College of the Redwoods
Strategic Plan (SP)
SP.4 Technological Relevance
Technology Plan (draft 4/28/2014)
Goal 4: Technology
Education Master Plan (EP)
EP.4 Maintain Technological Relevance
Objectives
1. Improve technology infrastructure to support all college
operations.
2. Improve instructional labs to support effective teaching and
learning.
3. CTE programs will have technology relevant to their
disciplines.
4. Improve efficiency through technology.
5. Improve data gathering and utilization to support
instructional, student service, & administrative decision making.
1. Lab equipment and technology effectively supports instructional
needs.
2. Update the comprehensive technology replacement plan.
3. Enhance distance education or eLearning.
4. Effectively utilize technology in teaching.
Technology Plan – Goal 1: Support Student Success through Effective Technologies
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
1.1 Improve access to technologies used Develop technology replacement
Spring 2015 Is plan funded?
by students, faculty and staff
plan.
1.2 Provide training of new and existing
technologies so that faculty and staff
can effectively support teaching and
learning
1.3 Facilitate effective deployment of
distance education
Implement wireless network
Encourage 3CDUG participation for
data owners.
?
Spring 2015
?
Participants at
3CDUG
Provide in-house training of add-on
software.
Fall 2014
Participant
evaluations
Pilot Elucian training ‘libraries’.
Implement Sakai replacement.
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Trainings held
Spring 2015
Hire one additional TSS support
?
?
staff dedicated to instruction.
Technology Plan – Goal 2: Maintain and improve CR’s technology infrastructure
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
2.1 Develop and implement a
Upgrade out of Windows XP into
Fall 2014
How many
comprehensive technology
Windows 7
machines have
replacement plan
XP?
2.2 Revise and implement the disaster
Incorporate SAN to improve backup Spring 2015 Does SAN backup
recovery plan
efficiency.
all servers?
2.3 Benchmark infrastructure
performance and continually assess
improvement
Purchase safe to store media.
Fall 2014
Backup to USB Drive
Implementation (until SAN
completed).
Continually improve infrastructure:
Domain Controller Upgrade
Fall 2014
Link
EP.4.
1
EP4.1
,
SP4.3
EP4.1
EP4.3
EP4.4
SP4.4
Link
EP4.1
EP4.2
SP4.2
SP4.1
SP4.4
Is safe being
used?
Is USB drive in
place?
SP4.1
?
?
Technology Plan – Goal 3: Support technology needs of non-instructional departments across the district
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
3.1 Support electronic communication of Email Server replacement.
Spring 2015 ?
all programs at CR by providing and
maintaining appropriate tools
WebServer CMS upgrade.
Fall 2014
Emails sent
3.2 Gather technology needs of each
Develop assessment instruments
Fall 2014
Has survey been
program and incorporate into
and plan for regular evaluation.
developed?
technology planning
Administer, analyze, and discuss
Spring 2015 What
results.
recommendation
are suggested?
Technology Plan – Goal 4: Improve staff resources and professional development
Evaluation/Indica
Objectives
Actions to be taken
Timeline
tors
4.1 Ensure that staff receive up-to-date
Each member of IT will engage in at Spring 2015 How many
training on a continuous basis
least one training relevant to their
trainings were
job (conference, webinar, etc.) each
attended?
year.
4.2 Appropriate staffing levels
Update job descriptions.
Spring 2015 How many
descriptions are
Hire dedicated instructional
Fall 2014
outdated?
support (DE).
Has position
been filled?
Link
SP4.4
SP4.5
Link
SP4.4
EP4.4