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Organization Chart with Members
Opinions about Intallation of Wireless Technology (Survey)
Introduction
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1. Orienting Principles
2. IT Infra-structure
3. Technology Laboratories
4. Technology Classrooms
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Procedures for Implementation of College Policies
Application for Creation, Renovation, or Change of Information Technology Labs or Classrooms
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Information Technology Laboratories at
Penn State Altoona
Strategic Planning Committee for Information Technology
- The decision about whether a lab is real or virtual shall be determined by
the faculty of the program(s) whose teaching the lab is intended to support in
consultation with the respective Division Head(s) and academic administrator(s).
- The decision about whether a lab is open or closed shall be determined by the faculty of the program(s) whose teaching the lab is intended to support in consultation with the respective division head(s) and academic administrator(s).
- It shall be the responsibility of the faculty, programs, and divisions to identify the technology required for the instructional use of information technology laboratories. The computer center staff should be consulted during the deliberation about appropriate technology but it is the choice of the faculty, programs, and divisions involved whose preferences should be honored. In addition:
- A minimum standard configuration of hardware (including disk drives) and software should be established within lab classrooms that insures that the instructor and all students have access to common platforms.
- A standard configuration of hardware (including disk drives) and software should be established across lab classrooms that are intended to support similar disciplines.
- Disk drive capacity of instructor and student computers must match the pedagogical demands of the disciplines using the teaching labs.
- In the event that a program faculty (or program faculties in the case of shared facilities) is unable to arrive at an agreement over issues surrounding the establishment and maintenance of a teaching lab, the affected Division Head(s), in consultation with the program faculty and the academic administrators, will be responsible for making the decision.
- General funds, external grant requests written by faculty, and gifts should all be viewed as sources of support for the acquisition of terminal equipment and technology.
In the past, funding for information technology needs has come principally from general purpose funds—the university's budget. During the past three years, for instance, there has only been one request for external funds that has brought equipment for general classroom or laboratory use to this campus. In the future, we believe that the faculty will need to take a more active role in seeking funding for laboratory use.
We recognize that it is not always easy to make a distinction between information technology (generally defined here in terms of hardware, software, and connectivity issues) and terminal equipment and technology (instruments to which information technology may be connected). Both may be based upon digital technology. However, it is the view of this committee that a shared responsibility exists for obtaining the funds required to purchase terminal equipment and technology. - A system of incentives should be developed to encourage faculty and staff to prepare requests for external funding for the acquisition of technology that will be placed in classroom or laboratory settings in support of our instructional mission.
- Altoona College policy currently states that 9% of the 10% of returned indirect should be available to the investigator(s) preparing a proposal. This committee recommends accrual of the remaining 1% in a fund that could be employed in developing an incentive system designed to reward those who successfully apply for external awards that seek to purchase equipment or otherwise benefit academic programs rather than individual teaching, research, or service activities.
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L.A. Wilson, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Committee Chair
W110 Smith Building, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601
Phone: 814-949-5768; E-mail: LAW21@psu.edu
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