Duin sees a blending of social and techinical areas of expertise in the future – merging studies of the technologies (interactive, multimedia and virtual reality) with the contexts of use (power, politics, relevance).
Predictor: Duin, Ann Hill
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for Computer-Mediated Communication, John December writes about the Society for Technical Communication’s 41st annual conference, held May 16 in Minneapolis. December writes about people’s comments in a session titled “Visions to Shape Technical Communication by the Year 2000,” quoting a panelist: ”Anne Hill Duin, of the Department of Rhetoric at the University of Minnesota, identified increasing emphases on people-oriented skills such as interactivity, collaboration, and issues such as gender, age and cultural styles. Duin sees a blending of social and techinical areas of expertise in the future – merging studies of the technologies (interactive, multimedia and virtual reality) with the contexts of use (power, politics, relevance).”
Date of prediction: May 16, 1994
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
Title, headline, chapter name: New Media for Technical Communicators
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1994/jun/stc94.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Dorne, Jay