[ATTW-L] Writing Problems of Young Engineers from the Perspective of Engineers

[Will Fleming]

I agree! Thank you, Michael, for sharing this excellent project with the
group!

Will

*Will Fleming *(*he, him*)
English Faculty
Writing 115 & Technical Writing Coordinator
Linn-Benton Community College
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On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 9:44 AM Josephine Walwema <walwema at uw.edu> wrote:

> Dear Michael,
>
> This is fantastic work. Thank you.
>
>
>
> Josie
> *>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*
> *JOSEPHINE WALWEMA* PhD.
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> Interdisciplinary Writing Program
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> On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 9:18 AM Alley, Michael P <mpa13 at psu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Technical Writing Instructors—
>>
>>
>>
>> Over the past three years, we have been interviewing engineering students
>> and faculty at Penn State to learn their perspectives on the biggest
>> writing problems and misconceptions that engineering students have. From
>> these interviews, we have crafted terse films
>> <http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/> (less than 7 minutes) that address
>> the problems and dispel the misconceptions. Given below is our film for the
>> organization of engineering reports.
>>
>>
>>
>> <https://vimeo.com/352792252>
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>> Organizing an Engineering Report: <https://vimeo.com/352792252>
>> vimeo.com/352792252
>>
>>
>>
>> Although you likely have a strong segment on teaching the organization of
>> reports, this film might interest you because it looks at the topic from
>> the perspectives of engineering students and faculty. Learning those
>> perspectives has certainly affected the way that I now teach engineering
>> reports.
>>
>>
>>
>> At present, we have developed a *collection of films
>> <http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/>* (www.writing.engr.psu/) that
>> incorporate these interview findings into different aspects of engineering
>> writing. This collection, along with *our collection of films about
>> presenting <http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/speaking.html> *(www.writing.engr.psu/speaking.html),
>> received more than 100,000 film views in 2021. This year, we are
>> incorporating interview findings from professional engineers into revisions
>> of the films. Please know that you are more than welcome to incorporate
>> these films (and Kahoots) into your teaching and to assign them to your
>> students.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael Alley
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>>
>> _______________________
>>
>> Michael Alley
>>
>> Teaching Professor, Engineering Communication
>>
>> Pennsylvania State University
>>
>> 201 Hammond Bldg
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>> University Park, PA 16802
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>> 1-814-867-0251
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>> http://www.craftofscientificwriting.com/
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