Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California

Collaboration is the Key to a Successful Technology Program

Technology ClimatePre-1995 Status

•Outdated Equipment •No network•No faculty computers •No projection equipment •The term Internet was unknown

Stages of Development

External Assessment

•Students demand new technologies•Employers demand new skills in workforce

•Administration required to understand the need for better data management

•Faculty recognize need for technology integration and support

•Increasing competition

Stages of Development

Problem Identification

Needs assessment results •Lack of classroom equipment•Lack of technical support•Lack of training for staff

and faculty•Lack of campus wide

technology infrastructure

Stages of Development

Hartnell’s VisionThe board developed a vision statement. The following are excerpts from the statement Hartnell College shall:

• seek and dedicate resources to be a technologically advanced institution

• anticipate and respond to change• be a valuable resource and facilitator of change

for it’s communities• excel in the recruitment, retention, and

placements of students

Stages of Development

Four StagesNew Venture, Expansion, Professionalismand Maturity

Each stage contains 3 categories • Organizational support conditions

Leadership, Funding, Infrastructure• Instructional technology utilization

Participants, Uses, Assessment • Professional development activities

Focus, Delivery, Format

Stages of Development

Organizational Support Conditions1995-97

Funding•Title III•Technology Training Infrastructure Program

•More information about TTIP

Leadership•Board support•Superintendent support

New Venture

Infrastructure1996-97

•Technology Learning Center built (1996)•Faculty Resource Center built (1997)•Faculty Computers installed (1997)•Fiber optics and ATM networks built (1997)•Campus wired (1997)

New Venture

New Venture

Technology UtilizationChallenges

•Resistance to change•New technology not understood or used•Common vision not shared by faculty, staff

and administration•Slow integration into classroom

Evaluation

•Institutional Research and Planning survey data

•Accreditation goals met

New Venture

Organizational Support Conditions

•Funding•Trustees Innovation Grants Obtained•Faculty technology pioneers supported

•Leadership support is growing•Infrastructure

•Desktop computers deployed campus wide•All classrooms wired•Smart classrooms were built

Expansion

Technology UtilizationFaculty Resource Center

•Institutional Technologist hired•Offers staff development training•Support of faculty resource center•Supports special projects

Expansion

InstructionalTechnology

The Center Supports•Technology Learning Center (TLC)

•Computer equipment•Video conferencing technologies

•Faculty Resource Center (FRC)•Test and provide support for new technologies

•Integrate new technologies on campus•Support existing equipment

Expansion

Professional Development Activities

•Sign-in sheet to track department and technology usage

•Surveys given at trainings•Goals set for accreditation purposes•Survey given by Institutional Research and Planning

Expansion

Organizational Support Conditions

•Technology plan evolution•New hardware/software standards

•Multiple grant applications•New Title V technology grant success

•Faculty and staff buy-in•Conference attendance and presentations

•Increased network support staff

Professionalism

ChallengesTechnology Utilization

•Video Conferencing•Smart Classrooms•Online Course Delivery•Collaboration

•WAN•Other colleges

Professionalism

ChallengesInstructional Technology

Hired new instructional technologist: Implements and assists with ADA compliance with technologies

Supports current instructional technologists duties

Coordinates distance education program

Professionalism

Professional Development ActivitiesExpansion •Distance Education training

•Creating an online teachers training cert program•Delivery in an online format

•Continue to deliver on campus•Face to face•One-on-one•Department request

Professionalism

Organizational Support ConditionsSustainability

•Management Reorganization•Institutional budget support•Keeping campus technology current•Shared governance

Maturity

Technology UtilizationSustainability

•Control – good and bad•Communication issues•Institution budget support•Continued institutional

support

Maturity

Professional Development Activities

Web Delivered student servicesInstitution/state supported technology fundingDeveloped and sustainable distance education program

Future

Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California

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