Who are the stakeholders in the intersecting technological ecologies within and outside the university?  How do I learn about these stakeholders, and how do I gauge the impact of my decisions upon them?

There's no one set of stakeholders that we can easily define, but here are some suggestions about who the stakeholders might be in a technology-rich first-year writing program:

Inside the university:

• Students
• enrolled in current classes
• who will enroll in future classes (e.g. high school seniors)
• who have taken first year composition classes
• interested in transferring credit from another institution
• For all these types of students, we may be interested in the following about computer and internet technology
• their previous experiences with it
• their self assessments of their abilities
• their attitudes toward it, in educational and professional settings
• their predictions of how they will use it in future professional, social, and civic arenas
• Teaching Assistants
• teaching current classes
• preparing to teach classes
• looking to improve their skills at teaching with technology
• looking for more permanent employment
• researching the use of technology in teaching and assessment
• Faculty
• teaching current classes
• preparing to teach classes
• looking to improve their skills at teaching with technology
• involved in curriculum development
• involved in programmatic assessment and articulation
• in other programs and departments, but involved with or concerned about General Education and Core Competency classes
• Administrators
• the Writing Program Administrator, and assistant, if applicable
• coordinators of subprograms, such as Basic Writing, ESL, etc.
• department chair
• college dean
• provost
• campus information technology VP or coordinator
• assessment dean or coordinator
• faculty development/instructional technology coordinator
• technology coordinator
• deans and chairs of other departments to whom writing is important
• Support Staff
• program secretary
• technology staff, both departmental and university-wide, including lab monitors
• library staff
• faculty development/instructional technology staff
• program and institutional assessment staff
• Committees
• first-year composition committee
• department council
• department, college, and university curriculum committees
• assessment committee
• general education committee
• first-year experience/orientation committee

Outside the university:

• Parents
• Prospective students, both new and transfer
• Legislators
• Reporters for the media
• Faculty and administrators at other institutions
• Current and prospective employers