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Vernerder, Gloria – Illinois Libraries, 1988
Describes a cooperative project between the Hinsdale (Illinois) Public Library and the local schools to publish a literary magazine. Goals, selection of an editorial board, rules for contributions, promotion, a cover design contest, format, selection and editing of entries, and the layout and printing process are discussed. Sample entries are…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Editing, Elementary Education, Institutional Cooperation

Chweh, Steven Seokho – Special Libraries, 1980
Describes the characteristics of SPEAKEASY, an interactive computer language, and explains how it can be incorporated and used in information science courses in library schools. General headings include SPEAKEASY descriptions, comparison with other languages, functional usage of SPEAKEASY (text creation, editing, programming), and special…
Descriptors: Courses, Editing, Information Science, Language Role
Schwartz, Alix – 1990
A teacher describes what happens when professional writers are invited into his college composition classroom to talk about and show the processes they employ in revising their work, and reports that students benefit not only by hearing about but also by actually seeing successive drafts. In the class, the students begin the semester by analyzing…
Descriptors: Authors, Classroom Communication, Editing, Higher Education
Currents, 1987
Tough editoral decisions made by college editors and their consequences are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Colleges, Decision Making, Editing

Bradley, Jana; Biss, Judi – 1979
This course guide outlines objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on writing for publication. The first of two parts covers writing and publishing journal articles, while the second part addresses topics related to publishing a book manuscript: (1) approaching the publisher; (2) evaluating proposals; (3) negotiating…
Descriptors: Books, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Editing
Santelmann, Patricia Kelly – 1985
In preparing students for business writing, a technical writing class should foster (1) a sensitivity to audience and an understanding of the business or technical organizational audience, (2) analytical problem solving that precedes any but the simplest writing task, (3) understanding of the patterns of organization that make information clear to…
Descriptors: Business English, Editing, Higher Education, Problem Solving
Aik, Kam Chuan – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1988
The development of "English for Occupational Purposes" (EOP) by a team of seven authors and two project directors for EOP classes at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore is described. Aspects included the prewriting stage; analyses of the teaching, learning, and target situations analysis; writing and editing; and postwriting stage. (LB)
Descriptors: Authors, Editing, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Williams, Dorothy F. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1979
The development of modern alumni publications is highlighted. The use of graphics, freedom of speech, publications' use as a channel of continuing education, innovations in planning and editing, establishment of objectives, production costs, and budgetary concerns are discussed. (JMF)
Descriptors: Alumni, Budgeting, College Graduates, Costs

Couch, Lezlie Laws – English Journal, 1983
Uses personal experience with writing a newsletter to show how a newsletter assignment involves students in a wide variety of writing experiences, makes them aware of their audience, and shows them the need for good organizing and editing skills. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Editing, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing
Fitzgibbon, Joseph – Media and Methods, 1980
Recommends having students proofread each other's papers, thereby increasing student incentive to write carefully and reducing the amount of teacher time spent correcting mechanical errors. (TJ)
Descriptors: Editing, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Peer Teaching
Yoe, Mary Ruth – Currents, 1992
The editor of a university magazine offers observations about writing and editing science-related articles, focusing on eliciting information during the interview with the researcher, deciding what to write and how to organize it, and rules for self-editing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Editing, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Usage
Haber, Marian Wynne – 1991
Recently, the Communication Department at the University of Texas at Arlington offered an innovative news editing course taught collaboratively by a journalism professor and an editor of the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram," a metropolitan daily newspaper. In 1990 the course was continued on the model describes by R. L. Gates (1989), and in…
Descriptors: Editing, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Ditlea, Steve – Personal Computing, 1987
Discusses the trends toward developing "spelling checkers" for word processing programs. Compares 19 different commercial dictionary programs with regard to word size, dictionary source, number of words checked, memory requirement, algorithm type, and cost. Cautions against becoming too dependent on spelling checkers, noting their shortcomings.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Cost Effectiveness
Hunka, S. – Educational Technology, 1989
Discussion of the use of authoring systems for courseware development focuses on guidelines to be considered when designing authoring systems. Topics discussed include allowing a variety of instructional strategies; interaction with peripheral processes such as student records; the editing process; and human factors in computer interface design,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design
Frase, Lawrence T; Diel, Mary – Technological Horizons in Education, 1986
Discusses computer editing and describes the capacities and features of an integrated software package, Writer's Workbench. Suggests ways in which this program can be used to improve writing skills. Reviews the effects of this program on technical users, college students, and high school students. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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