British Columbia Institute of Technology

Role: Technical Writing Instructor/Instructional Designer (2007–present)

Need: BCIT’s Department of Communications relies on instructors with industry expertise and still active in the field, so it was my 15 years of experience as a technical writer that brought me into their technical writing courses. In addition, while there I also attained the Provincial Instructional Design Diploma in Adult Education designation to ensure my teaching ability is the best possible.

Activities:

Classroom experience as core instructor for the Technical Writing Certification Program.

  • Employing learning objectives and ADDIE model to develop courseware.
  • Analysing learner needs, designing lesson plans, developing learning assessments and evaluation tools according to criteria and rubrics.
  • Implementing blended learning (instructor-led training (ILT) and computer-based training (CBT)), and evaluating effectiveness of learning against learning objectives and
    criteria.

Courses taught: Technical Writing Style, Technical Editing and Grammar, Writing for the Web, Business Communications.

Tools used:

  • Learning Hub (online learning management system)
  • Moodle
  • WordPress
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint…)
  • Wiki
  • Adobe Acrobat

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