Goal 5: Increase technology support, equipment and infrastructure to a level which fully meets the needs of faculty and students enrolled in traditional and online/hybrid courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Objectives Responsible Units(s) Timeline Progress Outcomes 5A. Academic Affairs; Faculty 2016-2017 Technology Six new technology Develop a University-wide Academic Technology Plan to Business Affairs Strategic Plan classrooms support classroom and online/hybrid teaching IS&T is nearing have been outfitted pedagogies. completion by (at least one in each Develop a technology plan with input from each the Technology college and three Advisory hybrid classrooms department about discipline specific needs. Committee. with the capacity for Establish within each college an up-to-date simulcasting class computer classroom with specialized software instruction and and on-campus technical support. lecture capture have been completed. A position, Senior Project Manager for Academic Support, has been created within IS&T to supervise a technical analyst and a team of trained student workers in maintaining and caring for classrooms and providing training for faculty. 5B. IS&T Funds saved The computer leasing Establish a long-term technology support budget to Business Affairs from the program has resulted fund needed infrastructure and technology upgrades Academic Affairs elimination of in a 20% increase of Successfully implement a budget for technology the original laptops assigned to refresh for computers, software, LCD Ellucian faculty. projectors, Smart Boards and emerging contract have technology identified in the Academic been applied New standards for Technology Plan. to cover all classroom support, technology upgrades
Goal 5: Increase technology support, equipment and infrastructure to a level which fully meets the needs of faculty and students enrolled in traditional and online/hybrid courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Objectives Responsible Units(s) Timeline Progress Outcomes 5A. Develop a University-wide Academic Technology Plan to support classroom and online/hybrid teaching pedagogies. Develop a technology plan with input from each department about discipline specific needs. Establish within each college an up-to-date computer classroom with specialized software and on-campus technical support. Academic Affairs; Faculty Business Affairs IS&T 2016-2017 Technology Strategic Plan is nearing completion by the Technology Advisory Committee. Six new technology classrooms have been outfitted (at least one in each college and three hybrid classrooms with the capacity for simulcasting class instruction and lecture capture have been completed. A position, Senior Project Manager for Academic Support, has been created within IS&T to supervise a technical analyst and a team of trained student workers in maintaining and caring for classrooms and providing training for faculty. 5B. Establish a long-term technology support budget to fund needed infrastructure and technology upgrades Successfully implement a budget for technology refresh for computers, software, LCD projectors, Smart Boards and emerging technology identified in the Academic Technology Plan. IS&T Business Affairs Academic Affairs Funds saved from the elimination of the original Ellucian contract have been applied to cover all support, The computer leasing program has resulted in a 20% increase of laptops assigned to faculty. New standards for classroom technology upgrades
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