CFP: Artificial Intelligence and Teaching Technical Communication 2.0

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Artificial Intelligence and Teaching Technical Communication 2.0

Submission form: https://forms.gle/miNgsV5T9Sb7sN2f9

Important Dates

  • Proposal Submission Deadline: January 30th, 2025

  • Notification of Acceptance: February 14th, 2025

  • Conference Date: March 27th, 2025

In 2024 we held a one-day online symposium about teaching tech comm and artificial intelligence. The presentations were great and we learned a lot. A year has passed, and rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are still reshaping how we create, manage, and share information. This symposium will explore how technical communicators are keeping pace with the surge of AI-driven developments.

  • How do we teach future professionals to design, communicate, and collaborate with AI responsibly?
  • What tools and strategies best support technical communication in this evolving landscape?
  • And how do we navigate the ethical, cultural, and professional complexities of integrating AI into our practices?

By focusing on these critical questions, this event seeks to foster dialogue, share insights, and chart paths forward for technical communication. Through panels and presentations, we will collectively address the challenges and opportunities presented by the growing role of artificial intelligence in our field.

Potential Topics

  • Integrating AI into the technical communication classroom
  • Exploring the historical, economic and cultural context of AI and the field of technical communication
  • The changing identity of the technical communicator, citizen, and individual in the wake of AI advancement and how that shapes our teaching
  • Creating specialized artificial intelligence models for classroom use
  • Artificial intelligence and surveillance
  • Making AI visible
  • Cultural and international perspectives on the intersection of technical communication and artificial intelligence
  • Examining the intersections between technical communication, AI, and venture capitalism
  • Ethical considerations for teaching technical communication with AI
  • Case studies of useful pedagogies that have incorporated AI
  • The shifting role of the instructor in an AI-infused classroom
  • Assessing student assignments that have incorporated AI
  • The role of politics and political communication
  • The changing workflows of professions within technical communication (i.e., technical writing, content strategy, instructional design, and user experience design), due to the advent of AI
  • Disruption, layoffs, and the erasure of labor due to AI deployment

Presentations that are experimental, exploratory, and playful are welcome, as are online projects that showcase one or more of the above potential topics.

Submission Guidelines

Prospective presenters are invited to submit proposals for individual papers, panels, or roundtables. If you have an online project you wish to share, please note on the submission form.

Conference Format

The conference will be hosted online via Microsoft Teams, providing a platform for participants to engage in lively discussions, share best practices, and foster collaboration.

Accepted presenters will have the opportunity to contribute to the conference proceedings.

We look forward to your participation and contributions!

Submission form: https://forms.gle/miNgsV5T9Sb7sN2f9

(See 2024 sessions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJKBym7bnk&list=PLXwgQlnMl4-sm3isNPHh_r-YnLYhEGd8A)

For more information Contact conference coordinators:

Dr. Bremen Vance: Vance_br

Eugene Crane: markuvula

Conference website: https://techwritingculture.de/