1. Free, Open, and Interactive Technical Communication Textbook
Dr. Tamara Powell, Dr. Jonathan Arnett, Ms. Monique Logan,
Dr. Cassandra Race, Ms. Tiffani Reardon
Kennesaw State University

2. Overview Round Three Textbook Transformation Grant
Textbook for two courses, each taught by two faculty
Courses are TCOM 2010: Technical Writing and WRIT 3140: Workplace Writing
20-50 students per section, 21 courses per year, 525 students impacted
Total student savings per year (estimated) is $55,611.55

3. Overview Working title is Sexy Technical Writing
Multimedia, interactive textbook created in SoftChalk, hosted on KSU server
Downloadable and printable
Available at
First class with the book launches summer 2016 (June 1, to be precise)

4. Tiffani
How did we manage this huge project? SoftChalk Cloud Slack KSU server space A great team

5. Jonathan
Wrote technical editing chapter Edited these McMurrey Chapters: Page Design Overview Power Revision Techniques Proposals Recommendation and Feasibility Reports Report Document Overview Report Format and Final Packaging

6. Tammy Cool special features of our textbook:
Short, topic-specific online chapters that can be added to any learning management system (and printed out, if desired)
Learning activities and assignments to support instructor use
Interactive activities (quizzes, puzzles, games) to support content
Videos (all closed captioned) by team and by experts in field to increase learning and support professional development
Collaborative activities to build community among all users of the textbook

7. Thank You!
Questions? Dr. Tamara Powell Dr. Jonathan Arnett: Ms. Monique Logan: Dr. Cassandra Race: Ms. Tiffani Reardon: Sexy Technical Writing: