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Shelton Weech

@sheltonweech.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of TechComm at Utah Valley University. Science comm, social media, public rhetoric, UX, environmental comms, horror movies, sandwich connoisseur.

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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If you’re teaching research methods in Technical Communication and are looking for some great readings, consider taking a look at this book. I have a chapter in here (written with Holly Baker and Suzan Flanagan) mapping the literature review process. wacclearinghouse.org/books/tpc/re...
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Research Practice in Technical and Professional Communication - WAC
Edited by Michelle McMullin, Valerie Smith, and Lisa Melonçon Designed by Mike Palmquist The stories we tell about what happens in the course of our research require more attention. The complications,...
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Basecamp has joined the echelon of companies updating their app logos to look like some generic AI-generated design [flips table]. The new logo looks like Homer Simpson painted his face green and is opening his mouth in hopes to catch food falling from the sky.
The terrible brand new Basecamp logo. Green hills that look AI-generated and also somehow look like someone’s mouth.
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I just published an article in Technical Communication Quarterly with Dr. Holly Baker about technical editing and AI. This is a project that's been long in the works and we're happy to see it go live! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Human-Centered, Tool-Assisted: Engaging Critically with Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Technical Editing Classroom
This article argues for a human-centered, competency-first approach to integrating generative artificial intelligence (genAI) into the technical editing classroom. Drawing on scholarship in usabili...
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
If you’re at #4C26, consider joining Dr. Holly Baker and me as we present on A Human Centrred Approach to Teaching AI Competency in the Technical Editing Classroom.
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Today Technical Communication Quarterly published an article I wrote on climate science communication on Twitter. My biggest takeaway: while negative emotional interactions may generate more clicks, positive interactions build stronger networks. Be positive! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“That’s What You’re Supposed to Do on Twitter”: Emotion, Affect, and Positivity in Online Climate Science Communication
Scholars have discussed both the importance and challenge of using different emotions in scientific discourse. This study uses rhetorical analysis and discourse-based interviews to investigate how ...
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Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We are delighted to announce the finalists in the 2025 Student Research Competition. Please join us at 8:00am on Sat Oct 25 in Room 124 in the Student Union Building to hear their presentations. Thanks to all of participants, our excellent judges, and everyone who attended the poster session.
Undergraduate student presenting posterUndergraduate student presenting posterGraduate student presenting posterUndergraduate student presenting poster
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
It's going to be a busy couple of weeks. First up, this weekend (October 16-18): Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) in Spokane where I'll be presenting about community-centered simulation assignment sequences in technical communication courses.
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Kailyn Shartel Rogers @kshartel.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Excited to announce that University of Tennessee at Martin is hiring a TT faculty member! Specialty is Prof/Tech Writing, and teaching first-year comp is also expected. bit.ly/UTM-PTW-AY26TT. Priority deadline is Nov 3rd. I'm Search Chair, so let me know if you have questions. #techcomm #rhetcomp
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Assistant Professor of English
The Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages at University of Tennessee at Martin invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor with a specialization in composition and profess...
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Check out our work on mentorship!!
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Severance S2 Ep1 spoiler-free review:
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a cartoon of spongebob sitting at a table with a surprised look on his face
Alt: a cartoon of spongebob sitting at a table with a surprised look on his face. His head is spinning in circles.
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
New Year's Resolution: Post here at least once. Hey, how about that.
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
In a class this morning I referenced The Godfather, and one of my students asked, “What’s The Godfather?” Not a single student in class had heard of it. In my next class, out of curiosity I asked if students had heard of it, and I’m thankful to report that the first class is a statistical anomaly.
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Hey all, my SIGDOC paper (on using snowball sampling and discourse-based interviews to study networked communication) is published. Have a read! And if you’re at SIGDOC, come have a listen! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Keith Giffen is one of the masterminds behind my favorite JL era, made me fall in love with the Legion of Superheroes, and was one of the great writer-artists. Between losing him and Romita this year, and Perez and Adams last year, it's been a one-two (and three-four) gut-punch of comic book losses.
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Keith Giffen, Justice League and Legion of Super-Heroes Icon, Passes Away at 70
Keith Giffen, longtime comic book writer and artist, best known for his work on Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes and Lobo, has died at 70
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
A student today asked me for basic tips on "how to get the writing done." I gave them some of my usual suggestions, but I'm wondering what you all think/do. What tips do you share with students about how to go from blank pages to full fledged papers?
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Shelton Weech @sheltonweech.bsky.social · 19/09/2023
Today I talked with students about reading academic articles and I joined Bluesky. So…good day?
Magic 8 ball saying “All signs point to yes.”
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