Technical communicators might work as researchers or practitioners, or both. Stop reading if you belong to the former two groups. Keep reading if you somehow belong to both worlds. This blogpost introduces a tool that helps you to stay organised in academic writing: a reference management tool. Researchers already use this kind of tool as… Continue reading EndNote: Organise your references and save time when citing them
Pexels: Setting the mood—for stunning e-learning experiences
Looking at technical documentation, the images you expect to see there would mainly be product photos or drawings, infographics, screenshots, or diagrams, depending on the product documented. As those images are directly related to the product, you would need to produce this type of media by yourself or hire somebody to do it for you.… Continue reading Pexels: Setting the mood—for stunning e-learning experiences
Moving on
Sometimes, a Sunday marks not just the end of a week but also the end of something familiar. Today is such a Sunday for me. As a part-time student of the MA programme for Technical Communication and E-Learning, I work during the other "part" of the week. This blog post reflects on an experience in… Continue reading Moving on
Fifty hours per week vs fifty per cent of the workload
Did you read superhero comics when you were a kid? I did. And I wonder if that influenced my temper today. Or is there something to the zodiac signs after all? If so, it would fit: I'm an Aries, and I tend to take on big projects and sometimes overburden myself just because I know… Continue reading Fifty hours per week vs fifty per cent of the workload
How to handle (perceived) time pressure
Panic. I feel panic when I think of my dissertation. It is still winter, and the dissertation is only due next summer. However, panic creeps up my back and keeps me from thinking clearly and working effectively. No, not the panic monster type of panic. Not the one that usually would come along if you… Continue reading How to handle (perceived) time pressure
Let’s talk about… e-learning
To be able to talk about a field, one should be fluent with the terms used in the very field. Or as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry put it in The Little Prince: Words are the source of misunderstandings. Recently, in our MA programme, we have been introduced into the terminology of the e-learning and distance learning… Continue reading Let’s talk about… e-learning
API docs: Writing for developers
What technical communicators do Technical communicators typically produce documents that enable people to use a specific technical product or technology. (Documents in this context are any media communicating technical information.) Technical communicators shape documents according to their target audience's needs. For example, in the IT sector, target audiences for technical communication documents can be end-users… Continue reading API docs: Writing for developers
Hello world!
This blog is part of a writing course at the University of Limerick. So, although open to the public, the target audience for this blog would mainly be current, former, or future peer students from the MA Technical Communication and E-Learning course. However, everybody is welcome to read by and comment on my blog posts!… Continue reading Hello world!
API docs and me 