TECHNICAL WRITING
Technical Writing Education
I'll be honest. I sort of "fell-into" technical writing. At the time I began writing as a career there were very few formal technical writing programs at the higher education level. I had the usual writing-related classes in high school and during my associate and undergraduate work, but I hadn't started out to be a Technical Writer. As I progressed through my career, I took advantage of training offered by employers and outside institutions for both personal and professional growth. The following are some of the writing, researching and planning classes or courses I have completed:
- Accessibility and Section 508 Awareness, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Learning University (2012)
- Writing for the Web, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Learning University (2012)
- Writing for Technical Professionals: Effective Writing Techniques, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Learning University (2012)
- Writing for Technical Professionals: Preparation and Planning, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Learning University (2012)
- Basic Instructional Skills, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2012)
- Section 508 Awareness Course, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2012)
- Public Information Officer Awareness, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2012)
- Technical Writing, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2012)
- Effective Communications, Illinois Emergency Management Agency (2010)
- Decision Making & Problem Solving, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2008)
- Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2008)
- Exercise Design, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2008)
- An Introduction to Exercises, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2008)
- Emergency Planning, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2008)
- Effective Communication, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute (2008)
- Visual Information Officer Course, US Army Institute for Professional Development (2007)
- Effective Army Writing, US Army Institute for Professional Development (2005)
- Developing Educational Software, Northern Illinois University (2005)
- Building Instructional Websites, College of Lake County (2000)
- Multimedia Authoring, College of Lake County (1999)
- Advanced Online Publishing, College of Lake County (1998)
- Online Publishing, College of Lake County (1998)
- Advertising, Northeastern Illinois University (1990)
- Marketing Research, Northeastern Illinois University (1989)
- Principles of Marketing, College of Lake County (1986)
- Report Writing (Advanced Composition; Scientific and Technical), William Rainey Harper College (1980)
- Composition, William Rainey Harper College (1979)
The following pages have information about my technical writing background and some of my technical writing examples:
