2020 UCCS Department of Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor Program
Mentor
Featuring UCCS Professor, Jamie May
The UCCS Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor Program is designed to train select Colorado high school teachers in UCCS Technical Communication & Information Design course pedagogy and material. The program allows trained teachers to be the Teacher Mentors for students at their high schools who wish to participate in a UCCS online Technical Communication & Information Design course in the fall 2020 or spring 2021 semester. Students will be enrolled with students from other high schools all over Colorado.
Summer 2020 Online Training:
Course | Date | Time | Earn | Where | Cost | Stipend |
TCID 2090 – Technical Writing and Presentation | July 22-23 | W, 9-3 Th, 9-3 | 1 CEU = 10 Contact Hours | Online | $0 | $250 |
Additional Information
- Attend all online class sessions to be trained by UCCS faculty in Technical Communication & Information Design course pedagogy and material.
- Earn a $250 stipend when you successfully complete the Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor program.
- Recommend which students should be considered for the UCCS online Technical Communication & Information Design course offered fall 2020 or spring 2021. Tuition/fees are $550 per course.
- Be available to mentor the students in their high school who have signed up to take the online Technical Communication & Information Design course (offered fall 2020 or spring 2021). This includes checking in with students to ensure they are on-track with the course, answering any questions they might have or referring them to the professor, and helping the student to navigate the online course and expectations of a college level course.
- Have regular communication with UCCS course professor and alert UCCS course professor if a student is struggling with their online course.
- Provide future program improvements and recommendations.
- Recommend your teachers (maximum of 2 teachers per school) to apply for the 2020 UCCS Department of Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor Program. The teachers can be from any discipline, but more closely aligned subjects would likely be of more interest to the teacher.
- Recommend which students should be considered for the UCCS online Technical Communication & Information Design course offered fall 2020 or spring 2021. Tuition/fees are $550 per course.
- Consider providing enrolled students with dedicated school study hall period to work on the online Technical Communication & Information Design course.
- Consider providing funding to pay or offset, students’ tuition for the UCCS online Technical Communication & Information Design course (otherwise parents/guardians will pay for the course).
- Provide future program improvements and recommendations.
- Train high school teachers to be Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentors
- Pay high school teachers a $250 stipend when they complete the Technical Communication & Information Design Mentor program.
- Provide quality Technical Communication & Information Design curriculum.
- Provide quality instruction of curriculum.
- Communicate with students and Teacher Mentors on a regular basis.
- Award transcripted UCCS credit to students who enroll in, and complete, the online Technical Communication & Information Design course.
- Analyze outcomes to make future program improvements and recommendations
Fall or Spring UCCS Online Technical Communication & Information Design course for high school students:
Fall 2020: August 24 - December 19 (student recommendation form deadline August 20)
Spring 2021: January 19 - May 15 (student recommendation form deadline December 15)
- Space is limited, student recommendations will be reviewed in the order they are received.
- Tuition/fees are $550 per course (3 credits)
TCID 2090: Technical Writing and Presentation (3 credits)
Offers students an introduction to the spectrum of workplace and technical communication. Students will practice planning, drafting, revising, and testing documentation focused on user/audience needs. Students will create technical and multimedia projects such as: technical descriptions, instructions, proposals, various reports, and presentations. Prer., GT-C01
How to Apply
Fill out the application for the UCCS Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor Program. The program is limited to 25 participants, applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.