[ATTW-L] [EXTERNAL] Resource: David McMurrey's Online Technical Writing

Mon Aug 29 16:14:55 UTC 2022

Sarah, this guide is SO GREAT!!!! I hate that I reinvented the wheel to an extent with my Google doc version. If you, Henry, and Jordana are looking to update again, I'm happy to combine my resource with yours or think about other ways to connect them.

Cagle

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Hello, ATTWers!

Thank you for the updates to the best TPC OERs out there! I'm adding a link here to the OER resource we created at PSU to help instructors and others navigate the world of OERs in TPC. Henry Covey edited and released a new version last year.

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/pdxopen/27/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpdxscholar.library.pdx.edu%2Fpdxopen%2F27%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851080185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QcuqGAnoPtfIAIfvzX5FL%2Bugcp%2FPBlleOZhm3xbc1ys%3D&reserved=0>

We are trying to determine the next phase for this guide and are always open to ideas and collaborations.

For more on the guide, check out our recent article in PP:
https://cptsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Open-Educational-Resources-2.pdf<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcptsc.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F12%2FOpen-Educational-Resources-2.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851080185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9p9Bob8rDN0U4IZg0LWc4pAlwHL4q11Xu%2BN3xc5l0WI%3D&reserved=0>

Cheers,
Sarah

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For info on the MTPW, check out our blog: https://psutechwriter.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsutechwriter.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851080185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=k4UpDrjpR5GFcZF6DfRJWukgJ9gTejrzC7eY4xqLfok%3D&reserved=0>
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On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 4:00 AM Hinson, Dr. Katrina <KHINSON at tarleton.edu<mailto:KHINSON at tarleton.edu>> wrote:
Suzan, I love your book! My only wish is that I wish more of these had supplemental resources. I also keep a running list of them when I find them. I didn’t see this one on the list though:
https://open.library.okstate.edu/technicalandprofessionalwriting/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.library.okstate.edu%2Ftechnicalandprofessionalwriting%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851080185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4928gTnPmMaVdxUVBvmHkprE1gR5NskX5tOJZNE0LUk%3D&reserved=0>

I just want to say thank you to any and all who’ve contributed to any of these OER’s. I use OERs in my class and have for the last couple of years; Students like the cost effectiveness of it all and I like the fact that in class, we can open the same text during lecture and I never have to worry about them forgetting their text. All of the OER’s I use cover much of the same information but each is slightly different and what one student might struggle with in one, they might more easily understood in another.

Lauren, love the list you’ve made!!

With regard,
Dr. Katrina L. Hinson

Dr. Katrina Hinson,
Ph.D. Rhetoric, Writing and Professional Communication
Associate Professor of English
Tarleton State University
“progress not perfection"

On Aug 12, 2022, at 1:04 PM, Suzan Last <sulast at uvic.ca<mailto:sulast at uvic.ca>> wrote:

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the update!
Here is a tech comm textbook we created for ENGR/CS students at University of Victoria (BC, Canada), that has become more widely adopted at other institutions:  Technical Writing Essentials<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpressbooks.bccampus.ca%2Ftechnicalwriting%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851080185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3AxU%2F%2FBmNP007YEeIFIbvzlgC489ef%2B%2BoL%2BllEakHU0%3D&reserved=0>

Suzan

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Subject: [ATTW-L] Resource: David McMurrey's Online Technical Writing

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David McMurrey's Online Technical Writing, which he has generously licensed for reuse, was originally at:
https://www.prismnet.com/~hcexres/textbook/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prismnet.com%2F~hcexres%2Ftextbook%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851236407%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zODOAEZDRPXcsZmR%2BDPmYvUGN7gsyh6nYy7iuMtglNw%3D&reserved=0>
And has moved to:
https://mcmassociates.io/textbook/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcmassociates.io%2Ftextbook%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clauren.cagle%40uky.edu%7C1741ae92bfa94134c1be08da854692c5%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637968835851236407%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9mc%2F7f%2F42zLsk7S2bO4cjOu5nacuLccJRcxef6rh8vM%3D&reserved=0>
I have come across many free tech comm books that are based on McMurrey's text, and now they all get to update their acknowledgement links!

If you are using a free online tech comm book other than McMurrey's I would love to hear about it, thank you.

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