Crossing the Chasm: The Quest to Bring the Best of Academia and Industry to the Technical Communication Profession
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/2001/PDFs/STC48-000162.PDF

Kryder, LeeAnne G.
STC Proceedings
2001

Abstract:

Crossing the two worlds of academia and industry is a precarious, yet exhilarating, “communication odyssey.” This paper charts the channels that teachers in academia and technical communicators in industry can use to access these two worlds, and describes the challenges and rewards in making the journey. It relies on both primary sources (my personal experiences, and those shared by others) and secondary research in the technical communication profession’s trends. Such crossings are similar to the “foreign exchange” programs we advocate for students: the resulting insights and “cross pollination” from academia and the workplace will help our profession to flourish. industry can benefit both worlds through “crosspollination” and will help our profession to flourish.