Published on October 25, 2012
In addition to the newest issue of the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, several articles have been added to the Early Access section of the websites of the journal. These articles are available for reading online now, and will appear in …
Published on October 23, 2012
Ben Yagoda has provided more information on the m-dash in today’s New York Times. I am pleased that my own ramblings on the subject in a previous blog inspired others to explore this dainty bit of punctuation goodness!
Published on October 19, 2012
The perfect blend of Old World style and New World bravado!
It’s Friday, and what better time to reflect on a recent item that made news on both sides of the pond: Americans are barmy about Britishisms!
According to University of Delaware professor Ben Yagoda, who …
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Published on October 15, 2012
Educators are searching for tools that can help them assess and evaluate their students’ achievement of defined learning outcomes in fields as diverse as engineering, business, health professions, math, science and technology (to name a few). These assessments and evaluations are …
Published on October 14, 2012
On Tuesday, October 9, PCS recognized the achievements and contributions of several of our members at our annual Awards Reception, at the Fairwinds Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Central Florida. I was able to get a photo …
Check out the Third Quarter 2012 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, available online now.
Published on October 11, 2012
The final day of IPCC, and we started with a morning keynote. Jon Leydens, winner of the Lufkin Award for Best Paper in the 2012 Conference Proceedings, argued for the role of social justice in professional communication. Part of the presentation …
Published on October 10, 2012
Suguru delivers the afternoon keynote
When I think about the best way to finish the day, I naturally think: Keynote! Suguru Ishizaki completed a full Day 2 with the afternoon keynote on his development of assessments for measuring student learning in information …
Published on October 9, 2012
Wow, yesterday was a full and fun day! We wrapped up Day 1 with a keynote by Kirk St. Amant, who will be receiving the Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication at tonight’s Award Reception. Ron Blicq is here and …
