Friday, January 11, 2008

Typing Accuracy and Speed: Different Strokes

This post is a quick one to share a bit of advice regarding differing goals for typing in different contexts. I hope everyone will take heed:
Though you've inserted the necessary space between "64" and "words" in the subject line of your reply, that kind of space is still missing at the end of your last entry in the attached file. This is an extremely common typographical error among your classmates.

When I searched for your message by student number in the subject heading (06...), I didn't find your message because the number in the heading is still missing a zero. ... If you think about strings of characters in gmail subject headings and filenames like telephone numbers, perhaps you'll realize how important accurate typing is in those contexts.

However, I want you to remember, and to remind your classmates and peers, that for gmail subject headings and typing speed trials, we have different goals - accuracy and speed. You need to work on your typing speed, too!
(personal correspondence, January 11, 2007)

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