RCOE Technology Plan, Spring 2000

REICH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

STRATEGIC PLAN FOR USES OF TECHNOLOGY
2005-2010

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/SUPPORT 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:

Establish and maintain off campus resources and access for our programs that are comparable (of the same rigor) to on campus programs. (satellite server) what resources do we expect to be there? What are our needs? Coordination with Belk. Physical set up of labs?

Create and maintain a scalable, sustainable and flexible system for handling digital documents for both traditional publishing and web-based distribution.

Establish, maintain and upgrade as appropriate, effective communication and information sharing via technology/media that creates learning, research and service environments that supports and enliven the RCOE community of learners and fosters a culture for sharing, access, growth and capacity building .

Integrate technology in a thoughtful and appropriate manner throughout all curricula and program

Principles Guiding the Implementation of Instructional Technology

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

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

Maintain a flexible, responsive support system

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

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

Strategic Planning Statement

The technology planning efforts focus on identifying key resources, services, and initiatives to provide efficient and reliable options to the RCOE user base of faculty, staff, and students.

Some of the factors we use in the decision-making process are as follows:

Increasing distance learning challenges

Web-based document sharing: handbooks, syllabi annual reporting, accredidations reports....

Coordinate with Campus wide initiatives and off campus partners

"Something we may want to include in any planning for the future is resources for faculty developing distance learning courses or doing significant updating of courses to include more technology....funding that would give faculty release time, GA support, software and equipment could be part of this" Dick

General Stategic Directions:

increase in the use of web-based information management

General Strategic Actions:

effective and thoughtful use of technology

Implementation Plan

1.Establish and maintain off campus resources and access for our programs that are comparable (of the same rigor) to on campus programs.

Strategic Direction and Action