School

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School of Education and Allied Professions
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Information and Instructional Technology
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Information and Instructional Technology
Director Rod Howard Technical Support
Specialist Hitesh Naik Technical Services
Specialist Richard Mackey
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School of Education and Allied Professions Accomp
lishments
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EAP Strategic Plan

• Infuse technology systematically into
  instruction, communication, problem solving, and
  administrative systems
• Build Office of Technology
• Enhance web presence
• Develop a divisional technology plan

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New Technology Personnel

• New Technical Support Specialist
• Hitash D. Naik
• New Technical Services Specialist
• Richard J. Mackey

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New Technology Policies

• New Technology Manual for the School consisting
  of plans, procedures and policies.
• New Technology standard operation procedures
  (SOP)
• New Technology Disaster and Recovery Plan.

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New Modes of Support

• EAP Help Desk Online Support is available 24/7
  via e-mail at eaphelp_at_muohio.edu
• Walk-in Support for EAP Technology Support is
  Room 179 McGuffey Hall
• Office Hours are Monday Friday 8 AM 5 PM or
  by appointment
• Hours for getting calls answered by a member of
  the support staff are Monday Friday 8 AM 5 PM
• EAP Help Desk Phone Number is 513.529.6429 for
  off campus calls and x9-6429 for on campus
  support
• Telephone Support hours are from the open of
  business day until the close of the business day

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New Technology Web Pages

• New Technology web page for the EAP web site.
• New Technology web site that has technology
  procedures and policies posted on it.
• http//www.units.muohio.edu/eap/technology/technol
  ogy.htm

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New Technology Budget

• New Technology budget for equipment such as LAN
  and telephone cables to make immediate repairs on
  call.

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New Upgraded A/V Equipment

• Upgraded A/V equipment in the EAP Loan closet
  (new projectors and laptops).
• Ensure critical updates are installed on
  computers (i.e. anti-virus).

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New E-Portfolio Database

• New e-portfolio database with enhanced
  decision-making and enrollment tools for easy
  student tracking

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NCATE Project Objective

• To create an electronic computer system for the
  collection and analysis of data pertaining to
  students interested in and/or pursuing a college
  career in the field of teacher education.
• The electronic system should be in place by
  August of 2005 in order to comply with the
  policies and governances set forth by the
  National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
  Education (NCATE). The project will be developed
  over a period of three to four years.

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NCATE Project Review

• The NCATE Project Review started in November
  2002.
• Information Technology Services (ITS) and EAP
  developed an entire system to electronically
  track students in licensure programs (and some
  non-licensure programs)

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New Tracking System

• A way to track students from the time students
  show an interest in Miami through one year after
  graduation.
• Final stages of completing prototype.

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New Benchmarking System

• The Schools of EAP and FA require a comprehensive
  system to allow for the tracking of the students
  who are applying to or who have been accepted
  into one of Miami Universitys licensure or
  non-licensure programs.

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New Benchmarking System

• Each individual program is required to
  incorporate all of the NCATE standards into four
  different benchmarks and the program coordinator
  will have the freedom to identify their criteria
  for each benchmark.

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New 4 Benchmark Program

• Benchmark I Admittance into the program.
• Benchmark II Early Field Experience
• Benchmark III Methods Block
• Benchmark IV - Graduation

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Undergraduate Programs Request

• Prospective students can retrieve information
  from our new links located at https//www.admin.mu
  ohio.edu/cfapps/ncate_requestinfo/requestinfo.cfm?
  dept_flagEAPlevlUG for Undergraduate Programs
  Request for Information on our EAP web page.

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Graduate Programs Survey

• A new Graduate Programs Survey has be linked to
  the our new EAP web page at https//www.admin.muoh
  io.edu/cfapps/ncate_requestinfo/requestinfo_gr.cfm
  ?levlGR20

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Computer Labs

• Coordinated with other IT Directors and Managers
  for use of MU Computer Labs during and after
  renovation.

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New EAP Website

• New EAP web pages that are attractive, consistent
  with other departments, easy to surf, and easy to
  maintain.

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New EAP Website

• The new design of the EAP web site allows for
  information design and planning to best
  accommodate future page and content additions.
• The content management and administration of each
  department web site is being managed by each
  departments web master.

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New EAP Website

• This type of content management utilizes version
  control for group work situations, giving EAP
  webmasters the power and control to publish
  content without compromising site design and
  usability.
• Each webmaster for each department has been
  appointed by each department chair.

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New Information Technology Strategic Plan

• Technical resources including computers, networks
  (wire and wireless), digital storage and etc.
• People who provide support for the technical
  resources.
• Services related to the effective use of the
  technical resources.
• Expectations regarding the technical resources.
• Fiscal resources required assuring effective uses
  of technical resources.

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New Operational Procedures

• An update Operational Procedures was submitted to
  the EAP Technology Committee for approval.

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New Operational Procedures General Mission
Statement

• To develop leadership, provide infrastructure,
  design curricular integration and assure access
  so that EAP faculty and students can learn how to
  use technology appropriately.
• To develop leadership and infrastructure so the
  EAP faculty and students have sufficient
  technological resources at their disposal that
  they can integrate technology fully, artfully and
  comfortably into their teaching and learning.

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New Operational Procedures Specific Missions
Statement

• The Technology Committee will provide leadership
  in developing and providing guidance for the EAP
  technology plan.
• The Technology Committee will provide leadership
  for infrastructure, design curricular integration
  and access so that EAP faculty and students can
  learn how to use technology appropriately.

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New Operational Procedures Specific Missions
Statement

• The Technology Committee will provide leadership
  to ensure the EAP faculty and students have
  sufficient technological resources at their
  disposal that they can integrate technology
  fully, artfully, and comfortably into their
  teaching and learning.
• The Technology Committee will provide guidance in
  specifying divisional computer policies and
  revising the technology plan as necessary.

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McGuffey Hall Renovation

• McGuffey Hall will be the first renovated
  building on the MU Oxford campus to conform to
  the new technology standards.

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McGuffey Hall Renovation

• 12 classrooms upgraded to Level 3 technology
• 2 classrooms upgraded to hi-tech classrooms
  (traditional/flexible)
• Create 1 hi-tech auditorium with Level 4
  technology
• Completion due January 2006

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McGuffey Hall Renovation

• Proposed 1 new Math Lab
• Proposed 1 new Science Lab
• Proposed 1 new Seminar Room
• Proposed 1 Critique (Breakout) Room

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New McGuffey Hall Auditorium

• Level 4 State-of-the-Art Technology
• Designed to house approx. 120 people
• Various courses, workshops, professional
  conferences, etc.
• Wireless Assistive Hearing System

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New McGuffey Auditorium

• 2 High Resolution Projectors
• 2 Large Screens
• Several Plasma Displays
• Control Wireless Remote, Microphone and Touch
  Panel
• Audiocassette Recorder/Player

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2 Hi-Tech Classrooms

• Traditional and Flexible E-Classrooms
• Traditional Desktop computers placed in a
  standardized fixed position for processing
  graphic design on a high speed data network
• Flexible Notebook Computers are more mobile for
  group studying with wire and wireless data
  network

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MU Wireless Network

• This project will install an authenticated-access
  wireless network infrastructure throughout all
  Miami University buildings at the Oxford,
  Hamilton, Middletown and Luxembourg campuses.
  Additionally, certain outside areas will be
  included.
• Wireless installation in academic and
  administrative buildings will be taking place
  throughout the spring semester 05.
• Building McGuffey Hall Phillips Hall
• Start Conduit and Cabling Done Done
• Conduit Complete Done Done
• Cabling Complete Done 1 Apr
• Access Points Installes Done 8 Apr
• Service Date 23 May 23 May

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Capital Budget FY 2003 - 2005
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Departmental Capital Budget FY 2003
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Departmental Capital Budget FY 2004
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Departmental Capital Budget FY 2005
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Goals for 2005 - 2006

• Goal 1 Work more with Information Technology
  Services (ITS)
• Goal 2 More networking with other schools,
  colleges and universities
• Goal 3 Create more training sessions for
  faculty, staff and students on new hardware and
  software
• Goal 4 Introduce New Tech Manual

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THANK YOU!
School of Education and Allied Professions
Information and Instructional Technology