ATTW 2008

Identities, high reliability organizations, and intellectual property: Issues on management in technical communication

Room: Rosedown A
Chair: Julie Staggers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Social identity theory and the teaching of management in technical communication
Stuart Blythe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Transferring management knowledge: Katrina and the lessons of the high reliability organization (HRO)
Stevens Amidon, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Institutional knowledge, institutional text: An analysis of how 14 academic institutions manage the ownership of copyrightable texts through policy

Tim Amidon, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Knowledge management strategies and technologies

Room: Shadows
Chair: Carlos Salinas, University of Texas, El Paso

Rethinking digital literacy in terms of “open source”
Karl Stolley, Illinois Institute of Technology

   
Writing memory: A study of memory tools in invention
Stewart Whittemore, Michigan State University 

Knowledge management: Investing in the humanity factor
Rachel Wolford, Iowa State University

Building community and sustainability within the academy

Room: Rosedown B
Chair: Jan Tovey, East Carolina University

How successful online technical communications promote program community
William Ritke-Jones, Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi

 

Creating collaborative communities: Fostering classroom connections between on campus and distance students in technical writing
Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University
Matthew J. Oliver, Old Dominion University  

Using refworks to build community connections
Teena Carnegie, Eastern Washington University

Addressing the Challenges of Conducting and Teaching Interdisciplinary Research
Lynne Cooke, West Chester University

New perspectives on intercultural theories and pedagogical methods to connect global and local communities

Room: Nottoway A
Chair: Yingqin Liu, Texas Tech University

The dynamic nature of intercultural technical communication: An empirical approach
Yingqin Liu, Texas Tech University

A scenario-based approach to teaching international/intercultural professional communication
Xiaoli Li, Clemson University

Intercultural communication 2.0: searching for a new method
Kelly Kendall, Texas Tech University

Technical communication and engineering: Rethinking our connections

 Room: Nottoway B
Chair: Marj Rush-Hovde, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Collaboration for communication: Building a case for integrating technical writing into an engineering curriculum
Polina Chemishanova, New Mexico State University
Nadya Shalamova, New Mexico State University
Michelle Auzenne, New Mexico State University

Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Importance of Communication Skills
Wanda Worley, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis

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