WHAT DO INSTRUCTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEACHING COLLABORATION?

As a new instructor of technical communication, you have many choices available to you in creating instruction. You may be starting with a well-outlined course used by other instructors in your department, or you may be working on your own creating a course from scratch. Regardless, you have many choices ahead of you and limited time. How you implement (or don’t implement) collaboration greatly affects the effectiveness of your technical writing course. Effective use of collaboration supports rich and authentic contexts where students are more engaged and where their learning accurately reflects workplace contexts. Ineffective use of collaboration can leave