Weblog and Reflection on English 2311- Technical Communications

Hi guys! If you are viewing this web log you either : are enrolled in English 2311, are considering taking English 2311 OR you did a Google Search for something that is on this webpage and stumbled upon it.

Whichever way you have landed here this weblog is a reflection on projects I completed for English 2311 Technical Communications. Overall, I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot! I hope that this website will help you either complete projects for the class or better understand what the class is like.

This post will always be the first post on this weblog. The rest of the posts are organized by the date the large assignments from the class were due.

The weblog as a whole was really easy to make. I have some experience with weblogs, BUT even if you don’t, the weblog is a breeze if you follow these helpful tips:

1. START EARLY: The weblog could be two things. It could be a really easy project you finish early OR it could be a nightmare that you are struggling to complete. This project is a large chunk of your grade and getting outside help would be a great idea. Kinda hard to do that though when you are finishing it the night before ; ) My advice- do the posts as you get the assignments back. I have been working that way and I was able to enjoy finals week- blog free.

2. GET ORGANIZED: Decide right off the bat how you are going to organize your weblog. This means determining your AUDIENCE. Who is the weblog for? I found directing the weblog to students very easy. I was able to worry less about tone and I found that I had plenty to talk about. How are your posts going to be organized? I organized mine by the date the assignment was due.

3. HAVE FUN: Assignments, especially large ones like this, are much easier when you have fun completing them. I enjoyed making my header for the site. I have included a page so that you will be able to make your weblog all your own as well.

As I said I had a wonderful time in this class. I enjoyed writing outside of a literary context and found the class to be practically useful. If there was one element that I had trouble with it would be the quizzes. Dr. Fricke likes to walk around with a sign that says: “This will be on the next quiz” when he is talking about an issue that will be covered in the next quiz. The only problem is that I found he often uses that sign when I am taking notes. Don’t worry to much though, Dr. Fricke always posts a summary of what will be on a quiz right before it.

The rest of the weblog will hopefully inspire you with my helpful tips and hints. If you haven’t registered for the class and are contemplating it I would definitely recommend English 2311 if writing doesn’t scare you, or even if it does, you have decided you want to vastly improve your writing.

 

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