
Writing Coach, Editor, and Social Media Consultant
Toronto, Canada Area

Writing Coach, Editor, and Social Media Consultant
Toronto, Canada Area
Joan Vinall-Cox blends writing with an up-to-date awareness of (mostly free) web applications and an understanding of emerging possibilities and how to use them to communicate effectively. I consult on Social Media uses for business and education, writing and editing, and presenting in this new environment. My background of over 30 years of teaching communications in post secondary classrooms, includes over 10 years experience using web applications in teaching, and a Ph.D. focused on learning the new communication tools provided by the computer and web. Online and off, I show individuals and small groups how to use non-technical web-applications and social media, including online use of text, images, presentations, recorded sound, and webcam videos. I specialize in how to compose audience-oriented media.
Awards and Achievements:
Sheridan College Teaching Excellence Award 2000-2001
Ph.D. UT 2004
Presenting on Social Media, writing, editing, teaching writing, teaching presentation skills, introducing Social Media applications for training and work, and helping people set up their individualized online "Personal Learning and Working Environments".
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
December 2005 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Writing and editing, plus consulting and training on business and educational uses of Web 2.0, the Social Web
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 4 months)
Teaching Oral Rhetoric - using Web 2.0 applications, wiki, blog, podcast
(Educational Institution; E-Learning industry)
September 1972 — December 2006 (34 years 4 months)
Teaching Post Secondary Students
Ph.D., Web Learning - Curriculum, 2002 — 2004
Learning, Social Media & new Web 2.0 applications, pilates,
Halton-Peel Communicators Association
Sheridan College Teaching Excellence Award 2000 - 2001
Ph.D. UofT, 2004