Knoff M E
Division of Instructional Development, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
J Biocommun. 1990;17(4):2-6.
Academic health scientists rely heavily on writing to advance their understanding of research results and to disseminate those results to peers. Faculty's need to write well led our Department of Educational Resources to move its editorial support from its Printing Services division in 1987. At that time Instructional Development created a writing development service, distinct from copyediting, to assist faculty in learning to assess and improve their own writing. Beginning with one-to-one consultation, the developmental service has broadened to include workshops on writing for publication and interdisciplinary writing feedback groups. Under this developmental approach to editing, faculty have achieved publication success and shown positive attitudes toward writing, revising, and receiving feedback on their writing from peers. The approach holds promise both for health science faculty and for their students.
学术健康科学家在很大程度上依赖写作来深化他们对研究结果的理解，并将这些结果传播给同行。教师对良好写作的需求促使我们的教育资源部于1987年将其编辑支持从印刷服务部门转移出来。当时，教学发展部门创建了一项写作发展服务，与文字编辑不同，以帮助教师学会评估和改进他们自己的写作。从一对一咨询开始，这项发展服务已经扩大到包括关于发表写作的研讨会和跨学科写作反馈小组。在这种编辑的发展方法下，教师们在发表成果方面取得了成功，并对写作、修改以及从同行那里获得写作反馈表现出积极的态度。这种方法对健康科学教师及其学生都有前景。
