COE Technology Strategic Planning

COE Technology Plan Charge to the Committee

Creating a New Strategic Plan for Technology in the COE

Problem:

Our current technology plan was developed more than 10 years ago—and focused primarily on student competencies. Technology has evolved considerably as well as student and faculty uses of technology during that time frame. Finally, this past fall the college created a new strategic plan in alignment with the university’s strategic plan; and the technology plan needs to be linked to these documents. Given the upcoming visit of PSC/NCATE in February of 2006 and their requirements that we have an up to date COE technology plan on file, we need to revise our college technology plan.

Proposal:

To convene a committee that includes academic departments, research centers, and OIT to look across our college at

the current uses of technology to support research, instruction, and service
what other college’s technology plans include as well as documents from national studies
What we have said that we would do in terms of technology as part of our strategic planning process at the department, college, and university levels

From these analyses, the committee would

prepare a proposed technology strategic plan using the goals of the college strategic plan as a framework

This proposal would consist of goals, performance measures, and potential budget information
The proposal would address the needs of the PSC and NCATE, but also the college and university goals for technology for all students
The proposal would address research, teaching and service – and what the college should be doing and what support we need to meet those aims
Assessment should address 3 levels: access, utilization, and performance

seek feedback from faculty through departments and the COE faculty senate
present the final document to the academic cabinet and from there to the dean for final approval

Anticipated Timeline for this work would be:

April -May: Form committee and identify and review relevant documents, create web site and virtual worksite

June-July: Create proposed draft plan

August-October: Seek feedback from faculty and from the academic cabinet

November 1: Forward the document to the dean for final approval—add approved document to the college’s website; incorporate into NCATE report

Committee:

Co-Chairs; Sandi Glass and Mike Hannafin

Committee Members:

Jim Wilson, MSE

John Hoge, ESSE

Richard Andreatta, CSSE

Linda DeGroff, LLE

Alan Stewart, CHDS

Desna Wallin, LEAP

Phil Tomporowski, KINES

Roger Hill, WELSF

Julie Tallman, EPIT

Jamie Lewis, Student Services