[ATTW-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: mobile-friendly documentation in the introductory tech comm course

Wed Jan 8 17:39:58 UTC 2020

I’ve used several formats for assignments and would be happy to brainstorm off list and share war stories and benefits, if you’d like. Here are a few things I’ve done:

1.      Infographic ( of a resume, reading, or research topic)

2.      Online profile, like Linked In or a prototype/mockup in MS Word

3.      Using google drive/slides and MS PowerPoint app to open prototypes in PowerPoint on the phone so they act like an app

4.      Digital wireframe using MS PowerPoint

5.      Early storyboards and paper prototypes of assignments during development

6.      Web page (using free services like WordPress, wix, weebly, etc.)

In my experience, it’s best to try one new format per semester so your prep is not so overwhelming and so you can learn how you will grade it. I find that grading expectations change with the technology/context/delivery because, of course, it changes content, design, etc.

My students have given a lot of positive feedback about my use of different technologies and genres in the classroom. It is often the main benefits they point out in course feedback. I find it is easier to make rhetorical choices explicit when switching between technologies/delivery formats.

Hope this helps,

Jeannie Bennett

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ATTW-L] mobile-friendly documentation in the introductory tech comm course

I have thought about this mobile friendly format, but have not figured out how to achieve it yet.
Following closely.

jw

On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 7:59 AM Mark Crane <craniac at gmail.com<mailto:craniac at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi,

I'm thinking of having my students in "Introduction to Technical Communications" deliver their assignments in multiple formats.  Generally, they submit a Word document or in situations where the layout and formatting might be at risk, a PDF file.  I've been thinking about having each assignment submitted in a conventional, A4-sized electronic format, and in a format that might retain readability on a cellphone or smaller tablet.  My concern is that this may be too much technical overhead in an introductory course and take time away from other important areas.

So I guess I'm asking if anyone is already asking their students to deliver mobile-friendly documents, and if so, what resources are you finding helpful?

Thank you,

MC
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