In today’s rapidly changing world, there is a growing need for technical and scientific writers who can communicate clearly and succinctly to professionals and lay persons. Unfortunately, teaching at all levels has not kept up with this need, concentrating instead on the traditional forms of creative and informational writing. NCTE should be leading the movement to increase teachers’ interest and skill in teaching technical and scientific writing.
Charge
To play a prominent role in increasing our professional community’s awareness and skill in teaching technical and scientific communication by
- holding an open committee meeting and presenting awards at the NCTE Annual Convention,
- recommending experts in the field who could author NCTE publications, develop online courses or digital learning experiences, and/or speak at the annual convention, and
- suggesting opportunities to collaborate with other professional or scholarly organizations on the generation or dissemination of information about technical and scientific communication to teachers of all disciplines.
2008 Annual Report
Current Members
CHAIR, Charlotte Thralls (2010)
(Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo)
Jo Allen (2008)
(Widener University, Chester, PA)
Paul Anderson (2008)
(Miami University, Oxford, OH)
Cheryl E. Ball (2008)
(Utah State University, Logan)
Susan Booker (2008)
(Longwood University, Farmville, VA)
Stuart C. Brown (2008)
(New Mexico State University, Las Cruces)
Rebecca Burnett (2008)
(Iowa State University, Ames)
J. Harrison Carpenter (2008)
(University of Colorado, Boulder)
Mary Sue Garay (2008)
(Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge)
Cheryl Geisler (2008)
(Rensselaer Polytechnica Institute, Troy, NY)
TyAnna K. Herrington (2008)
(Georgia Tech, Atlanta)
Carol Lipson (2008)
(Syracuse University, NY)
Bernadette Longo (2008)
(University of Minnesota, St. Paul)
Beverly Sauer (2008)
(Washington, DC)
Brenda Sims (2008)
(University of North Texas, Denton)
Elizabeth O. Smith (2008)
(Auburn University, AL)
Elizabeth Tebeaux (2008)
(Texas A&M University, College Station)
Julie Watts (2008)
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie)
Executive Committee Liaison, Kathleen Blake Yancey
(Florida State University, Tallahassee)
NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters