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

[Campbell, Kim]

Hi, Jonathan.

I teach tech editing regularly and stopped doing hard copy marking about 4 years ago because technical editors/writers report they don't use it. (Most of these folks don't work in publishing.) You can see my rationale in this video. https://youtu.be/k_JJj0eMEos I rely mostly on findings from Kreth & Bowen's survey of tech editors published in 2017 in the IEEE TPC.

I believe my students' time is far better spent learning how to use digital technology (even if it's MS Word) to be both more effective and more efficient as a copyeditor—especially because the number of editing jobs continues to decline and companies are increasingly reluctant to hire dedicated technical editors.

My two cents. Good luck!
Kim

Kim Sydow Campbell, PhD
Professor and Director of Corporate Relations
techcomm.unt.edu<http://techcomm.unt.edu/>
Write. Design. Code. Get Paid.
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Subject: [EXT] [ATTW-L] technical editing class -- hard-copy markup?

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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