Making the Connection: Desktop Publishing, Professional Writing, and Pro Bono Publico

Designing desktop publishing courses around a model of service familiar in the U.S.--the pro bono publico tradition of professional gratis service--would broaden students’ professional horizons in addition to meeting growing demands for service learning. Such courses would mate volunteerism with the democratic spirit of desktop publishing, a technological platform that provides a means for unrepresented voices to be heard and read. One community project is outlined.
Hafer, Gary R. Technical Communication Quarterly (1999). Articles>Education>Service Learning>Volunteering