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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I come from the perspective as an active technical editor (been editing in different fields
since 2004). In my experience, I do 95% of my editing digitally, using Word, PDFs, and online systems like Overleaf and QuAD.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If students have only one semester to learn some editing skills, then dropping hard-copy
editing is reasonable, or limiting its instruction to 1 week (not a whole unit). However, if there is more than one editing class offered, I think it is useful to teach students how to read and use proofreading marks because they may be at a disadvantage in
the industry if the proofs of a print deliverable end up on their desks and they don't know how to efficiently communicate edits to other members of the team. </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Like another respondent said, some editing tests
<i>are</i> given as hard copy (I've had a few), and it might be used to identify those with specific training in editing. What's more, some students may not end up in technical editing but in another related field that uses hard copy more regularly, and having
transferable skills is always a boon. My vote is to teach it.</span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 5, 2023 4:23 PM<br>
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<div class="x_elementToProof"><span class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Hi Jonathan,</span></div>
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There are many other things I'd like to prioritize in my course this semester (for example, I'm thinking through how to include a unit on editing AI-assisted/generated writing)</span>, so I'm leaning toward leaving it out.
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<div class="x_PlainText">Hi, colleagues.<br>
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I have a question, and I'd like your input.<br>
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I'm updating my Technical Editing class, and I'm pondering whether to <br>
keep or cut the unit on hard-copy markup. I taught this unit in years <br>
past to good effect, but now that most editing is done electronically, I <br>
wonder if hard-copy markup is a dead skill.<br>
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If you were to (or if you actually do) teach a course on technical <br>
editing, would you teach hard-copy markup?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.<br>
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Jonathan Arnett<br>
Associate Professor of Technical Communication<br>
Department of Technical Communication & Interactive Design<br>
Kennesaw State University<br>
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