CW2001 Program - Computers and Writing

Letter from Bedford/St. Martin’s
Dear Computers and Writing Community:
First, we would like to thank Dr. Linda Hanson, Rich Rice, and everyone
else on the Ball State conference committee for giving us the opportunity
to become more active in the Computers and Writing Conference by
providing this program. We also want to thank the editorial boards
of Kairos and Lore for agreeing to help us sponsor The Kairos/Lore
Computers and Writing Awards for TA’s and Adjuncts, which will
debut at this conference. Based on the speakers, the sessions, and
the workshops described in this program, the conference promises
to be a memorable one.
The ideas explored at this conference will continue to grow more
important as computer technologies continue to change irrevocably
how we live, work, teach, learn, and yes, publish. As publishers, we
were never just in the business of publishing textbooks, but rather in the
business of creating pedagogical tools. A book is just one kind of tool,
and although it’s versatile, it has limits. But now, with the growth of new
media, we can work with our authors to create pedagogical tools that
help instructors accomplish teaching goals and practices that were
unattainable — often unimaginable — before computers.
The success of Bedford/St. Martin’s has always depended upon
understanding and supporting what instructors do. It’s one of the
reasons we’re all here at this meeting: to learn more about what
you’re doing in your classrooms and scholarship. We’re proud of
what we’ve done with our new media efforts so far and excited
about what we have underway. But more important, we are
genuinely committed to doing new media the way we have always
tried to do our books — with care, attention, and intelligence.
We’re glad to be here and look forward to hearing your ideas
and insights.
Joan E. Feinberg, Editorial Director, Bedford/St. Martin’s
Denise Wydra, Director of New Media
Nick Carbone, Senior Editor, New Media
Kristin Bowen, Senior Editor, English New Media
Chad Crume, New Media Producer
Brian Wheel, Marketing Manager
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