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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi Katerina,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I was experiencing the same ambivalence as you regarding texbooks – I’ve tried various textbooks, all with similar results. Many students just didn’t buy them. I tried using mostly online resources and stocking my
online learning platform with resources, etc. That was better, but become confusing with the massive number of resources. So, over the last couple years, I’ve been developing an Open Textbook online. It’s now complete.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Here is the link, if you’d like to give it a try: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/"><span style="color:#954F72">https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It’s designed particularly for my classes at my university, so might not be universally applicable. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It’s a creative commons work, so feel free to download and adapt as you like. Warning: the downloaded pdf version is terrible at maintaining document design. The online version is much better, and you can simply
link to whatever chapters you’d like students to use. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you do find it useful, I would really appreciate it if you could send me some feedback (or even if you don’t, constructive critiques is also welcome). </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Suzan</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.uvic.ca" title="uvic.ca"><span style="color:#002958">University of Victoria</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#002958">T 250-721-7284<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces@attw.org> on behalf of "Hinson, Dr. Katrina" <KHINSON@tarleton.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 8:46 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"attw-l@attw.org" <attw-l@attw.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[ATTW-L] To Use a Textbook or Not to Use a Textbook. . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I've been puzzling over this question for a while and thought I'd see what others thought. It's time for book orders to our bookstore ( both for fall and for summer). Each time I have to place an order for books, I'm always shocked by the
price of the text and then knowing the bookstore is going to have its own mark up. In particular, I'm questioning the need for technical writing textbook. I have seriously contemplated not using a textbook for this particular class because I'm somewhat certain
that few students actually use it; some students can't afford it; and, good information is also easily available online. I'm also thinking the only reason I require a textbook is because of a mental mindset that associates college with textbooks. Anyway,
I thought I'd see what others felt about textbooks - to use or not use. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to hearing your input.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black">Dr. Katrina L. Hinson<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:black">Dr. Katrina Hinson,<br>
Ph.D. Rhetoric, Writing and Professional Communication<br>
Assistant Professor of English<br>
Tarleton State University<br>
“progress not perfection"</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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