TECHNOLOGY STICSWOTT Presentation

April 8, 2011

our fantaSTIC team

Technology Coordinating Team (TCT) – Jon Storslee

Direct Instructional Liaisons (DIL) – Patti Marsh

Online Learning Committee (OLC) – Jim Patterson

Center for Distance Learning (CDL) – Sheri Bakunowski

Web Advisory Committee (WAC) – Mary Lou Mosley and Paul Golisch

Mission and Role

MISSION: The purpose of the Technology STIC is to develop and communicate a comprehensive SWOTT analysis summarizing environmental and organizational factors that impact the quality and direction of technology use, integration, innovation, collaboration, and support at PVCC.

ROLE: The team will focus on internal and external trends through a comprehensive environmental scan. Internal factors will be monitored with effective and meaningful institutional data as well as feedback and input from stakeholders.

STRENGTHS – common themes

Competent, centralized IT staff

Outstanding support for faculty and students

Excellent collaboration and communication among faculty and IT staff (e.g. OHCS)

Technology enhanced environment (in and out of the classroom)

Solid processes in place from proposal => implementation => training => maintenance

Systematic planning and budgeting

STRENGTHS - others

Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) has a talented team

in a comprehensive new facility

Center for Distance Learning (CDL) supports distance

learning Choices

Many online and hybrid courses are archived

Planned expansion of distance courses

Increasing support and training for faculty, including

opportunities designed for adjunct faculty.

WEAKNESSES– common themes

Number of IT staff has not kept pace with the increasing number of students as well as expanded facilities and use of technology

Funding is limited for software, training, etc.

Minimal incentives for adjunct faculty to participate in training and integrate technology in their courses

Inconsistent communication with adjunct faculty regarding technology resources at PVCC

WEAKNESSES - others

Reliance on Bond funds

Student confusion Choices - what are they? Assistance – where can they get help? Skills - lack of student understanding of expectations

Distance Learning has limited support and role at PVCC

Student completion and attrition rates for distance learning courses are a challenge

Only a small number of qualified distance learning proposals have been submitted lately (see next slide)

Approved Online and Hybrid Course Proposals

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OPPORTUNITIES – common themes MCCCD Technology Plan – One Maricopa

Open Educational Resources (OER)

Grant money, partnerships

New technologies – virtual classrooms, mobile devices, virtualized applications, etc.

Increased articulation with universities

High school graduates more comfortable with technology (online classes, Google Docs, social media)

Increasing tuition at universities

OPPORTUNITIES - others

Learning Management System RFP

External contracts such as Navy Online

Expanding use of technology by faculty

THREATS – common themes

Reduced funding

Competition from other colleges and universities

Quality adjunct instructors are difficult to find and retain

Potential standardization across MCCCD

THREATS - others

Rapidly changing technologies have higher requirements -- bandwidth, expertise, etc

Blackboard issues

More opportunities for IT staff to leave the college as the economy improves

TRENDS

Mobile computing

Open Educational Resources

Virtual classrooms

Virtual applications (e.g. MySCC)

Increasing demand for online courses

Increasing familiarity with online courses

Reliance on technology to decrease the need for staff

FIVE WAYS TO SPEND $10 MILLION Life without Bond

Fund faculty to develop and integrate technology into their instruction -- such as Open Educational Resources (OER), iPads, eBooks, mobile devices, etc.

Fund the development and support of enough online and hybrid courses to meet the demand

Provide financial rewards for innovations that are collaboratively developed and increase student success

Bonuses for Technology STIC members (just wondered if you were still reading this …)

QUESTIONS??

THANK YOU