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>There is almost nothing that can't be done using:
>-HTML
>-JavaScript
>-CGI
Doesn't the purpose of the document and the customer drive the document's
production? Yes HTML, CGI and Javascript can do a lot, but that doesn't mean
they are the appropriate tools for the job.
>I have yet to see a CBT type program written in something like MacroMedia
Director that is pedogogically sound for teaching SKILLS.
hmmm, the basic skills I learned that relate to writing and that directly
affect my writing (researching, design and layout, editing, writing,
proofreading) are not computer related in the least. I consider the programs
I use as tools to help me achieve the end result. Part of my job as a
technical writer is to know what tools are best to complete the job at hand.
Sometimes I have no control over what tools I have to use.
And as someone who recently stepped out of acedemia and into industry,
sometimes sound pedagogy has little or nothing to do with learning or
needing to complete a task.
