Teaching the Visual: Understanding our Approaches
http://www.cptsc.org/conferences/2003/abstracts_03_a-f_1.htm#Craft

Portewig, Tiffany Craft
CPTSC Proceedings
2003

Abstract:

Despite the significant presence of the visual in the field of technical communication, we have not yet achieved a unified pedagogical approach to the visual. Because of the traditional emphasis on written communication, there is often a conflicting boundary between teaching the visual and textual, which often results in the visual assuming a secondary position to the textual.