Department Goal: Provide opportunities for distance learning faculty and all staff to develop professionally.

Objectives: Continue to develop and maintain training opportunities, both seated and virtual, that will address the needs of faculty and staff and that enhance performance.

Action Plan:

1. Implement ongoing course management system trainings for faculty.
2. Implement trainings for Office 2007 and the VISTA operating system.
3. Encourage faculty and staff participation in technology-related conferences.

Assessment Strategy: Professional development log for all faculty; communicate to faculty potential instructional technology conferences.

Assessment Outcomes: Deployed various training events in fall and spring semesters covering LMS, Office 2007 transition, classroom resources, use of video, GroupWise. Vista OS not deployed on campus.

Use of Results: Continued professional development activities planned

Department Goal: Continue to identify and develop strategies to address the educational needs of community members.

Objectives: Expand and enhance online offerings through continuing education.

Action Plan:

1. Develop, upgrade and implement off-campus education labs.
2. Identify potential continuing education needs that could be addressed virtually.

Assessment Strategy: Reviews of off-site labs and online continuing education courses developed and implemented.

Assessment Outcomes: Successful creation and deployment of EMS and MED, Nurse Assistant courses. Establishment of Highland Center lab.

Use of Results: Expansion of existing offerings and creation of new online offerings.

Department Goal:. Provide access to technologies that meet current and future instructional programming needs.

Objectives: Review learning management system options, implement secure wireless technology across campus, review need for video streaming capabilities, begin implementation of WebAdvisor capabilities.

Action Plan: Review LMS options – i.e. Moodle, Angelfire, Google; implement four secure wireless points at appropriate access points.

Assessment Strategy: Technology Team annual report findings, implementation of technologies.

Assessment Outcomes: Continued monitoring of NCCC System Moodle project. Upgrade of wireless access points across campus spring 2009. Video server deployed. WebAdvisor components implemented as requested by CORE Team.

Use of Results: Continue to monitor and assess Moodle as an alternative to Bb. Secure wireless access. Work with faculty to deploy classroom video. Continue to deploy WebAdvisor components as requested by CORE Team. Continue as objective in 2090-2010.

1. Coordinate planning more closely with Assoc. Deans and V.P. of Instruction
2. Provide greater level of awareness of online resources available for course content creation
3. Continue to broaden scope of course offerings through Continuing Education

1. Dean of Education Technology; Assoc. Deans; V.P. of Instruction
2. Dean of Education Technology
3. Dean of Education Technology; Dean of Continuing Education

1. December, 2009
2. December, 2009
3. May, 2010

1. New course offerings
2. Courses under development

College Goal: Provide facilities for student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Objectives: Provide access to technologies that meet current and future instructional programming needs.

Action Plan:

1. Review LMS options – i.e. Moodle, Angelfire, Google
2. Implement four secure wireless points at appropriate access points
3. Implement Netbooks beta initiative
4. Strengthen video access capabilities
5. Deploy or upgrade multimedia technologies in classrooms

Person(s) Responsible: Dean of Education Technology

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May 2010

Assessment Strategy:

1. Technology Team annual report findings
2. Implementation of wireless technologies.
3. Deployment of netbook technology in classroom and Library

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: $25,000

Assessment Outcomes: May, 2010

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2010

College Goal: Provide an environment that supports employing and retaining a quality faculty and staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development.

Division Goal: Provide access to and guidance in professional development opportunities to strengthen instructional delivery and to prepare for accreditation initiatives.

Objectives: Provide opportunities for distance learning faculty and all staff to develop professionally.

Action Plan:

1. Implement ongoing course management system trainings for faculty
2. Implement trainings for Office 2007 and Blackboard
3. Encourage faculty and staff participation in technology-related conferences
4. Design and deploy series of video “how-to” training activities
5. Encourage growth of Bb supplemented and hybrid courses

Person(s) Responsible: Dean of Education Technology

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May, 2010

Assessment Strategy:

1. Professional development log for all faculty
2. Professional development log for all faculty
3. Communicate to faculty potential instructional technology conferences
4. Review of online training site for all employees
5. Growth in number of supplemented and hybrid courses

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: Regular State Budget

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2010

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2010