Article III.               Input from Stakeholders and Methodology

Technology Council members reviewed progress made toward goals in the 1998-2003 campus technology plan.  A list of focal points for consideration in the next plan was created from the strategic plan action steps (see list, page 1 and 2 of this document) and by identification of additional points of interest.  The latter included the following:

·         Vision for technology.

·         Issues related to software, software support, bandwidth, and related items.

·         What are the levels of technology for various classrooms.

·         How can acceptance and use of e-mail be encouraged.

·         Improve communication related to campus technology efforts.

·         Use technology to strengthen connections with the external community.

·         Use technology to expand communication of scholarly accomplishments.

·         Identify sources of funding to support technology.

·         Determine extent to which technology initiatives will keep up or set the pace.

·         Communication with students regarding value of technology fee to campus.

Members of the Technology Council convened meetings of various campus stakeholders groups to obtain recommendations and input into the new technology plan.  Following these, written reports were prepared to summarize input from the following stakeholders:

            Academic Technology Advisory Committee (M. Glogowski)

            Academic Administrative Information Technology Advisory Committee (J. Basinski)

            Web Group (S. Goodman)

            Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtables (joint meeting)

            Distance Education (R. Podemski)

            E. H. Butler Library (M. Glogowski)

            Instructional Resources (M. Glogowski)

            Students (M. Corcoran)

            Computing and Technology Services (J. Basinski)

            Student Affairs (T. Ecklund)

            Enrollment Management (W. Kraus)

Oral reports and recommendations were provided to reflect suggestions from the College Senate

mission

 (W. Gleckel) and Academic Affairs Council (D. Ponton).

Findings from the above were used to draft the technology plan.