Eventually, a student will ask you to write a letter of recommendation or fill out a similar recommendation form. My overall advice in these situations is to think about the situation, whether you feel you can write a strong recommendation,…
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Keeping Up with the Website
I send out a Tweet using the Twitter account @TPWatVT when new content is published on this site. You can also see that feed in the sidebar on the right side, so even if you don’t use Twitter, you can…
Scholar Resources
Scholar is Virginia Tech’s customized installation of the Sakai content management system. The following resources can help you as you use the system for your classes: Online Help for Scholar The documentation that is available in Scholar from the Help…
Contact Info
This site is maintained by Traci Gardner. My office is in Shanks 214, and my mailbox is number 116, outside Shanks 323. My mailing address is Department of English, Virginia Tech, 323 Shanks Hall (0112), 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg,…
Syllabus and Assignment Collection
The English Department has a Google Drive collection of syllabi, assignments, and related materials for the technical writing course (English 3764), which are available to graduate students by invitation. The collection includes resources on document design, pecha kucha presentations, and…