Writing with Numbers: A Presentation by Kliewer
On February 16, 2025, technical writer Addison Kliewer delivered a webinar presentation to CPTSC members on the topic of “Writing with Numbers: Leveraging Data Analytics for Effective Technical Communication.” We are thankful to Addison for agreeing to make the recording of the presentation available publicly. A PDF copy of the presentation slides is downloadable…
Read More2025 CPTSC Conference––Call for Proposals
On behalf of the conference planning committee and Texas Tech University, we look forward to welcoming you to Lubbock, Texas for the annual meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) on October 23-24, 2025. We are excited to announce that the 2025 CPTSC Annual Meeting will be co-located with SIGDOC.…
Read MoreCPTSC Administrators Committee Presents Speaker Series
CPTSC is pleased to announce a new speaker series that begins this spring. In a one-hour session, attendees will have the ability to hear from and speak with people within industry and fellow academics a few times a year about various topics that are of concern to those teaching within running technical and professional communication…
Read MoreCFP – Special Issue of Programmatic Perspectives: Editing and Publishing Programs
Programmatic Perspectives welcomes proposal submissions to an upcoming special issue on editing and publishing programs. This special issue will be co-edited by Holly Baker and Jacob Rawlins of Brigham Young University. Read the full call for proposals on the journal website: https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/index.php/jpp/announcement/view/1
Read MoreProgrammatic Perspectives Issue 15.2 Published
The editors of Programmatic Perspectives are pleased to announce the publication of Issue 15.2, available at https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/ Research Articles Technically Online: Exploring Online PhDs in Technical Communication—Joseph Williams Community Building at the Programmatic Level: Arguing for the Implementation of the PARS Model in a Distance Learning Graduate Program—Julia Romberger In Search of a Core Curriculum:…
Read MoreSave the Date: CPTSC 2025 @ Texas Tech University
Plan to attend the 2025 CPTSC Annual Conference, scheduled for October 23 to 24, to be held on the beautiful Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, TX. We will be releasing the call for proposals soon. In the meantime, please mark your calendars and budget for this trip! We look forward to seeing everyone…
Read More2024 Virtual Editors’ Roundtable
We thank the following journal and press editors for attending our (now annual) editors’ roundtable online this week! Recording of the session can be accessed here. Jason Tham, Computers and Composition & Computers and Composition Online Tracy Bridgeford, Technical Communication Quarterly Jordan Frith & Amber Lancaster, Communication Design Quarterly Jo Mackiewicz, Journal of Business and…
Read MoreCall for Applications: CPTSC Grants
Please consider applying for a CPTSC research grant. Currently, two programs are open for grant submissions. The deadline for both programs is October 30, and we will host a grants workshop at the CPTSC conference in Menomonie, Wisconsin, to introduce the grants programs and brainstorm with interested potential applicants. Open Call for Research: This grant supports…
Read More2024 CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award
We are pleased to announce the winners of the second annual CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award. The committee selected three winners from an excellent pool of applications: Kalie Leonard, University of Minnesota, “Current Trends in the Content Operations Industry and Implications for Teaching Technical Communication,” was awarded $500 Codi Renee Blackmon, East Carolina University, “Implementing…
Read MoreProgrammatic Perspectives Issue 15.1 Published
The editors of Programmatic Perspectives are pleased to announce the publication of Issue 15.1 available at https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/index.php/jpp/index. In Memoriam “Remembering Bill Hart-Davidson,” Steve Benninghoff “Artificial Intelligence and the Intellectual Legacy of Johndan Johnson-Eilola,” Stuart A. Selber “In Memory of Dr. Halcyon Lawrence,” Rebecca E. Burnett & Andy Frazee Research Articles “TPC Program Administration in Small US Institutions: Recruitment…
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