Technology Vision & Strategic Outcomes - FrontPage

Los Angeles Mission College’s vision for the use of Information Technology is to use it as a tool for learning, for management support, and for process simplification and innovation. In order to achieve the College’s mission, we must be creative and vigilant in seeking technology solutions that contribute to the accomplishment of the College’s mission.

Our Vision for Action:

We will employ Information Technology innovations to assist the College in achieving its strategic agenda by:

Fostering Continued Quality Improvement in Teaching and Learning - Faculty, students and academic support personnel will be provided consistent, reliable access to information technologies. By continuing to support the inclusion of information technologies in the teaching and learning process we will empower faculty and students to participate fully in the academic environment: teaching, learning, collaborating, fostering and achieving their potential in an ever-increasingly information intensive society.

Using Technology to Enhance Student Services - Provide current and prospective students with a comprehensive offering of conventional and emerging technology tools that facilitate easy access to student information, contributes to their full participation in the College community, develops their information literacy, minimizes unnecessary student interaction with administrative functions, and which facilitates and enhances students’ educational, career and personal development.

Promoting Effective and Efficient College Operations – We will assure that all faculty, administrators, students and staff possess the necessary information technologies and training that will enable them to pursue educational innovation, manage institutional resources effectively, achieve their learning objectives and provide quality service. Administrative and management staff will have access to modern management information systems and tools that facilitate efficient and effective access to the data and information necessary to support sound institutional decision-making.

Upgrading and Extending the College’s Technology Infrastructure – The basic building block for enhanced technology services is the quality and comprehensiveness of the College’s technology infrastructure. A scalable, reliable, flexible and comprehensive network, desktop, communications and web services environment is crucial to the continued improvement of College technology services.

Assuring Comprehensive Electronic Communication Capability for all College Constituents – We will use information technology to extend the reach of the College and to promote its image within the community. We will use modern network and communications technologies whenever and wherever possible to reach prospective students and alumni as well as academic and business partners. At the same time, we will use information as a valuable tool to strengthen our ability to enhance and maintain a sense of community and to improve communication between and among all members of the College community.

Our Expected Outcomes:

We will realize our vision if the following outcomes are achieved through the judicious use of technology investments:

All College graduates have acquired information competency and the technological skills appropriate to their academic discipline and career preparations;

All College students have acquired the confidence to embrace new technologies and to see the creative opportunities in their use; (Needs to be reworded to be measurable or should be deleted)

The College has improved communications among faculty, students, staff and administration;

The College has an environment that supports and encourages innovation, exploration, risk taking and resourceful uses of technology throughout all aspects of College life;

The College has enhanced student relationships with our faculty, with our institution, and with other students;

The College has extended interaction and enhanced relationships with the community, other educational institutions, business and industry, our alumni, and professional organizations;

The College has effective, efficient, quality delivery of student learning programs and services and the ability to make and implement institutional decisions in support of student learning;

The College has adequate support and training for faculty, administrators and staff to enable the success of our vision; and

The College supports analysis and decision-making at all levels which is information driven and knowledge based.