- “be reading the scholarly work of peers, not only in rhetoric and composition, but in computers and writing studies” (1)
- “be involved in and help maintain the national and international conversations about rhetoric, technology, and composition, through online discussions and face-to-face conferences” (1)
- “learn the history, relationships, and concerns of the stakeholders in the local university context” (1)
- make decisions “at the intersection of complex systems of relationships among stakeholders” (1)
- Stakeholders include: students, faculty, support staff such as librarians, IT personal and room schedulers, faculty development and curriculum committees, and administrators at all levels who care about student writing and communication skills” (7)
- “develop a flexible philosophy that will allow them to negotiate an effective and sustainable role for technology in the curriculum they support” (3)
Key Term
- Technorhetorician: “an administrator who understands and has experience in “technology, including the rhetoric of technology, and uses that knowledge for the benefit of as many of the program’s stakeholders as possible” (3)p
- Stake holders: “the many individuals and groups in an organization who can affect or [be] affected by the achievement of the organization’s objective” (7)