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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">What an incredible resource you have created! I love the “bccampus” concept and which we had a similar tool.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ATTW-L [mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Suzan Last<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 9, 2019 8:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hinson, Dr. Katrina <KHINSON@tarleton.edu>; attw-l@attw.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ATTW-L] To Use a Textbook or Not to Use a Textbook. . .<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi Katerina,</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" 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 lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" 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 lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" 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 lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" 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 lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" 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 lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Suzan</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> on behalf of "Hinson, Dr. Katrina" <<a href="mailto:KHINSON@tarleton.edu">KHINSON@tarleton.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 8:46 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org">attw-l@attw.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org">attw-l@attw.org</a>><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"><span lang="EN-CA">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I look forward to hearing your input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black">Dr. Katrina L. Hinson<br>
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</span><span lang="EN-CA" 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 lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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