I don't believe that this is the best solution for all electronic scholarship, but it is surely one possibility. Teaching, Scholarship, and Service Most of this discussion so far has been about scholarship, but faculty evaluations also include teaching and service components. One can choose to teach using print, chalk, and a chalkboard. Or one can choose to teach using a variety of media, including electronic presentations, digital and streaming video, course websites, discussion groups, and so on. Unfortunately, I have yet to see procedures or instruments for evaluating instruction that attend to the use of the new media as a teaching tool.
Similar issues arise in the area of community service.
Traditionally, service to the profession and the community has taken the form of service on, work with, or leadership of a committee. Of course, one could choose to serve by creating new media for the profession or the community organization. Moderating an electronic discussion group for an organization is a lot like chairing a committee. Working heavily in the new media for more than a decade prompts me to propose the widespread discussion and adoption of a bill of rights for electronic educators. The following is a draft of such a bill.