Dickie--

I hear a program development opportunity knocking on your door.

I am teaching a course in using technology to teach writing this semester.
It is fascinating to see how the teachers in central Illinois are going
through the same issues we went through 10 years ago, working out the
logistics of properly supporting computer classrooms. These are schools with
strong technology and strong technical staffs but who are desperately short
on people who understand the interface between technology and the classroom.
There is clearly a great and growing need for it people who understand
education and are interested in working in a k-12 environment.

I sent this note to the list because I wonder if anyone knows of programs
aimed at preparing these sorts of people.

Jim

> From: Dickie Selfe <rselfe@...>
> Reply-To: TechRhet@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 13:25:44 -0500
> To: TechRhet@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: WPA-L@..., WAC-L@..., wcenter@...
> Subject: [TechRhet] Job seekers, of a different sort
>
> Every year in the Humanities Dept. at Michigan Technological
> University after years of training and work, undergraduate and
> graduate IT workers from CS, technical communication, engineering,
> and HU majors leave our school. These folks have designed and run our
> Humanities computing labs/classrooms/online systems. I mean, these
> paid and volunteer folks REALLY design and run them. They
>
> * set up and maintain Macs and PCs on a UNIX network;
> * write scripts and programs to benefit students and teachers;
> * install all manner of local and networked software;
> * develop the personal and collaborative skills necessary
> to talk with novice and expert users: students,
> teachers, and administrators;
> * research and evaluate new systems and software;
> * set policies for access and security,
> * help manage and spend our $160,000 budget and
> * help develop a culture of support for those using their
> systems.
>
> At our yearly two-week institutes (CIWIC and ECAC) they are
> consistently rated as one of the most important parts of that
> experience.
>
> They ARE my community of practice here at MTU--the heart of our
> culture of support in this department--and I hate to see them leave.
> But they graduate and need jobs. Many would like to stay in the
> 'educational' arena, K-college.
>
> So if you are looking for quality IT people who have some sense of
> how 'people' work and live with technologies or if you know the folks
> who hire for your school or department, please let me know. I'll
> grudgingly ;-) put you/them in touch with some wonderful people.
> --
>
> Dickie Selfe <rselfe@...>
>
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