the university of hartford combining engagement with readiness assessment: one year later
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The University The University ofof Hartford Hartford
Combining Engagement Combining Engagement with Readiness with Readiness
Assessment: One Year Assessment: One Year LaterLater
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• 7000 Students– 5000 Undergraduates– 2000 Graduates
• 320 Faculty
The University of HartfordThe University of Hartford
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• 9 Schools and Colleges
• Moderately Decentralized Academic Administrative Structure
•Boutique pockets of innovation
The University of HartfordThe University of Hartford
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• President: 3rd Year• Provost: 1st Year• CIO: 1st Year
LeadershipLeadership
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Our mission is to help students, faculty, and staff achieve their information technology goals in a responsive, delighted, and cost effective manner.
ITS OrganizationITS Organization
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• Entrepreneurs• Second Wave• Careerists• Reluctants
Assessing Faculty Assessing Faculty Readiness:Inclusion and Readiness:Inclusion and EngagementEngagement
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• 222 Interviews• About ¾ of all Full-Time Faculty• Interviews lasted from 30 minutes
to an hour• Sharing MERLOT
– http://www.merlot.org
Assessing Faculty Assessing Faculty Readiness:Inclusion and Readiness:Inclusion and EngagementEngagement
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• E-Mail: 92%
• In the Classroom: 47%
• Web Page: 40%
• Course Material on Web: 33%
• Write Software for Course: 26%
Faculty Technology Use In Their Faculty Technology Use In Their TeachingTeaching
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• Entrepreneurs: 26%
• Second Wave: 60%
• Careerists: 3%
• Reluctants: 10%
Faculty “Types” at U of HFaculty “Types” at U of H
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Rank Profiles Across “Types”Rank Profiles Across “Types”
Assistant Assoc. Full
Entrepre. 34% 15% 40%
2nd Wave 55 72 38
Career 3 4 2
Reluct. 8 9 20
Total 100% 100% 100%
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Faculty “Types” Across RanksFaculty “Types” Across Ranks
Entre-pren.
2nd Wave
Career. Reluct.
Assist. 45% 35% 33% 26%
Assoc. 21 50 50 32
Full 34 16 17 42
Total 100% 101% 100% 100%
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• Equipment: 37%
• Support: 31%
• Training: 19%
What do 2What do 2ndnd Wave Faculty Need to Wave Faculty Need to Adopt New Technologies?Adopt New Technologies?
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• Faculty Response
• Administration Response
Combining Engagement with Combining Engagement with Assessment: Unanticipated Assessment: Unanticipated ConsequencesConsequences
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Instructional Technology LandscapeInstructional Technology Landscape
• What are we doing to help the 2nd Wave faculty?
• “Smart Classrooms”
• In 1999: 2
• Today: 26
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Instructional Technology LandscapeInstructional Technology Landscape
• Training and Support: Faculty Center for Learning Development
• Workshops• Web Page creation and management
• Multimedia creation
• Alternative Teaching Strategies in the Classroom
• Blackboard Training: Going to Where They Live
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Incentives & SupportIncentives & Support
• “Getting Started with Technology” Grants
• Technology Student Mentors Program
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Calculated CooptationCalculated Cooptation
• The Importance of Engaging the “Third Floor”
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Planning Policy
Development
Leadership and Structure: Leadership and Structure: Identifying Administrative NeedsIdentifying Administrative Needs
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Planning
Technology Strategic Planning Committee
Developing Strategic Goals in line with Articulated Vision
Leadership and Structure: Changing Leadership and Structure: Changing Structure to Meet NeedsStructure to Meet Needs
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Policy
Technology Policy Committee
Implementation of Strategic Goals
Leadership and Structure: Changing Leadership and Structure: Changing Structure to Meet NeedsStructure to Meet Needs
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Development
Technology Resource Development Committee
Innovative Directions in Funding Strategic Initiatives
Leadership and Structure: Changing Leadership and Structure: Changing Structure to Meet NeedsStructure to Meet Needs
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Is all of this working?Is all of this working?
• Blackboard• October 2000 January 2002• 2 users 4,543 users• 2 courses 520 courses• 2 instructors 289 instructors
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Is All of This Working?Is All of This Working?
• Strategic Planning Process• Funding Opportunities
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Systemic ChangeSystemic Change
• Leadership• Inclusion• Communication
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The University The University ofof Hartford Hartford
Paul R. HagnerPaul R. [email protected]
George BrophyGeorge [email protected]