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Strategic Plan - Goals and Outcomes
Cornerstone 1 – Engaging Student Learning Environments:
Goals
Encourage and support technology-enhanced department-initiated course redesign
Enhance support for adult learners and graduate students in online and distant education courses
Enhance the support of technology engaging student activities and new forms of communication, feedback, and assessment
Expand the role of Digital Learning Lab in assisting students in their studies
Explore and implement enhanced methods of accessible video and audio delivery of instructional materials
Set standardized tools for campus; ie provide only 2 choices for audio/visual
Improve learning spaces (physical and virtual) to support active and collaborative learning.
Provide multimedia development space for faculty and students
Continue to explore new and emerging technologies (hardware and software) that promise to improve and enhance teaching and learning
Establish a method to support student testing outside of class
Enhance the library capacity to support technology innovation for faculty and students
Cornerstone 2 – Reliability:
Goals
Core infrastructure to support mobility and access
Develop a plan to increase access to network resources throughout the MSUM Community
Expand capacity for reliable and secure file storage to meet the instructional, learning, research, and service needs of faculty and students as well as the business needs of staff
Leverage MSUM status as an Office of Enterprise Technology (OET) hub site to enhance the stability, reliability, and capacity of both internal and external wired and wireless network infrastructure
Develop a unified communications strategy
Provide support for department level academic server needs
Provide a campus-wide document management and retention protocol
Data Security, Disaster Recovery(DR), and Business Continuity(BC) Plan
Develop Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan
Create back-up Data Center
Develop and implement a comprehensive information technology security plan that addressees the growing threats and current needs of state policies and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance
End-user technology support and Customer Service
Continue enhancements to IT customer support services
Implement change management process in IT
Enhance project intake process and provide dashboard of ITS projects to campus community
Improve communications within IT group as well as with the campus community on issues related to IT
Enhance IT’s visibility and role in Twin Cities site
Improve accessibility of campus technology resources
Relevant and Accessible Web Content
Complete the migration of web.mnstate.edu to www.mnstate.edu
Continue to build and support strategic vision for the university website
Expand our ability to provide innovative solutions in order to enhance MSUM’s web presence
Explore options to leverage internal expertise for employee development and revenue generation
Campus Data Needs
Provide a range of tools to enable end-users to be self-sufficient and self-guided in accessing institutional data
Continue development of secure data storage infrastructure and processes to support campus-wide needs for assessment and analysis and day-to-day operations
Continue to build in the area of Business Intelligence
Continue to research and implement a university process for tracking departmental and program outcomes and rubrics
Improve document imaging capacity in the storage of University records.
Facilitate and support online forms and workflow routing of documents
Course Exceptions
Grade Apps
Research and implement methods to enhance and streamline MSUM’s interactions with its customers
Develop a plan to enhance MSUM’s ability to deliver content via digital signage on campus
Cornerstone 3 – IT is Professional:
Goals
Apply professional development resources to meet specific university goals and objectives
Support the professional development of faculty, staff, and students using practices that are engaging, efficient, and effective
Create a process in which office staff can use desktop remote management tools to assist other colleagues.
Cornerstone 4 – Sustainability:
Goals
Look for strategies to reduce the overall cost of technology to the campus community
Review all current software supported on campus to determine utilization
Develop a comprehensive technology replacement plan from entry into the system to disposal
Develop electrical power management plan for Information technology resources
Build capacity to support the use of electronic media on campus
Develop and refine print management and associated policies to encourage the reduction of printed-paper
Cornerstone 5 – Emerging Technologies/Development:
Goals
Research strategies and technologies to improve overall telepresence and off campus student interaction in the virtual classroom (upgrade or replacement of ITV technology)
Review web based conference call teaching tools (replacement for Wimba)
Investigate different web based video tools for students doing on line presentations in a group
Research ways for faculty to package online curriculum other than soft chalk and panopto. Is there film making (graphics type) software that make the courses and the interaction with students more engaging.
Invest in hosted/cloud solutions that allow ease of use and access for Faculty.
Research writing assistance products offered by Turnitin.com
Create a change management plan to get campus employees to use a unified scheduling process for meeting management.
Research futuristic teaching stations for long term planning.
Ensure metrics and measures are in place for each project underway.
Alternative registration system. One that would allow us to track project based registration for industry professionals working on certificates.
Research and align with industry trends regarding thin clients and data storage so that devices can be fully leveraged, but not at the expense of data breach.
Ensure online courses are accessible by definition within Disability Services.
Enhance communications, scheduling, service provisions, and support amongst and between students and supporting departments that work together to provide advising, disability services, career planning, and major declaration.
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