Texas
A&M University-Commerce
Department
of Secondary and Higher Education
ETEC 579 – Introduction to Instructional Media
TECHNOLOGY PLAN GUIDELINES
Term: Sum I 2003 Sections: 01S & 41R
Instructor: Dr. Jason Lee Davis
Overview of Project
You are to create a technology plan. The plan may be focused on an educational institution, district, campus, division, department, or program, or similar element in a commercial setting. You are urged to design a relevant and realistic plan with the potential of serving a useful purpose in your district, discipline, business, or area of educational focus. Given the timeframe of this assignment, and the steps necessary to develop a thorough technology plan, it is unrealistic to expect this task to be completed in few days or weeks. The expected product of this project is the general framework of a technology plan organized in a manner that allows for the insertion of locally specific data, following appropriate research and development activities, resulting in a complete, comprehensive technology plan suitable for adoption.
Required elements of the plan:
Introduction.
Mission/Vision
statement(s). Relate to plan.
History of
technology utilization.
Current status
of technology utilization.
Goals
Implementation
plan (Timeframe, etc.)
Hardware
Software
Facilities
Staffing
Funding (any,
all, or other possibilities that my be identified)
Available funds
Potential funding
sources
In-kind
contributions
Plan Administration/Management
Staff
Development/Training
Support
Structure (Tech support for users: faculty, students, others.)
Performance
measures. (Means of evaluation. How will
plan effectiveness be determined?)
On-line Resources:
Developing a
School or District Technology Plan. (NCREL)
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htm
Guiding Questions
for Technology Planning
http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/guidewww/gqhome.htm
Sample
Technology Plan – Caddo Mills ISD
http://caddomills.ednet10.net/Technology%20Plan.htm
Rev.