Technology Transitions
More than 1/2 of college classes use email
40% of classes use internet resources
50-80% of all students and faculty access the internet at least once each day
More than 400 virtual colleges and universities are now available on the internet
“Crescendo in E-major”
- Thomas Friedman of the New York Times says (11/29/99) that “The next big killer application for the Internet is going to be education. Education over the Internet is going to be so big it is going to make e-mail usage look like a rounding error. E-learning, if done right, can provide faster learning at lower costs with more accountability thereby enabling both companies and schools to keep up with changes in the global economy. Schools and companies that ignore this will suffer the same fate as big department stores who thought e-commerce was overrated.”
Greater use of new technologies in Instruction, administration and support services
Consideration must be given to student services in a competitive environment where customer satisfaction is a major factor in determining where students buy their education
Integrated Technology System
Cost concerns for new and replacement technology