http://engl.iastate.edu daily 1 2004-11-10T18:00:00Z http://engl.iastate.edu/resources/acc/activities/stage The genre of science drama provides a great topic for discussion in technical communication. A recent National Public Radio (NPR) segment of Talk of the Nation—Science Friday reports that, “From Proof to Copenhagen, plays starring science have met with critical acclaim.” No publisher admin 2006-09-08T20:27:17Z Page http://engl.iastate.edu/resources/acc/activities/pedagogy Increasing students' self-awareness of their learning style at the beginning of the course can help them improve their work in the course. No publisher admin 2006-09-08T20:27:55Z Page http://engl.iastate.edu/resources/acc/activities/empowerment Science and social responsibility. Science and social justice. Science and politics. Science and ethics. Science and technology transfer. Dr. Eva Harris works to "demystify and break down complicated technologies and make them accessible...to low-resource communities." No publisher admin 2006-09-08T20:28:26Z Page http://engl.iastate.edu/resources/acc/activities/critical Professionals in the workplace really do use the concept of audience—even though students sometimes imagine that the concept of "audience" is something their teachers and textbook writers have developed. No publisher admin 2006-09-10T16:53:38Z Page http://engl.iastate.edu/resources/acc/activities/jargon Gain access to a discourse community by understanding and using that discourse community's jargon. Listen in on this segment of National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation as Neal Conan explores "Shop Talk: Workplace Jargon" that examines workplace language. No publisher admin 2006-09-10T16:55:29Z Page