2020 UCCS Department of Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor Program

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2020 UCCS Department of Technical Communication & Information Design Teacher Mentor Program

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

Dates

Times

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

 

 

Teacher Mentor expectations:

  • 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.

High School Administrators expectations:

  • 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.

UCCS faculty and administration expectations:

  • 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.

Teacher Application
Student Recommendation

 

 

Complete the form below if you are interested in being contacted about future offerings of this course:

Professional Development Interest Form

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