Re: Techwriter's toolkits and "application holy wars"

Subject: Re: Techwriter's toolkits and "application holy wars"
From: "Michael West" <mike -dot- west -at- oz -dot- quest -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:57:06 +1000



Bill Hall wrote:

> By contrast with structured documents, the focus is on the organization of
> the elements or "containers" of content within the document.



"Structured documentation" has been around for quite a few years, and
has little to do with the distinction between paper and electronic storage.
Some careful definition (or re-definition) of terms is required here.



> Teaching/Learning is another such difference that I have seen in Techwrl
and
> in knowledge management forums I won't try to explore in detail. Teachers
> dictate while learners seek.


Some teachers may "dictate". The better ones do not.
Some learners may "seek." Some don't.


> Do offer to read my paper.


It would be lost on me. I can't make heads or tails out of what
you've written here.


--
Michael West
Melbourne, Australia




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