What do a Web Editor, a UI Designer, a Technical Editor, and an Innovator/Problem Solver/World Changer have in common?
We ♥ Theory!
Whether you are an experienced professional in the field of technical communication or a recent graduate thinking about a career as a technical communicator, there is always an opportunity to make theory work for you and help you to advance your career.
Theory serves as an umbrella that links ideas together and predicts future areas of study.
Sure, adding to the list of skills on your resume will help you get noticed. But your abilities as a technical communicator will depend on how well you apply those skills.
What separates a skilled practitioner from a knowledgeable practitioner with skills is the ability to make judgment calls that inevitably come up in practice. Applying theory to practice provides a jumping-off point for establishing criteria, evaluating problems, and informing solutions.
We can share
Technical communication borrows theories from many disciplines. So, the more you know, the more flexibility you will have as a practitioner to apply your skills to just about any context in any industry.
Since technical communication is an interdisciplinary field, defining our role as industry professionals can be particularly challenging. Theory works to establish shared, measurable goals that encourage growth within the field, in both academia and industry.
We ♥ Theory can help
We ♥ Theory provides a collection of resources on theories and developments in the field that apply to both research and practical settings. We put this site together in a way that closely resembles technical communication, human-centered design and the many overlapping and closely related fields. Try surfing the tags and you’ll see what we mean.