Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2014

Adapting Service-Learning into the Online Technical Communication Classroom: A Framework and Model

Tiffany Bourelle

Abstract

Previous research in technical communication indicates service-learning pedagogies can help prepare students for the workplace. The field, however, has only recently and tentatively extended these pedagogies into online environments and has not yet demonstrated how and whether such service-eLearning could as effectively bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace. In this article, the author discusses one such extension and offers a framework and model.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2014-10-01
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10.1080/10572252.2014.941782
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