Richard Holeton

Who is Richard Holeton?

Richard Holeton, Director of Academic Computing Services at Stanford University, promotes thoughtful uses of educational technologies in higher education and writes fiction and nonfiction. He previously taught for 12 years in Stanford's writing program and English Department, coordinated the Computers and Writing Project, and served as Resident Fellow for a freshman dorm. Currently co-leader of the EDUCAUSE Learning Space Design Constituent Group, his scholarship includes articles, book chapters, conference talks, and college textbooks such as Composing Cyberspace: Identity, Community, and Knowledge in the Electronic Age (McGraw-Hill, 1998). His fiction includes the critically-recognized hypertext novel Figurski at Findhorn on Acid (Eastgate Systems, 2001), a variety of other electronic literature, and award-winning short stories. He's winner of a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship and a past California Arts Council fiction fellow. Holeton holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA and MFA from San Francisco State University.