https://coda.io/d/_dWSWttQyZ75/Research-Proposal_su6dG

Associates in Technical Writing and Presentation will work in teams to create a user-guide for a technical task.