Welcome to our summer 271-02 blog

Good afternoon. For your first blog, please introduce yourself. I expect you to have your introduction posted by Wednesday at midnight. Wednesday, May 26th, that is.

Where are you from? Have you blogged before? Tell us what you think technical communication means. What are your career goals? Have you studied online before? Why are you taking this class online?

Ask questions and comment of other blog members if you like.

Thank you.

Lee Tesdell's introduction
I am Lee, the instructor for English 271-02, Technical Communication, at MSU, Mankato. I started using blogs in my class last fall as a way for the class to discuss class readings. Blogs are a great learning tool it seems to me. They are asynchronous (what does THAT mean?) so we can blog at any time.

I live in a farmhouse in central Iowa and teach at MSU in Mankato, Minnesota. I have two sons. My wife is deceased. I am a soccer referee, marathon runner (20 so far), and I studied at Iowa State for my Ph.D.

Based on my experience so far teaching online--it's a completely different pedagogical situation from teaching face-to-face. I miss the interaction with students but I also welcome the new kind of interaction that we engage in as we study and learn online.