User:Juliette
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| - | I am a senior (obviously!), and I am currently in the process of applying to graduate schools for technical communication, rhetoric, and/or professional writing. I currently work as a technical editor at IBM/Tivoli Software and have an internship with the Writers' League of Texas. I am a musician - I sing and play the flute, piano, and guitar - and music is my favorite way to escape from reality. I come from a rather large family | + | I am a senior (obviously!), and I am currently in the process of applying to graduate schools for technical communication, rhetoric, and/or professional writing. I currently work as a technical editor at IBM/Tivoli Software and have an internship with the Writers' League of Texas. I am a musician - I sing and play the flute, piano, and guitar - and music is my favorite way to escape from reality. I come from a rather large family and spending time with my nieces and nephews (there are 11 of them!) is one of my absolute favorite things to do! |
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| + | == Wiki Contributions == | ||
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| + | '''Editing Guidelines''' (majority of time was spent on this contribution) | ||
| + | * created the editing guidelines for the wiki (based loosely on wikipedia's guidelines) that fit our mission statement of ensuring usability | ||
| + | * re-formatted existing pages to fit these guidelines | ||
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| + | '''Article Summaries''' | ||
| + | * added "Additional Thoughts" section for contributors to add opinions about readings and, hopefully, start a discussion about their impressions of the readings. These opinions will also be a helpful resource for students who are having trouble deciphering articles' meanings. | ||
| + | * added my opinions to the "Additional Thoughts" sections of some articles | ||
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| + | '''Author Pages''' | ||
| + | * added information from reading responses to Authors' pages | ||
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| + | '''Resources''' | ||
| + | * found and added resources, including Figures of Speech website, STC website, Rhetoric and Composition blog, and CompPile: Journals in Rhetoric and Composition website | ||
Latest revision as of 18:07, 12 May 2011
I am a senior (obviously!), and I am currently in the process of applying to graduate schools for technical communication, rhetoric, and/or professional writing. I currently work as a technical editor at IBM/Tivoli Software and have an internship with the Writers' League of Texas. I am a musician - I sing and play the flute, piano, and guitar - and music is my favorite way to escape from reality. I come from a rather large family and spending time with my nieces and nephews (there are 11 of them!) is one of my absolute favorite things to do!
Wiki Contributions
Editing Guidelines (majority of time was spent on this contribution)
- created the editing guidelines for the wiki (based loosely on wikipedia's guidelines) that fit our mission statement of ensuring usability
- re-formatted existing pages to fit these guidelines
Article Summaries
- added "Additional Thoughts" section for contributors to add opinions about readings and, hopefully, start a discussion about their impressions of the readings. These opinions will also be a helpful resource for students who are having trouble deciphering articles' meanings.
- added my opinions to the "Additional Thoughts" sections of some articles
Author Pages
- added information from reading responses to Authors' pages
Resources
- found and added resources, including Figures of Speech website, STC website, Rhetoric and Composition blog, and CompPile: Journals in Rhetoric and Composition website
