Teaching Content Management in Technical and Professional Communication

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Series Editor Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Content Management: A Pedagogical Exigency
	Chapter Takeaways
	Pedagogical Conversations and Content Management
	Networked Agency
	Chapter Summaries
	References
PART I: Definitions
	1. Reconceptualizing Technical Communication Pedagogy in the Context of Content Management
		Chapter Takeaways
		A
Brief History of Content Management Systems
		Defining Key Content Management Related Terms
		Processes, Challenges, and Complexities
		Content-management-driven Pedagogy Conceptualized and Operationalized
		Conclusion
		References
	2. Content Management: Preparing Technical Communication Students for the Realities of the Workplace
		Chapter Takeaways
		Competencies, Curricula, and Content Management
		Integrating Content Management into Particular Courses
		The Advantages of Focusing on Competencies
		References
PART II: Teaching
	3. Teaching Content Strategy in Technical Communication
		Chapter Takeaways
		Approaches for Teaching Content Strategy
		Assignments
		A
Note about Reflections
		Future Steps
		References
	4. Teaching Topic-based Writing
		Chapter Takeaways
		The Evolution of Topic-based Writing
		Defining Topics
		Teaching Topic-based Writing
		Topic-based Writing in a
Graduate Technical Communication Course
		Conclusions and Teaching Directions
		References
	5. Teaching Usability Studies and Content Management in Technical Communication
		Chapter Takeaways
		A
Brief Overview of Usability Studies
		User-centered Design in the Classroom: Linking Technical Communication and Usability Studies
		Designing Assignments for Courses Driven by Usability Studies
		Some Final Thoughts on the Pedagogical Relationship between CMS and UX/XA
		References
	6. Teaching Content Management with XML
		Chapter Takeaways
		Coming to XML
		Conclusion
		References
	7. A Rhetorical Approach to Teaching Social Media Tools
		Chapter Takeaways
		References
PART III: Tasks
	8. Inclusive Audience Analysis and Creating Manageable Content
		Chapter Takeaways
		Writing, Audience, and Content Management
		CMS Ecologies Heuristic
		Conclusion
		References
	9. Writing about Structure in DITA
		Chapter Takeaways
		What Is DITA?
		Why Technical Communicators Use DITA
		Teaching DITA-structured Writing
		Teaching Structure
		Teaching Bilocational Meaning through Reuse
		Teaching Translocational Meaning through Modeling, Mapping, and Metadata
		Conclusion: Writing with Structure
		References
		Appendix: A Visual Summary
of DITA Concept, Task,
and Reference Topics
PART IV: Community
	10. Extending the Work of Writing Stewardship: Managing Texts, People, and Projects
		Chapter Takeaways
		How (and When) Should you Use this Chapter?
		Why Content Stewardship? Content Management Enables Distributed Work
		Teaching Essential Strategies of Writing Stewardship
		Managing Distributed Writing as a High-Value Practice
		Activities and a Vision for a Career-oriented Vision of
Writing Stewardship
		Conclusion
		References
	11. Teaching Content Management for Global and Cross-cultural Contexts
		Chapter Takeaways
		Content Management and Cultural Contexts
		Teaching Focus
		Assignments
		Conclusion
		References
	Afterword: Beyond Management: Understanding the Many Forces
that Shape Content Today
		Chapter Takeaways
		The Many Forces Shaping Content
		Beyond Content Management
		Conclusion
		References
Index