[ATTW-L] [External] Re: Editing textbook

[Carnegie, Teena]

The CPTSC administrators' committee is currently working on an OER initiative that would support this idea of developing OER materials for a technical editing course.

A call will be going out shortly. So if you are interested in sharing your materials or developing new material, this would be a good opportunity.


Dr. Teena Carnegie, Professor
Director of Technical Communication program
Department of English and Philosophy
Eastern Washington University

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I teach Technical Editing at the University of Utah using Cunningham et al. Technical Editing and The Copyeditor's Handbook. As others have mentioned, Technical Editing is a serviceable but expensive text. I have been able to reduce the cost by about half through our campus's inclusive access program, but I also think it's a more robust book than is strictly needed for an undergraduate course. I would love to support/contribute to OER offerings  in technical editing. There's clearly interest and demand!

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Rachel Bryson, PhD
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I reached out to Carolyn Rude about two years ago about that topic. She was so very kind and she offered me lots of materials to use. Being a junior scholar however, and a lecturer, I did not offer assistance on a new edition when I was told that no new editions were being considered nor likely ever would be.


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