- “If we want to have sustainable computers-and-writing programs, we have to be able to say, with some credibility, that the dollars we spend—and those that our students spend through equipment purchase, tuition, and fees—are dollars well spent, and that there is an outcome that is worth the investment” (2).
- “If our writing programs are to be sustainable, and if our uses of technology within those programs are to be sustainable, we have to define and sort out the beneficial and harmful uses of technology, and argue hard for the uses that we believe serve our goals for teaching and student learning” (3).
- Programs need to look more into sustainability in world terms.
Put another way, Moran states that we should look into the following research questions:
- How shall our computers-and-writing programs assess student learning?
- How shall we defend ourselves against what we feel are improper uses of technology in our work?
- How shall we cope, personally and institutionally, with the environmental costs of this technology which we love so well? (5)