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IBM Canada K-12Vision and Strategies

Education for a Smarter Planet


IBM K-12 Vision

To help educators improve learning through powerful technology

made easy

… education for a Smarter Planet


To truly reap the full benefits that technology has to offer, the stakeholders in education must address:

The lack of appropriate information and communications

technology (ICT) infrastructure

The much more human challenge of changing entrenched practices in education

From: Unleashing the Potential of Technology in EducationThe Boston Consulting Group, August 2011

Two Fundamental Requirements

SIMPLEXITY !!! (Kluger/Fullan … now Bibby)

Effective Infrastructure



The CIO Mandate

The CIO MandateEmpowerment of the CIO to achieve the organization’s goals by leveraging business and information technology

Agreement between business and IT

Explicit, open and broadly communicated

Applicable across industries and sectors

Changes when the organization’s needs change

As educational CIO, one needs to be trilingual:Speak and understand technologySpeak and understand administrative businessSpeak and understand education

University CIO, United States


The CIO Mandate

Leverage Mandate

Streamline operations and increase organizational

effectiveness

Pioneer Mandate

Radically innovate products, markets, business models

Expand Mandate

Refine business processes and enhance collaboration

Transform Mandate

Change the industry value chain through improved

relationships


Business view of IT

Provider of fundamental technology services

Facilitator of organizational process efficiency

Provider of industry specific solutions to support business

Critical enabler of business/organization vision

Global (14%)

52%

28%

14%

6%

Enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness

1. Continually review and update legacy environments

2. Renewed emphasis on information sharing and collaboration with internal customers

3. Leverage data to measure basic business and IT metrics

Key focus areas based onLeverage mandate CIO responses

Education(27%)

56%

23%

13%

7%

Leverage

optimize and grow IT fundamentals and enhance organizational process efficiency

The Leverage Mandate


The Expand Mandate

Business view of IT

Provider of fundamental technology servicesFacilitator of organizational process efficiencyProvider of industry specific solutions to support businessCritical enabler of business/organization vision

Global (50%)

27%

32%

27%

15%

Improve integration and insights

1. Focus on Strategic Planning as a key initiative

2. Enhance internal and external collaboration to achieve plan

3. Review, analyze and implement data management processes

4. Simplify, automate and integrate

Key focus areas based onExpand mandate CIO responses

Education

(47%)

32%

29%

22%

17%

Expand

strong focus on enterprise-wide optimization of technology for the highest possible integration and effectiveness


Summary of Insights

“The challenge is to create and implement a technology model open for academic innovation while managing the business of education seamlessly and securely.”

CIO, Canada

“We are working to reduce complexity down to simple outcomes, simple actions and then intensely implement with vigor.”

CIO, Australia

“We need to change IT`s approach on how we interact with our clients, users and other departments.”

CIO, Brazil

“We need to master technology: social networks, mobile technology, change.”

CIO, Ireland


Current Challenges facing K-12 CIOs/IT ManagerseSchool K-12 Survey 2011 EDUCAUSE

Integrating Technology into Instruction Funding IT

IT Security Administrative/ERP/Information Systems

Managing Staff & Student Data Teaching & Learning with Technology

Student & Staff Effective use of Technology IT Security

Testing & Implementing new technologies Mobile Technologies

Strategic Planning Agility, Adaptability, and Responsiveness

Supporting End-Users Governance, Portfolio Management

Keeping IT Systems Functioning Properly Infrastructure / Cyber-infrastructure

Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity

Strategic Planning

Sources:1.eSchool News – The Unique Challenges Facing the IT Professional in K-12 Education 2.Top-10 IT Issues for 2011 – 2011 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee


The Educational Technology QuadrantRandom /

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Where we are

NOW

Where do we want to be in

3-5 YEARS

IT LONG TERM

STRATEGIC PLAN

DISTRICTSTRATEGIC PLAN

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Strategic Planning

Teaching and Learning



So Many Changes… So Little Time!


Today’s Educational Challenges

Literacy 75% of students not reading by end of grade 3 are still struggling in Grade 9

At Risk

Numeracy Math scores drop off after grades 4/5 with gaps all the way back to the basicsAcross Canada, enrollment in math, science and computer science is on the decline

Differentiated InstructionGender GapSpecial Education StudentsAt Risk / Success for All Students / PathwaysAboriginal StudentsELL

ScreenagersDigital Divide: Socioeconomic; Gender; Urban/Rural


IBM Educational Technology Effectiveness Framework

Educational Priorities

Why Are You Buying Technology? Vision and Focused Educational Priorities

District Commitment

Sustainable – Leadership / Budget

Student Access Teacher AccessCurriculum SW

Curriculum ToolsProductivity Tools

Web 2.0 Tools

Access to Digital Resourcesand Rich

Instructional Resources

Technical Support

Effective Use

Innovative Teacher

Practices for the 21st Century

Professional Development

Software

End User Devices Servers,

Storage & Network

Systems Management

Standards and Policies

Classroom Management

Interface

Effective Use

Infrastructure

IBM Canada K-12Vision and Strategies


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