STC Academic SIG

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New blog post: Congratulations to Our Members! Great accomplishments http://t.co/8izi8j9hUD #stcorg #techcomm

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Under/Grad students! #STC Student Poster Contest deadline is 10March2014. Details here http://t.co/kYzXZynfvp #stcorg #summit14 #techcomm

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#Techcomm students -It's Student Poster Contest Time Details at http://t.co/e4TqpbqE3L #stcorg #summit14

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Kudos indeed to the technical staff at U Cincinnati for the live streaming. #2013preconf #stcorg

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Study application and impacts on enterprise tech on publishing practices and the work of TC. #2013preconf #stcorg

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How do people perceive TC in industry and academy? Profile professionals in their actual jobs, & profile departments. #2013preconf #stcorg

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TC is an unknown in Industry and Academia -- we have a PR problem. Can't quantify TC value. #2013preconf #stcorg

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Need research about what actually takes place in the workplace. Job descriptions <>not equal actual work being done #2013preconf #stcorg

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Industry turnaround expectations vs. actual time available to produce research. #2013preconf #stcorg

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Comments: Dept. location within the university (English dept vs. tech or science); Time from research to publication.
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Comments: Taught by other dept; industry funds tech centers, why not fund communication centers; #2013preconf #stcorg

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Answers: The (lack of) reward system in academia for researching industry-demand topics because of timesink issues. #2013preconf #stcorg

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Carliner: What are we still asking the same basic questions now that we have been asking for 30 years? #2013preconf #stcorg

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Teams lack mental models for writing collaboratively. A solution is to create a playbook for writing collaboratively. #2013preconf #stcorg

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Benavente: Disconnect between priorities of academia and industry. How do we bridge this disconnect? #2013preconf #stcorg

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#1 question from industry: Why do users access information the way they do? #2013preconf #stcorg

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Past research agenda themes have consistently emphasized connection with industry. #2013preconf #stcorg

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Speakers: Sid Benavente, Pat Burrows, Saul Carliner, Charlotte Robidoux. Moderated by Rebekka Andersen #2013preconf #stcgorg

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The last panel of the day: Research Priorities. Live streaming shortly at http://t.co/QjwqoIrKpD #2013preconf #stccorg