TechnoPlan Review- Florida Community College at Jacksonville

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plan Florida Community College at Jacksonville

url http://www.fccj.cc.fl.us/~opencps/techplan.html

reviewer Chris MacCrate, Estrella Mountain Community College

date August 5, 1997

comments Reading through some of this plan, the first thing that hit me was the bureaucratic-speak of the document, way too much jargon.
But once I got over that, the plan was presented in a very clear way. I especially liked the statements up front acknowledging the importance of learning styles as important strategic issues:

Cooperative learning
The evolving environment from emphasis on teaching to emphasis on learning
Increased interest in use of the Internet for intra-college applications
Integration of voice, video, and data technologies
Technology integration comes last in this list, as it should.
But then, as I read through some of the recommendations, I failed to notice a continued emphasis on the instructional strategic issues, and in their place were technological concerns. The recommendations made are good ones, very clear and concise, and very appropriate for a good technology plan. However, they would be even stronger by placing renewed emphasis on the teaching and learning issues, and then how the technologies can further those.
This is a Roundtable on Teaching and Learning (and then Technology), and the order of the words is important to remember.

plan	Florida Community College at Jacksonville
url	http://www.fccj.cc.fl.us/~opencps/techplan.html
reviewer	Chris MacCrate, Estrella Mountain Community College
date	August 5, 1997
comments	Reading through some of this plan, the first thing that hit me was the bureaucratic-speak of the document, way too much jargon. But once I got over that, the plan was presented in a very clear way. I especially liked the statements up front acknowledging the importance of learning styles as important strategic issues: Cooperative learning The evolving environment from emphasis on teaching to emphasis on learning Increased interest in use of the Internet for intra-college applications Integration of voice, video, and data technologies Technology integration comes last in this list, as it should. But then, as I read through some of the recommendations, I failed to notice a continued emphasis on the instructional strategic issues, and in their place were technological concerns. The recommendations made are good ones, very clear and concise, and very appropriate for a good technology plan. However, they would be even stronger by placing renewed emphasis on the teaching and learning issues, and then how the technologies can further those. This is a Roundtable on Teaching and Learning (and then Technology), and the order of the words is important to remember.