English the next Philosophy

I was interested by Selber's comment about how English departments may marginalize themselves if they do not embrace and teach technology. If English departments do not embrace technology and how technology has contributed to changing interpretations of communication and education, English studies will become more and more irrelevant and unimportant in our fast paced society. Like philosophy, English studies will become solely the study of past thinkers and writers. Technology has created a new importance for English departments, but if English studies shun technology, they will become less and less important.