[ATTW-L] #NEWS: Proceedings of the Teaching Tech Com and AI Symposium 2024 now available on TechneForge.com

[philip gallagher]

Dear ATTW-L followers,

I am pleased to announce that the Proceedings of the inaugural Teaching
Tech Com and AI Symposium 2024 are now accessible on TechneForge.com, a
dynamic academic platform committed to exploring innovative applications of
Generative AI and modern communication technologies in Technical and
Professional communication.

Organized by Eugene Crane, Associate Professor of English at Utah Valley
University, this micro-conference served as a vibrant forum for scholars,
educators, researchers, and practitioners to delve into the intersection of
teaching technical communication and the evolving landscape of artificial
intelligence.

The symposium aimed to foster ongoing dialogues surrounding large language
model artificial intelligence and its potential implications for the
teaching and practice of technical communication. Key highlights from the
proceedings include:

Keynote Address: Stuart Selber, in his keynote speech, presenting "An AI
Manifesto for Technical Communication Programs," and articulating five
fundamental tenets to guide the integration of AI into technical
communication pedagogy.

Innovative Practices: Mercer University faculty Pam Brewer, Bremen Vance,
and Hannah Nabi share their experiences integrating AI into technical
communication education, offering valuable insights and strategies for
educators, researchers, and practitioners.

Exploring Authorship and Ethics: From Yunus Doğan Telliel and Kevin Lewis,
John Sherrill and Michael Salvo, and Manushri Pandya and Arthur Berger,
these presenters address authorship, student experiences with AI projects,
and the ethical considerations of AI implementation that provide nuanced
perspectives and research findings.

Autonomy and Ethics: Michael J. Klein and Philip L. Frana provide a
framework for understanding autonomy in technical communication, and then
Paul Hunter and A. Deptula conduct an examination of the ethical
implications of AI-generated content authenticity for use following genre
conventions and grammatical correctness.

Rhetorical Prompt Engineering: A case study by Bryan Kopp, Chris McCracken,
Lindsay Steiner, and Louise Zamparutti explores AI's role in complex risk
communication scenarios and offers practical applications for integrating
AI into technical writing curricula.

Empathy and Interfaces: Emma Kostopolus discussed the use of AI-generated
personas to enhance empathy in technical writing and editing; then, Eric
York offers a visual rhetorical analysis of ChatGPT that provides critical
insights into usability and user experience considerations.

Global Perspectives: Patrick Corbett's keynote offers a humanistic lens on
AI adoption, bridging perspectives from the Global North and South to
deepen our understanding of AI's global impact.

These contributions represent a diverse array of perspectives and
approaches that enrich our understanding of the complex relationship
between AI and technical communication.

We invite you to explore the full proceedings on TechneForge.com where you
can watch the presentations and engage in further discussion on this vital
topic by contributing your work to the platform.

Visit https://techneforge.com/#cfp for more information!

Cheers,
Dr. Phil Gallagher


Dr. Philip B. Gallagher | He, Him, His
Assistant Professor
Department of Technical Communication
Mercer University School of Engineering
pbgallagher.eiu at gmail.com
gallagher_pb at mercer.edu
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