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“IT Strategic Planning: A Vision- and Mission-Oriented Approach to Enhancing Teaching and Learning with New Technologies”
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IT Strategic Planning: A Vision- and Mission-Oriented Approach to Enhancing Teaching and Learning with New Technologies
Margaret McManus, Ph.D.
John Beatty, Ph.D.
Margaret McCoey, M.S.La Salle University
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional ConferenceJanuary 16, 2008
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Agenda
• Overview of La Salle University• Strategic Planning Process• Three Action Items• Lessons Learned• Future Work• Q/A
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La Salle University
• Overview– 6,000 students, urban, comprehensive, Master’s II,
in Philadelphia, PA• School of Arts and Sciences (A&S)
– 31 undergraduate majors– 10 master’s programs– 1 doctoral program– 156 faculty– 3,000 students
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Strategic Planning Process
University Strategic Plan
A&SStrategic Plan
A&S Technology Strategic Plan
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University Strategic Plan
• Intellectual achievement• Excellence in teaching• Outreach to community• Connections with alumni and alumnae
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A&S Strategic Plan
• Enhance teaching, learning, and research and office operations– Achieve this goal through the effective use of
technology
• Develop interdisciplinary programs• Understand what it means to have an
international component• Enhance faculty and student scholarship
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“How can the institution become engaged in building
the IT strategic plan?”Camp & DeBlois, 2007
• Form an A&S Technology Committee• Charge committee to develop an A&S
Technology Strategic Plan aimed at enhancing technology use and effectiveness
• Extend the A&S Technology Committee work to the University
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Implementing the Plan
• Use a course management system as the brainstorming tool
• Use a wiki as a resource vehicle• Structure the committee with specific focus on
A&S goals
• Action item: – Focus on three goals from the school’s plan
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“Is the A&S Technology Plan connected to the mission-critical foci of the institution?” Camp & DeBlois, 2007
• Vision of the A&S Technology Plan“The School of A&S will be known for its quality
learning community that is enhanced by its systematic, creative and current integration of educational technology into its teaching, learning, and scholarship activities, in support of its strategic plan.”
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Mission of A&S TechnologyThe School of A&S, in coordination with the University’s technology committee,
advances the appropriate use of technology to support and facilitate teaching, learning and scholarship in a vibrant intellectual environment.
Its curriculum is enhanced by the appropriate use of face-to-face, hybrid, and on-line learning. Its faculty consists of passionately engaged and sophisticated teachers and scholars, enabled by their technological competence. Technology is used to investigate and open new frontiers in learning. Its students are prepared to solve future problems effectively through technology. Its administrators and staff are provided with appropriate technology to complete their work efficiently. Together, the faculty, students, staff, administration work together with a strong sense of community. The technology is current and convenient, while compatible with both standard and diverse equipment. The use of technology for these purposes is showcased to the internal and external communities.
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A&S Technology Strategic Plan Goals+examples
1. Academic excellence• Support faculty research on technology
2. Liberal arts/Lasallian focus• Use service-learning projects to bring technology skills to
the community3. International focus
• Encourage linking courses with sections of students abroad
4. Community building• Create a faculty facebook
5. Instructional environment• Support the wireless campus
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The Three A&S Technology Plan Action Items
1. Assess faculty and staff technological skills
2. Create a technology inventory and funding plan
3. Enhance its Web presence to showcase A&S
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Item 1: Faculty and Staff Skills Assessment
• Web- and paper-based survey of A&S faculty and staff training needs and proficiency
• Develop priority list of training needs• Co-sponsor with Faculty Development
Committee a workshop focused on media and copyright issues
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A&S faculty,staff proficiency/needs
Proficiency (bottom 10) Training needs (top 10)Video conferencing Create Web pages
Critique Web resources WebCT
Multimedia Services Video conferencing
Create Web pages Multimedia Services
Use WebCT for discussions Use WebCT for discussions
Use WebCT to post syllabus Ethical and legal issues
Upload files to Internet Upload files to Internet
WebCT Wireless connections
Boolean search logic Critique Web resources
Wireless connections Adobe Acrobat
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Proficiency/interest in training (standardized T-scores)
0102030405060
AdjunctInstructorAssistant profAssociate profProfessorStaff
Total
Proficiency Training
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Item 2: Technology Inventory and Funding Plan
• Compile a list of technological equipment including the original cost and maintenance requirements
• Project a funding scheme for technology equipment replacement
• Update inventory list each semester with replacement data
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Technology Inventory ExampleLab Room 129 All labsQuantity 29 Unlimited
Type Desktops Licenses
Department CSC CSC
Last Purchased May 2007 May 2007
Total Cost $29,000 $399
Cycle 3 years 1 year
Funding source CSC CSC
Replacement Cycle Summer 2007 New Relicense
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Summer 2008 …. Relicense
Summer 2010 Replace Relicense
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Item 3: Web Presenceto Showcase A&S
• Develop school template for department Web presence
• Develop student facebook for each course
• Enhance the A&S web and portal pages
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Template-based departmental web page
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Faculty facebook entry
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“Does the strategic plan drive the IT budget priorities and investments?” Camp & DeBlois, 2007
• Coordinate between A&S and the IT Department on technology purchases
• Project future acquisitions and needs, including those for new Science and Technology Center
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“Are the goals of the strategic plan realistic and reachable?” Camp & DeBlois, 2007
Goal Metric Responsibility Outcome
Web Presence Departmental pages redesigned
Web developers + A&S liaisons + Department
Departmental pages redesigned: 4 in 2005-06; 17 in 2006-07
Skills assessment Self-assessment
A&S Technology Committee + IT department + Faculty Development Committee
Workshop on media and copyright issues
Technology Inventory
Inventory A&S Technology committee + Dean’s office
Inventory updated annually
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Lessons LearnedPrinciples based on Camp and DeBlois, 2007
• Interactive and iterative process including A&S faculty and IT department
• A&S technology plan – connects to A&S plan and to University plan– is reviewed and updated annually– incorporates faculty development– is being extended university-wide
• A&S Technology equipment inventory helped to align budget requests
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Future Work
• Re-purpose subcommittees that were developed to address technological support for pedagogy– Discovery– Implementation– Training & Dissemination– Evaluation
• Coordinate A&S technology and IT asset inventories• Refocus with new University-wide Strategic Plan
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References
Camp, John S., DeBlois, Peter B., and the 2007 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee. “Top 10 IT Issues 2007.” 222.educause.edu, retrieved September 9, 2007.
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The plan itself (final version, 2005)Discovery Committee list of technologies to explore (2007)
Contacts
Margaret McManus: [email protected] Beatty: [email protected] McCoey: [email protected]
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