The other day during a boring moment at work I started looking at PhD programs in technical writing and came across the PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech. What struck me was the emphasis on rhetoric. The program description explains that they emphasize “five broad areas of scholarship in its scholarship, coursework, and initiatives: a) Rhetoric, Composition, and Technology, b) Technical Communication, … more »

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WordPress Training Course Date: Saturday, July 19 Time: 9 am to noon MST Cost: $99 If you’re interested in WordPress training, I’m holding a course this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon MST over the web. Click the WordPress Training button on my navigation bar for details about what’s covered and the cost. Speaking of WordPress, here’s a great post from Mashable about 20 must-have … more »

I’m giving a training course on WordPress this Wednesday. If you’ve been thinking about getting a blog or switching from Blogger to WordPress, this course will help you get up and running with WordPress in a quick, efficient way. The short details are below. Date: Wednesday, April 30 Time: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. CST Location: Web Cost: $99 Course Size: Limited to 15 participants For … more »

April 20, 2008 Update: If you’re interested in the WordPress training, see the course announcement about the 2-hour session I’m giving on April 26. I’m planning to offer some WordPress training, and I’d like to know if you’re interested. By WordPress I mean the self-hosted WordPress blogs that you create with WordPress software from WordPress.org, not the freely hosted blogs at WordPress.com. WordPress is software … more »