Post on 13-Jan-2015
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Technology Use Plan
Seth AndersonInstructional TechnologistTeaching, Learning, and Technology
+Why we need a Technology Use Plan…
Determine the technology needs of the campus community.
Develop goals for technology use on campus.
Define the roles of faculty, staff, and students in achieving our technology goals.
Effectively gauge our level of success in achieving our technology goals.
Recipe quote from: Technology Planning: Recipe for Success by Larry Anderson and John Perry, Jr. Available on the internet at: http://www.nctp.com/html/tp_recipe.cfm
+Developing a Technology Planning Committee
Students
Faculty
Instructional Technologists
Classroom Support Personnel
Administrative Staff
Help Desk Personnel
+Technology Planning Process
Develop a Technology Vision What is the role of technology at the College of Charleston?
Determine Campus-Wide Goals for Technology How should technology be used at the College of Charleston? What technology standards are we trying to address?
Develop Steps Toward Achieving our Goals What processes do we put in place to ensure that we are
meeting our technology goals?
Create Structured, Meaningful, and Continuing Technology Assessment Are we meeting the technology needs of the campus
community?
+Vision Statement
We must provide a vision statement in order to explain the broad goals of our Technology Use Plan.
Suggested Vision Statement: Technology is increasingly salient in the lives of humans
around the world. In concert with its educational commitment to preparing students to be effective members of the global community, The College of Charleston will provide meaningful access to technology, both inside and outside the curricular context.
+Goals and Objectives
Our Technology Plan must include clearly defined goals and objectives.
Suggested Goals and Objectives: Provide all members of the campus community with
technology training opportunities. Provide all members of the campus community with access
to emerging technologies. Use technology to effectively enhance student learning. Provide the campus community with well-developed,
efficient technology maintenance and support. Research, adopt, and strive to meet nationally-recognized
technology standards.
+Needs Assessment
Structured assessment tool to provide “situational awareness” of the campus community’s current technology use as well as its needs.
We must assess technology use across the full spectrum of the campus community: Students, Faculty, and Staff.
Questions to address in our needs assessment include: How is technology currently being used? Are students, faculty, and staff well-trained in the use of
technology? Are faculty using technology in a pedagogically meaningful way? What hardware and software is being used by our campus
community? What benefits does the campus community perceive as being
associated with technology? What negative factors does the campus community perceive as
being associated with technology?(continued)
+Needs Assessment (continued)
A potential needs assessment instrument has been created: Link to Potential Needs Assessment Tool This particular assessment tool was designed to be
delivered to faculty each semester. Was developed to build a picture of “milestones” over time.
Where are we each semester? What is changing? Additionally, similar needs assessments should be
developed for students and staff. Once standards are adopted, assessment should include
some measure of the level of achievement of those standards.
+Staff Development
Faculty development provided in the form of the Faculty Technology Institute. Faculty are trained to use technology hardware and software
with an eye toward improving student learning.
Smaller, topic-specific workshops should be offered for all members of the campus community. Some workshops are currently available. More effective needs
assessment will help determine what additional workshops are necessary.
Self-training tools should be developed and kept up-to-date. There should be easy access to self-paced training tools for the
campus community. These tools should provide training on general technology tools
and practices as well as those tools and practices that are specific to the College of Charleston.
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+Staff Development (continued)
Participation in educational technology-related professional organizations should be strongly encouraged. Participating in these organizations will provide members of
the campus community with important resources as well as the opportunity to develop research and presentation material.
Professional organizations also foster a strong sense of collaboration and communication. This is important in helping determine “what works” in dealing with established and emerging technologies in the educational environment.
+Evaluation and Research
There must be regular, structured evaluation of the College of Charleston’s Technology Plan. Are we meeting our goals? Are we meeting the technology needs of the campus community? What parts of the technology plan are working? What parts are not
working? What changes to the technology plan are needed?
The Technology Planning Group should use the ongoing Needs Assessment results to help determine the effectiveness of the technology plan.
How do we compare to peer institutions? Does our plan have similar goals to those institutions that the college
has determined are “peer institutions?” Have peer institutions encountered similar shortcomings in the
development and application of a technology use plan? How did they surmount those shortcomings?
+Timeline
Spring 2009 Assemble Technology Use Plan Group Develop Technology Use Plan
Determine Vision Statement Determine Goals
Begin Researching National Standards
June 2009 Complete Technology Use Plan
Complete Research on National Educational Technology Standards, Adopt Standards, and Integrate into Technology Use Plan
Determine Process for Evaluation of Technology Use Plan Develop Marketing Plan for Technology Use Plan Develop Staff Training Resources
+Timeline (continued)
July 2009 Begin Marketing Technology Use Plan
August 2009 Distribute Needs Assessment Tool for Initial Baseline Roll Out Improved Staff Training Resources
December 2009 Distribute Needs Assessment Tool Technology Use Plan Group Meets to Evaluate Technology
Use Plan
+Timeline (continued)
Spring Semester 2010 Implement Changes Recommended by Technology Use Plan
Group
May 2010…then each subsequent December and May Distribute Needs Assessment Technology Use Plan Group Meets to Evaluate Technology
Use Plan
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Seth Anderson
andersonws@cofc.edu
(843)953-7069