Geoffrey Sauer

Iowa State University, English, Faculty Member

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Geoff Sauer is an associate professor in the Rhetoric and Professional Communication Program in the English Department at Iowa State University.
Address: 203 Ross Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1201

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Papers by Geoffrey Sauer

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by Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Bernadette Longo, Geoffrey Sauer, and Clay Spinuzzi

Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Apr 1, 2004

We wish to thank the following reviewers for generously donating their time and expertise: ... Jo... more We wish to thank the following reviewers for generously donating their time and expertise: ... Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Vol. 18 No. 3 July 2004 405 © 2004 Sage Publications ... Jo Allen Nancy Allen Deborah C. Andrews Natasha Artemeva Tracey Alison Baker Ellen Barton Anne Beaufort Philippa Benson Ann M. Blakeslee Joel P. Bowman Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch Stuart C. Brown Kim Sydow Campbell Michael Carter Joseph F. Ceccio Scott A. Chadwick Carol Chapelle Dave Clark William O. Coggin Susan Conrad Deanna ...

Multimedia Labs as Content Incubators

The New Media Consortium, in its 2011 Horizon Report, argues that digital media literacy continue... more The New Media Consortium, in its 2011 Horizon Report, argues that digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every profession, but that the skills aren’t yet well defined or well taught (3). That claim is certainly supported by my experience as both a digital humanities professor and new media consultant. In this article, I’ll discuss briefly why a multimedia lab can help address the issue, then point out a few of the policies we’ve used and grants we’ve found to support our lab, the Iowa State University Studio for New Media.

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Expanding the scope of technical communication: Examples from the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington

Technical …, Jan 1, 2003

INTRODUCTION Most people have little difficulty distinguishing between activities performed by th... more

Community, Courseware and Intellectual Property Law}

… Communities: Commerce, Community Action, and the …

@inbook{community_couseware, author = {Geoffrey Sauer}, title = {Community, Courseware and Intell... more

Critique of the Rimm article on online pornography

Retrieved November, Jan 1, 1999

Analysis of Web-Based WSDOT Traveler Information: Testing Users' Information Retrieval Strategies

… of Washington TRAC …

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The Need for Architect/Construction Worker Dichotomies in Information Architecture as a Profession

Complicating Binaries: Exploring Tensions in Technical …

Purpose: The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication was founded in 1973 t... more Purpose: The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication was founded in 1973 to promote programs in technical and scientific communication, promote research in technical and scientific communication, develop opportunities for the exchange of ideas and information concerning programs, research, and career opportunities, assist in the development and evaluation of new programs in technical and scientific communication, if requested, and promote exchange of information between this organization and interested parties. Annual conference: CPTSC holds an annual conference featuring roundtable discussions of position papers submitted by members. The proceedings include the position papers. Authors have the option of developing their papers after the meeting into more detailed versions. Program reviews: CPTSC offers program reviews. The reviews involve intensive self-study as well as site visits by external reviewers. Information is available at the CPTSC Web site. Web site: CPTSC maintains a Web site at http://www.cptsc.org. This site includes the constitution, information on conferences and membership, a forum for discussion of distance education, and other organizational and program information. Listserv: CPTSC's listserv is CPTSC-L. To subscribe, send an email message to [email protected]. Keep the subject line of the message blank and delete your signature block if you use one. In the first line of the message type subscribe CPTSC-L your_email_address

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SPECIAL SECTION ON ACADEMIC PROGRAMS-REVIEW OF RESEARCH-Expanding the Scope of Technical Communication: Examples from the …

Technical …, Jan 1, 2003

Aligning inner and outer visions of technical communication: reflections beyond traditional technical writing

… Conference, 2002. IPCC …, Jan 1, 2002

Technical communication is often misunderstood by those outside the profession or the academic fi... more Technical communication is often misunderstood by those outside the profession or the academic field. These outside perceptions of our work, generally based on extremely limited and narrow notions of the field, can influence the opportunities available to technical communicators. In this paper, three faculty members from the University of Washington's Department of Technical Communication describe their academic assumptions and research

Eighteenth Century Studies

The English Server: Drama Collection

Geoffrey Sauer

Designing Globally Networked Learning Environments: Visionary Partnerships, Policies, and Pedagogies

Editorial Board, Jan 1, 2010

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We neurotic amateurs: a commentary on Edmond H. Weiss'sEgoless Writing: Improving Quality by Replacing Artistic Impulse with Engineering Discipline'

ACM Journal of Computer Documentation (JCD), Jan 1, 2002

ACM Journal of Computer Documentation February 2002/Vol. 26, No. 1 ... We Neurotic Amateurs: A Co... more

"We Support New Media": But as Teaching, Research, or Just Service?

About CPTSC, Jan 1, 2005

Texas Tech University: Lubbock, Texas 2 The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Comm... more Texas Tech University: Lubbock, Texas 2 The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) was founded in 1973 to promote programs in technical and scientific communication, promote research in technical and scientific communication, develop opportunities for the exchange of ideas and information concerning programs, research, and career opportunities, assist in the development and evaluation of new programs in technical and scientific communication, if requested, and p romote exchange of information between this organization and interested part i e s .

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Talks by Geoffrey Sauer

The Place of the Internet in the History of Publishing

In this talk I discuss some critical methodologies we may wish to use in order to make sense of t... more In this talk I discuss some critical methodologies we may wish to use in order to make sense of the changes which have occurred in mass media post-1976. It is rather important to understand this history -- the reasons we think the current Internet is confusing is precisely because of the reorganization it represents in the balance of power between ruling interests in our society. In the end, I argue, the Internet is another step in the increasing influence of media and publishing interests, and it is important to read news in online space as part of that history.

Get to Know XML

The XML format was developed in the 1990s in a hope to develop a universal format for documents, ... more The XML format was developed in the 1990s in a hope to develop a universal format for documents, replacing proprietary binary formats that couldn’t integrate with one another. And we’re beginning to see the results. In this talk, Dr. Geoffrey Sauer will present an introduction to XML, with an overview that will explain to people who’re not familiar with it why this is a good thing, and how we can begin to use XML formats to our advantage as technical communicators.

Bodies of Knowledge for Technical Communication: Paradigms and Possibilities

The presenters summarize and discuss two emerging paradigms for defining a technical communicatio... more The presenters summarize and discuss two emerging paradigms for defining a technical communication body of knowledge: the EServer Technical Communication Library and the Society for Technical Communication's TCBOK project. The respondent sums up the alternatives presented, then frame the discussion of possibilities these projects present for advancing the field.

About the EServer: Online Publishing in the Arts and Humanities

An introduction to the EServer, an arts and humanities online publisher. Presented at the ISU Lib... more

Databases and Textboks (Whether 'Natural Enemies' or Not) Can Become Allies

Textbooks have been a hybrid genre, neither quite narratives or databases, and the longer (700-80... more Textbooks have been a hybrid genre, neither quite narratives or databases, and the longer (700-800 page) textbooks popular in the field of technical communication have therefore faced difficulties integrating online resources to assist students and instructors in tech comm courses. This paper, presented at the 2011 Annual CCCCs, describes one method to use web-based resources to supplement the survey intro to technical communication course.

Software "Issues" in Higher Education

In this presentation from August 2007, Geoffrey Sauer suggests that many faculty in higher educat... more In this presentation from August 2007, Geoffrey Sauer suggests that many faculty in higher education have "issues" when teaching with software—in the sense used by students, meaning problems that could be solved by time spent resolving emotional clichés which interfere with clear thinking about the topic.