Division Goal 1:  Maintain a high level of instruction and/or job performance by providing access to continuing professional development activities.

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

Objectives:  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 a virtual, new employee orientation model.
2. Implement ongoing course management system trainings for faculty.
3. Implement trainings for Office 2007 and the VISTA operating system.
4. Encourage faculty and staff participation in technology-related conferences.

Assessment Strategy:

1. Professional development log for all faculty;
2. Review of additional offerings in and use of the Virtual Learning site.

Assessment Outcomes: Maintained professional development log. Added sections of SPA and truck driving to NCVIP offerings.

Use of Results: Continue to assess departmental curricula needs with associate deans for future semesters.

Division Goal 2:  Meet training needs for current and expanded employment opportunities of the service area as a result of changing workforce demographics. 

Department/Program Goal: Identify and develop strategies to address the educational needs of community members

Objectives:  Expand and enhance educational facilities and opportunities.

Action Plan:

1. Develop and implement off-campus education labs.
2. Identify potential continuing education needs that can be addressed virtually.
3. Utilize the annual DL User Survey to tailor online offerings to better meet student needs.

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

Assessment Outcomes: Equipment for off site facilities upgraded (including laptop lab for Southern Correction, upgrades to PCs, set aside equipment for proposed Highland Center needs), added EMS certification courses, NUR hybrid program orientation/assessment to online offerings

Use of Results: Will continue to address continuing education needs that could be met through online offerings.

Division Goal 3:  Provide facilities that meet current and future instructional programming needs. 

Department/Program Goal: Continue efforts to plan, provide, and maintain facilities that will enhance distance learning and regular student achievement and development.

Objectives:  Evaluate classroom spatial and ergonomic needs. Improve the student network.

Action Plan:

1. Upgrade classroom labs by addressing spatial and ergonomic issues.
2. Implement the latest course management system version.
3. Identify and implement student networking needs (bandwidth and security).

Assessment Strategy:  Utilize a student survey to determine if ET is adequately meeting needs.

Assessment Outcomes: Flat-screen monitors added to some classrooms with ’08-’09 Technology Replacement Plan emphasis on classrooms, Blackboard server moved to hosted solution using later version of software (providing additional tools to students and faculty), revamped student network and increased bandwidth to maximum capacity and security.

Use of Results: Provide additional ergonomic solutions to classrooms, implement secure wireless network across campus, provide students with network logins.

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

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.

Person(s) Responsible:  Dean of Education Technology

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective:  May 2009

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

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: $1,000

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2009

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2009

College Goal:  Develop and implement instructional programs and services, both traditional and distance learning offerings, that are consistent with the assessed needs of the constituent groups in the College’s service area and with state and national standards, including training and retraining of the workforce.

Division Goal 2:  Respond to service area economic trends by providing continued training and/or upgrading for current workforce needs and by pursuing new programming in potential expansion areas.

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.

Person(s) Responsible:  Dean of Education Technology, Dean of Continuing Education

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective:  May 2009

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

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective:  $2,500

Assessment Outcomes:Will be completed in May 2009

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2009

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

Division Goal 3:  Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

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.

Person(s) Responsible:  Dean of Education Technology

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective:  May 2009

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

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective:  $5,000

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2009

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2009