About Professional Writing
Professional Writing at Purdue University includes undergraduate major areas in Technical Writing and Writing and Publishing, Multimedia Writing (ENGL 419), Business Writing (ENGL 420) and Technical Writing (ENGL 421) courses for students across the University, and PhD Secondary Areas in Technical and Professional Writing and Rhetoric, Technology, and Digital Writing.
Our area, part of the Rhetoric and Composition Program in the Department of English, is noted for cultivating expertise in writing for the digital workplace, for teaching and researching multimedia writing and visual rhetoric, for digital and print publishing, and for emphasizing collaboration and community service. Professional Writing at Purdue is known nationally for its innovative and productive faculty, the doctoral research of its graduate students, and its creative and cutting-edge approach to writing and publishing in the digital age.
Professional Writing Orientation (Fall 2008)
Wednesday and Thursday, August 20 and 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Heavilon 227.
All new instructors should plan on attending these two full days of PW Orientation. Continuing instructors are invited to attend any and all sessions. Instructors of English 420 "Business Writing for Entrepreneurs" should plan on meeting with John Spartz from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Wed., August 20 at a location TBA.
Drupal Site Requests for Fall 2008
Submitted by David Blakesley on Tue, 2008-08-05 18:43Please provide information about the Drupal sites you are requesting for your Fall 2008 courses. Instructors of English 420Y and 421Y do not need to submit a request because a specially-designed Drupal site will be set up for you.
All new Drupal users are required to attend a workshop at a time and location to be announced. An optional workshop for experienced Drupal users also will be offered (new users are welcome).
Requests are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 22. If you have any questions, contact Jeremy Tirrell.
Simple and Elegant Archiving of Online Course Materials
Software like HTTrack and SiteSucker make it easy to create archival copies of fairly complex websites (including Drupal-driven sites). (Read our directions for this method of archiving Drupal course sites.) However, if you're most interested in creating an archival record of course materials such as syllabi, project handouts, course guides, and the like, then you might try one of the following methods. Use this method if you don't need or want to save blog discussions, blog postings, and the like. These directions apply to Drupal sites but you could use them for almost any site that you can print to PDF or capture with Adobe Acrobat.
Textbook Requests for English 419, 420, and 421 Instructors
Submitted by David Blakesley on Fri, 2008-04-18 06:44New instructors for Fall 2008 will have PW Online ordered for their sections. Please pick up your code packet from Cathy Archer in Heavilon 302 as soon as possible and definitely before PW Orientation in August.
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