RCOE Technology Plan, Spring 2000

REICH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

STRATEGIC PLAN FOR USES OF TECHNOLOGY
2000

Vision

The Reich College of Education, as a community of practice, embraces the exploration of the many ways that educational technology can enliven the teaching/learning process. Educational technology is understood to be the process of applying tools for educational purposes. Those tools and their uses are constantly evolving but include such devices as computers, videocassette recorders, video and still cameras, CD-ROMs, scanners and the whole variety of software and accessories that can be used with such devices. Our vision of the role technology plays within this community is to create the disposition among our students, faculty, and staff towards ongoing, appropriate, and effective uses of technology across a wide array of learning and work settings for the lifetime of the student, faculty member, and staff person.

Mission

The Reich College of Education will create an environment in which the widest possible range of teaching/learning technologies are available to students, faculty, staff, and administration. We want each member of the community to be fully able to apply the most appropriate technology to the teaching/learning task at hand. We also encourage the creation and use of new models of thinking and conceptualization to inform our choices regarding the technology we choose to apply in learning, teaching, research and service.

Goals and Objectives

The Reich College of Education has identified the following goals as its top priorities for the use of technology in support of its mission in teaching, learning, research and service:

1. Integrate technology in a thoughtful and appropriate manner throughout all curricula

2. Establish and upgrade communication, technology/media learning, research and service environments for students, staff and faculty

3. Continue to develop and expand state-of-the-art networks and connectivity

4. Institute a comprehensive program to develop faculty and staff knowledge and skills for the appropriation and innovative use of technologies

5. Maintain a flexible, responsive support system

6. Create an effective internal structure for administering and evaluating the attainment of the college's goals in technology

7. Be a leader in and beyond the Appalachian community with teaching and learning via technology

Timeline

Information for the current year, 1999-2000, delineation of goals, objectives, funding analysis and evaluation follow.

1999-2000

Goal


1. Integrate technology in a thoughtful and appropriate manner throughout all curricula	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	1) Identify and make available appropriate examples of technology integration in each program area of the college. a) Share examples through colloquium and collaboration b) Faculty Communication-technology updates-discussion forums-document sharing c) Share classroom demonstrations d) Share web-based resources 2. Create a task force whose charge is to develop a portfolio process that integrates technology competence with curricular & instructional competence across all programs and services 3. Develop focused professional development opportunities to assist faculty in integrating technology appropriately;	1) all faculty and support staff a) faculty, students, and support staff b) faculty and staff c) faculty, students, staff d) faculty, students, staff 2. Dean in cooperation with departments/programs 3. Technology/curriculum specialist
Funding Analysis

Goal


2. Establish and upgrade communication, technology/media learning, research and service environments for students, staff and faculty	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	a) Through renovation, upgrade selected classrooms to accommodate higher end use of technology in teaching b) Educate faculty to availability of resources to support classroom instruction c) Provide training to faculty in context for the use of classroom equipment d) Upgrade and purchase new equipment for the media production facility e) Renovate space in the current media lab to accommodate increased use and future growth and potential f) Purchase content specific software as determined by faculty needs and requests to support instruction (educational software) Content area software should be increased so students may become knowledgeable about its applicability in the curriculum they will be teaching. These purchases would include upgrades for existing licenses. g)Engage in selective scheduling which places "technology intensive" classes in appropriate environments;(includes distance learning classes from campus) --definition of TI classes including levels of technology needs/uses h) Research tools and machines to support, resources, web-space issues, server issues ,document sharing, qualitative research tools	a) TAC, AC, Departments, Technology Facilities Coordinator, Technology/Curriculum Specialist b) Technology/Curriculum Specialist c) Technology/Curriculum Specialist and Technology Facilities Coordinator d) List of equipment developed by Technology Facilities Coordinator with input from faculty/ students e) Technology Facilities coordinator responsible for developing plan, seeking faculty/ student input and overseeing renovations f)These requests would come to the TAC through the Technology Form; consider use of CD-rom tower or dedicated machine, Checkout? g)Faculty must identify TI courses and provide rationale to chairs; chairs identify need for TI environments and request from Dean's office; adjust teaching schedules to make such use possible--chairs and dean's office. h) Faculty input, TAC
Funding Analysis

Goal


3. Continue to develop and expand state-of-the-art networks and connectivity	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	a) Increase the College of Education's connection to 100 mbps b) Increase all server access to 100 mbps c) Continue to upgrade servers to provide faster, more reliable service; d) Upgrade file server disk storage e) Establish guidelines governing use of servers f) Support Web Services g) Intranet development for partnership activities h) NCIH connectedness and support i) Create a web presence for the RCOE that embraces the principles of interoperability, ease of use, consistency and strives for appropriate ADA compliance.	a) - d) All activities associated with the network, fileservers and wiring are monitored by RCOE Technical Services Consultant who reports to the Dean and the TAC committee as upgrades and improvements are made. e) TAC & interested faculty make recommendations to the Dean and Administrative Council f) Technology Facilities Coordinator, Technology/Curriculum Specialist and Technical Services Consultant g) Faculty, Director of Field Services, Director of ASU-Public School Partnership, Technology/Curriculum Specialist h) University, Technology Facilities Coordinator, Technical Services Consultant i) RCOE Webmasters and "Pagemasters"..."Site Masters"
Funding Analysis

Goal


4. Institute a comprehensive program to develop faculty and staff knowledge and skills for the appropriation and innovative use of technologies	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	a) Analysis of current technology integration through faculty interviews and examination of course syllabi. From this develop a matrix of technology's current implementation within courses. b) Establish needs and conduct training based upon the information gathered. This training would consist of individual sessions, goal oriented team tasks, and workshops c) Select faculty to participate in university-wide and/or system-wide initiatives d) Encourage use of Web page discussion where needs for training might be discussed as well as sharing expertise throughout the College. e} Appropriate linkages of departmental home pages and project pages to the college page should be made; f) Use of distance learning opportunities such as those offered through PBS broadcasts. Other workshops and training opportunities will be scheduled as needed and available. g) Seek grant opportunities which focus on enhancement of faculty/ students technology skills and knowledge;	a) Technology/Curriculum Specialist and program coordinators b) Technology/Curriculum Specialist will conduct the majority of the training and request feedback from participants. c) Chairs, dean, Technology/ Curriculum Specialist d) Technology/Curriculum Specialist will create and moderate such a Web site. e) Technology/Curriculum Specialist schedules and coordinates these activities. f) Technology/Curriculum Specialist disseminates information and schedules as appropriate g) Shared responsibility among all members of RCOE
Funding Analysis

Goal


5. Maintain a flexible, responsive support system	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	a) Maintain Web pages which will assist faculty, staff and students to obtain information of support resources necessary for their continued development in the area of technology. These pages will include a listing of the technology competencies and an on-line self-assessment of the items as well as links to appropriate resources b) Maintain college/department web pages and the appropriate linkages among project pages, department pages and college and university pages c) Offer workshops for students so that they may attain expertise in the area of the basic/ advanced technology competencies as required by the state of North Carolina. d) Develop support systems for student teachers, cooperating teachers, and university supervisors e) Provide appropriate support service to PDS efforts f)Provide training and support to staff who are charged with developing dept. pages and maintaining them g) Provide computer maintenance and network support to faculty and staff h) Provide technology facility maintenance and support to students and faculty	a) Technology/Curriculum Specialist with assistance from Technology Facilities Coordinator and Technical Services Consultant b) departmental staff/dean’s office staff with assistance from Technology Facilities Coordinator c) Technology/Curriculum Specialist. Evaluation from the students after the workshops. d)Technology/Curriculum Specialist, faculty, and field experience office e ) departments and college f) Technology Facilities Coordinator g) Technical Services Consultant h) Technology Facilities Coordinator
Funding Analysis

Goal


6. Create an effective internal structure for administering and evaluating the college's goals in technology	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	a) The Technology Advisory Committee for the college reviews uses and availability of technology within the college b) Conduct survey of graduating seniors and cooperating teachers which contains information about their experiences with technology at RCOE. c) Establish procedures/priorities for software purchase, equipment acquisition, etc. d) Conduct periodic interviews of faculty and staff to determine achievement of goals e) Monitor usage patterns in labs, media support and classrooms f)Use Teacher Preparation Star Chart as a means for assessing college's status and progress g) Encourage faculty evaluation of classroom practices involving technology, including impact on student learning h) Encourage and support the incorporation into departmental promotion, tenure, and merit decisions faculty modeling and implementation of technology in their teaching	a) The Technology Advisory Committee and Administrative Council review the technology plan on an annual basis and make necessary changes. b)The Dean's Office conducts this survey and reports the findings to the college in a written report. c) TAC recommends to Dean and Administrative Council d) Technology/Curriculum Specialist e) Technology Facilities Coordinator f) TAC, Dean, AC g) faculty, dept. chairs in annual reviews h) DPC’s, Dept. chairs, Dean
Funding Analysis

Goal


7. Be a leader in and beyond the Appalachian community with teaching and learning via technology	Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Attainable Objectives	a) Professional presentations by faculty members at conferences, off-campus sites or distance learning events. b) Establish policies and procedures governing the development/ offering of web-based instruction, NCIH courses compatible with university technology plan and policies/ procedures. c) Establish professional synergistic relationships within the worldwide academic community d) Provide a liaison with other Colleges within the University to establish productive relationships with respect to educational technologies.	a) Department chairs monitor and evaluate faculty activities. The lab facilitator will monitor equipment use. b) TAC with input from programs, faculty, chairs, dean's office; make recommendations to Dean and Administrative Council c) Faculty d) TAC, Dean, and Faculty
Funding Analysis

Funding Summary 1999-2000

New equipment and software Computers, screens, printers, software	$130,399 ($125,398)
Upgrades of equipment and software Ram, AcceleraPCI, Office 2000 upgrade, etc.	$17,394 ($2,000)
Maintenance of equipment cartridges, etc.	$5,590 ($4,479)
Training Cooperating teachers 20 University supervisors 10 Faculty (university training-laptop) 21	$7,000 $1,200 approx. cost=laptops: $52,500*

Renovations Renovate media lab Create multimedia classroom	$20,000 (minus equipment) $30,000
Other
Total	$211,583 ($131,877)*

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