[ATTW-L] technical editing class -- hard-copy markup?

[Bellwoar, Hannah (BELLWOAR)]

Jonathan,

I taught Professional Editing last semester but didn’t teach hard-copy markup. We have a few professional editors come as guest speakers to my class, and they all exclusively mark electronic copy. Also, since students were editing for a client in electronic form for their final project, it made it easier for them to practice using the same form as their client project.

Best, Hannah


Hannah Bellwoar, PhD (she/her)
Director of General Education and Writing
Associate Professor of English
Juniata College


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Hi, colleagues.

I have a question, and I'd like your input.

I'm updating my Technical Editing class, and I'm pondering whether to
keep or cut the unit on hard-copy markup. I taught this unit in years
past to good effect, but now that most editing is done electronically, I
wonder if hard-copy markup is a dead skill.

If you were to (or if you actually do) teach a course on technical
editing, would you teach hard-copy markup?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Jonathan Arnett
Associate Professor of Technical Communication
Department of Technical Communication & Interactive Design
Kennesaw State University


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