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Composing hypertext documents can be an enriching path into the world of technical communication. In learning to produce hypertext, students are introduced to an important form of written composition that encompasses not only text generation, but also visual communication and information architecture. In this article, I provide a rationale for teaching hypertext composition and then some specific curricular suggestions in two parts, one for teaching beginners, and one for teaching more advanced students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Identifies several points upon which a fruitful dialogue between ancient and modern discourse on techne and technical communication can begin. Background on how the term techne was used up through the fourth century BCE; Modern discourse's convergence with, and departure from, Plato's and Aristotle's statements on the relationship between techne and rhetoric.