A. GOAL: Fostering Continued Quality Improvement in Teaching and Learning - FrontPage

Objectives & Action Plans:

1. Support and encourage minimum Information Competencies that all students will demonstrate in the use of computers and information technologies, and assure that students have the training and developmental support necessary to guarantee their success. info-competency

does this include policies on plagiarism and how to implement ?

The Vice President for Academic Affairs will request the Academic Senate to charge the Curriculum Committee with recommending minimum competencies, be they for entry, graduation or both, that all LAMC students will demonstrate in the use of computers and information technologies.

2. Provide an -environment , plan, and assessment strategy for Encourge faculty to integrate technology into existing curricula , as well as their research and non-teaching duties.

• strategy - develop standards, research software choices for assessing student learning outcomes. refer to SLO Committee - have publishers come and do workshops - present to Dept. Chairs and do on flexday. also have Linda do podcasts.

• The Vice President for Academic Affairs will charge Academic Department Chairs with recommending a strategy for the best method to integrate technology within the College’s teaching and learning functions.

• Implement course management systems (Etudes, Moodle, and Coursecompass) and promote their use as an aggregator of all class content for distance, hybrid, and face-to-face courses.

• Identify and recommend collaboration tools such as secure instant messaging, group messaging and synchronous web-conferencing.

• Review the benefits and possibilities of the use of video-conferencing technology as a tool for extending learning opportunities at regional locations where students may be limited by time and place.

• Develop a portable computing strategy to include an approach for student, staff and faculty computer acquisition as well as wireless connectivity. - (get update from IT and Prop A with timelines)

The TC will asses technology training needs and recommend a coordinated technology training program.

and assess the needs and recommend a comprehensive, coordinated, instructional technology professional development program as well as other appropriate strategies that assure that faculty and professional staff with teaching and learning responsibilities are competent in the use of appropriate instructional technology tools to facilitate the integration of technology into the teaching and learning processes. Such a professional development program will address at a minimum, the following needs:

• To promote and communicate the value of accessible technology integration within the curriculum to all faculty.

• To identify gaps in curriculum, training, facilities, and any other areas that will impede the objective of accessible technology integration within the curriculum.

• To set priorities for faculty development and recommend creative programs to energize all LAMC faculty.

• To identify and organize internal and external resources to facilitate faculty development.

• To create a faculty “mentors” program to provide ongoing support for faculty integration of accessible technology into their courses.

• To recommend a reward program for faculty creativity and skill in integrating accessible technology within their courses. Showcase skills

TC in coordination with the Curriculum and DE Committee will support the development of a robust course development support environment for faculty who wish to integrate technology into their teaching. Such an environment will coordinate appropriate academic and technological resources to minimally accomplish the following:

• Provide a supportive environment for faculty experimentation with a wide range of technology capabilities and innovations. The Etudes seminars as examples of teaching internet skills

• Provide faculty with the instructional course design support necessary to effectively integrate technology into the curriculum. LRC 233 offers state-of-the-art equipment and software

• Provide support for faculty who wish to exploit the full capabilities of the Etudes course management system.

• Provide an organized approach and access to a range of internal and external information resources.

3. Provide learning programs and services and classrooms and laboratory environments with technologies that support the teaching, learning and research objectives of the College.

• Ensure that adequate IT personnel are available to research, test, and recommend tools and software to support the teaching and learning process.A cadre of instructors exists

• Incorporate computing and information technology requirements of academic programs into IT planning

• Provide students with disabilities with the latest advances in adaptive technology.

• Expand open lab (LRC Commons) facilities to provide student lap-top docking stations and other technological enhancements in support of student learning.

Develop a strategy to assure that adjunct faculty have appropriate physical space and access to technology to support their teaching and administrative responsibilities by having the Council on Academic Affairs survey adjunct faculty technology needs.

• Provide access to electronic training rooms when needed to support student learning