Using Style Sheets, Templates and the Features of Publishing Software to Facilitate the Development of Printed Study Materials

Kember, David

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“…(Figure 2 shows an example.) And there are other examples-e.g., in the preparation of distance learning courses-of where authors write to a pre-specified format [32]. (See Figure 3.)…”

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From Structured Abstracts to Structured Articles: A Modest Proposal

Hartley

1999

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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Work with structured abstracts—which contain sub-headings in a standard order—has suggested that such abstracts contain more information, are of a higher quality, and are easier to search and to read than are traditional abstracts. The aim of this article is to suggest that this work with structured abstracts can be extended to cover scientific articles as a whole. The article outlines a set of sub-headings—drawn from research on academic writing—that can be used to make the presentation of scientific papers easier to read and to write. Twenty published research papers are then analyzed in terms of these sub-headings. The analysis, with some reservations, supports the viability of this approach.

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“…(Figure 2 shows an example.) And there are other examples-e.g., in the preparation of distance learning courses-of where authors write to a pre-specified format [32]. (See Figure 3.)…”

Section: Aims Of This Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

From Structured Abstracts to Structured Articles: A Modest Proposal

Hartley

1999

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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“…One way in which this can be done is by creating the equivalent of an "Information Mapping" view of the original document, or of the information selected from that document (Horn, 1982). -The extraction process itself can be designed to convert some or all of the original rhetorical structure into a form.that can be used in an outliner or word processor (Kember, 1992). The student can then build upon by that "expert" structure, in accordance with the notions of apprenticeship, reflection and articulation, contained in the situated learning model alluded to earlier.…”

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Logical pages: revolutionising the use of print for teaching?

Lefrère¹

1995

Brit J Educational Tech

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Edutainment" publishers have begun to deploy an alternative to traditional physical artefacts such as videos, books and cartridges, namely "logical pages", stored electronically and able to be selected from, to provide content in various physical forms, including multimedia, hypertext and hypermedia. Educational texts can be created using the paradigm of logical pages, which is notionally equivalent to treating a course as if it were a database of learning resources. In the case of a study text, those notional databases can contain more study guidance and raw information than conventional educational texts. Each user can select differently from the notional database, and post-process the retrieved information. Thus, some users can choose to view, on screen, a teaching text whose content and layout are identical to a conventional text, then can print a single copy, "on demand". Other users can select other page layouts or content, then transform their selection to suit their individual learning style and learning needs. This paper considers the implications of logical pages for teachers and learners. As yet, there is relatively little research into the educational uses of logical pages, so the paper extrapolates from the literature on reading and writing physical pages, including hypertext pages.The time before logical pages Until the advent of the Open University in 1969-70, print-led teaching, at home, was seen as a poor substitute for lecture-based courses. The OU showed what could be done, by providing mixed media courses combining TV, radio and print. Its print material was written to an academically high standard, but was presented in an openlearning style that was both innovative and accessible to people with no previous educational qualifications. The drawback was the cost of preparing such courses. They required far more preparation than was usual for lecture courses, partly because much effort was spent in integrating the use made of each medium. The OU model of course production was capital-intensive. Drafts of course material were refined over a period British Journal of Educational Technology Vol26 No 3 199.5

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Using Style Sheets, Templates and the Features of Publishing Software to Facilitate the Development of Printed Study Materials

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From Structured Abstracts to Structured Articles: A Modest Proposal

From Structured Abstracts to Structured Articles: A Modest Proposal

Logical pages: revolutionising the use of print for teaching?

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