The site that i found very helpful and enjoyed was http://www.pdx.edu/sped/elementary-special-educator. This site by far was the best one i found out of many i looked at. Its welcoming, very helpful, and has all the education degrees on one site area. You dont have to search the entire website to find out what you are looking for. One thing i found different about this site was that one the same page talking about the degree it also had important financial aid information on the same page. It also had color and pictures. Also had profiles of people that are involved in that departmental area. It had very descriptive course listings and fin. Aid help as well.
The thing I found to be the most important while looking at all of these sites is to be very friendly and welcoming. Color, pictures, descriptions, and course listings are key on a good department site. Many sites had one paragraph then rest of the page would be blank, empty, or have ad’s for other school things no pertaining to education which was very distracting. Education wed sites should be colorful like classrooms, have pictures of teachers being involved with students, and give good descriptions of what the major requires in school and out in the work force. Many people don’t truly understand how hard going into education is, especially special education. It’s a hard and challenging field to go into. It’s not all fun and games, it is a hard field, that one must truly dedicate their teaching careers to.
DEFINING OBJECTIVES
Overall Purpose
1. What are you writing? A blog about other universities education/special education majors in order to find ways to recruit students for my major.
2. What prompts you to write? My teacher for eng. 333 told me to
3. What outcome do you desire? To be able to effectively make a brochure for my major and convince others to go into the education field.
4. What outcome does your reader desire? To become motivated and persuaded to join the education field
Reader Profile
1. Who is your primary reader? Other students going into my field who are looking for advice
2. What is your reader’s relationship to you? The same major as me, along with the same desire to get information.
3. What are your reader’s job title and responsibilities? They are a student, maybe a part time job as well, maybe already in the education field looking to go back to school
4. Who else might read your communication? Other teachers, who are looking for information to give their own students.
5. How familiar is your reader with your subject? Most likely either very knowledgeable or no understanding what so ever and they are looking for a major/degree program to select
6. How familiar is your reader with your specialty? Probably either very or not
7. Does your reader have any communication preferences you should take
into account? They might not have access to internet so producing brochures would be very beneficial to those who do not have access
8. Should you take into account any other things about your reader when
writing? The knowledge on the subject, their understanding of the subject, and maybe even their school level.
Situational Analysis
1. What events and circumstances influence the way you should write? The readers understanding also the availability of information. If the reader gets confused and doesnt understand then me as the writer has failed being able to provide information
Usability Objectives (Reader’s Tasks)
1. What are the key questions your reader will ask while reading? Whats required in my major? where is the best place for me to go? What kind of prior schooling do i have to have to pursue such a degree? And most importantly what is the cost.
2. How will your reader search for the answer? (The reader may use more
than one strategy.)
___X_ Sequential reading from beginning to end
____ Selective reading, as when using a reference book (what key terms
will your reader look for?)
3. How will your reader use the information you provide?
____ Compare point by point (what will be the points of comparison?)
____ Attempt to determine how the information you provide will affect
him or her
____ Attempt to determine how the information you provide will affect his
or her organization
____ Follow instructions step by step
____ Other (explain)
Persuasive Objectives (Reader’s Attitudes)
1. What is your reader’s attitude toward your subject? Why? What do you
want it to be? One of interest, and the desire to become better informed and educated. Why? Cause they want to learn more about education and special education. I hope its one of desire to learn. WE need more teachers who are truly dedicated to there job and want to learn.
2. What is your reader’s attitude toward you? Why? What do you want it to
be? I hope its a good one. Why? Because i want to teach, if i cant be trusted to provide good information well what good of a teacher am i? I want to be accepting, and non judgemental. I want them to view me as one who is already in the education field so my knowledge of my degree is experienced and not just memorized.
Stakeholders
1. Who, besides your readers, are stakeholders in your communication? The university, or job area i am representing with my brochure
2. How will they be affected by it? It could be reflected on them in the long run as where they chose to go to school
Constraints
1. What expectations, regulations, or other factors limit the way you can write? The job requirements, this education, so we need to be serious but also fun and friendly. To teach little children you also have to have a fun friendly side.
