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