Welding Technical Communication: Teaching and Learning Embodied Knowledge

246 Pages·2022·7.705 MB·English

by  Jo Mackiewicz

WELDING
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
SUNY series, Studies in Technical Communication
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Miles A. Kimball and Charles H. Sides, editors
WELDING
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
Teaching and Learning Embodied Knowledge
JO MACKIEWICZ
Cover photo of welding instructor taken by the author.
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Name: Mackiewicz, Jo, author.
Title: Welding technical communication: teaching and learning embodied
knowledge / Jo Mackiewicz, author.
Description: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022] | Series:
SUNY series, Studies in Technical Communication | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: ISBN 9781438488516 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781438488530
(ebook)
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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To Ryan Howell, my best welding buddy.
Thank you for the help and the laughs.

Contents
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Welding as Embodied Technical Knowledge 1
Chapter 1 Situating the Study 31
Chapter 2 A Mixed-Method Approach 49
Chapter 3 Teaching Core Components of Welding 77
Chapter 4 Teaching Expert Perception 107
Chapter 5 Developing and Maintaining Students’ Motivation 139
Conclusion Teaching and Learning Embodied Technical
Knowledge 169
Appendix A Informative Interview Questions for Teachers 187
Appendix B Postinteraction Interview Questions for Teachers
and Students 189
Appendix C Informed Consent Form for Welding Teachers
and Welding Students 193
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Appendix D Solicitation Message for Students 197
Glossary 199
Notes 203
References 207
Index 223
Illustrations
Figures
I.1 Joseph Mackiewicz (my grandpa) and others at Globe
Shipbuilding in Superior, Wisconsin. 3
I.2 Blueprint on a student’s table. Also on the table: coupons,
a tape measure, welpers, and a bottle of Mountain Dew. 7
I.3 Icons on a welding machine. A welding gun for GTAW
rests on top of the machine. 8
I.4 Icons on a bandsaw. Note the turtle at the top right to
indicate a slow speed. 8
I.5 Icons on the emergency wash. Note the elephant to indicate
a spray. 9
I.6 Sink and first-aid kit at DMACC. 12
I.7 Brooms for sweeping up after class. 12
I.8 A row of booths and welding machines at LSC. 13
I.9 Students in side-by-side booths at LSC. 13
I.10 Welding booths in the lab at DMACC. 14
I.11 Welding student in front of his table and stool at LSC. 14
I.12 Welding table in the lab at DMACC. 15
I.13 Ventilation in a booth at NTC. 15
I.14 Miller welding machines at NTC. 16
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