Ocotillo Retreat 97
Casa Grande, AZ
May 21-22, 1997
welcome
resort
agenda
puzzle
discuss
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ocotillo central
A Journey Worth Taking
Common Elements of an Instructional Technology Plan / Keeping Our Focus on Learning
Group Activity
Summary from the group reports from paired-college teams in the Travel Plans and Swapping Stories activity plus individual observations.
Mesa Community College & Glendale Community College
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Issues
- tech/academic programs linked to budget
- support for faculty, students, staff
- maintain vision on teaching/learning
Focus on Learning
- access for all students
- training for faculty and students
- collaboration across campus/inclusive
- know more about how students learn
Assessment
- what are the desired outcomes?
- what is technology's impact on faculty?
- recognize that this is difficult (quantitative/qualitative)
Estrella Mountain Community College & GateWay Community College
- Strengths
- GW has support throughout levels
- EM built from ground up with focus on technology
Common Elements
- steering committee
- need to develop goals
- committee provide information to a Òhigher powerÓ -> overall coordination
Student -> Assessment
- faculty can lead students in how to access knowledge/information/hardware/software
- ability to do it is the evidence of learning
- involve students in assessment
Chandler-Gilbert Community College & South Mountain Community College
- Strengths
- planning is long-term, comprehensive, integrated
- planning stable and credible
- community connections
- technology linked to strategic plan
Common Elements
- broad representation and understanding campus-wide
- include adjunct/non-tech
- focus on learning for all
Focus on Learning
- define student needs/learning styles
- faculty driven; learning driven
- community realities
- K-12
Measurement
- type of learning
- feedback from real-business world
- tag into graduate students within and outside district
- self-assessment
- cost benefit analysis
- link to ongoing assessment
- be honest
Paradise Valley Community College & Rio Salado College
- Common Elements:
- team approach -> intensive meetings
- project teams -> issue oriented
- include student support services
- learning-oriented
- college-wide communication that is systematic / involves dialogue
- broad-based involvement
Challenges:
- assessment / effectiveness
- share experiences
Concerns
- "technology happens"
Phoenix College & Scottsdale Community College
- Common Elements:
- active participation by decision-makers -> budget
- dean of IT
- comprehensive plan including priorities
- universal formula for support personnel
- mandatory training for recipients
- inter / intra - campus dialogue
- 3 year / 5 year plans need budgetary knowledge
Vice-Chancellor of Information Technologies Services
- Support Crisis is universal.
- agree on service level with costs and accountability
- standards: more commonality?
- who does what? centralized or de-centralized?
- what are appropriate levels of support?
- who speaks for the colleges?
- skill-sets regarding technology
- institutional / systems support
- student tech assistants
- employability -> work study, internships, links with 4 year programs, etc.
Director Technology Projects, AAHE
- Rio's weekly roundtable meeting
- what do we lose by keeping up to date?
- Assessment
- ENMU Web Site (http://www.emnu.edu/)
- Alec Testa
- Tom Angelo
- Steve Ehrmann
- Student Support Services
- Maricopa: We're better off than we think.
- access on campus
- top level support
- active infrastructure
- problems? Uneven progress/leadership
- student access at home
- updating faculty/support people
- Dave Smallen -> support service cost
- student assistance -> build into programs
- Worchester Consortium
- summer TLTR Institute
- 7 workshops over 2 days, (customized)
- 4 infrastructure - roundtables, finance, A & E, ?
- 3 curriculum
- dialogue within and across institutions
Ocotillo Faculty Chair 1997-1999
- good forum for sharing
- focus colleges on where to go
- algorhithm -> costs
- programs in place and can't be replaced with new (software)