Archived Information 30th Annual Large Scale Assessment Conference

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Archived Information30th Annual Large
ScaleAssessment Conference

• Craig B. Luigart
• Chief Information Officer

Craig_Luigart_at_ed.gov
June 28, 2000
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We Begin Time Line

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We Begin Again Time Line
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Future Trends

• Technology Driver Trend
• Ubiquitous bandwidth - anytime, anywhere
  digital services will be the
  norm
• Smart environments - homes, offices and
  everyday objects will become
  networked and intelligent
• Net-centric computing - Internet
  permeates all systems, spawning
  new products, applications, and
  services
• Knowledge discovery - corporate
  knowledge will and exploitation
  become a tangible asset
  decision making will be faster
  and more informed

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Future Trends cont.

• Technology Driver Trend
• High-performance computing - ultrafast
  computers will enable us to model
  reality and question it, to mine
  a huge amount of data and
  prosper from it
• Virtual spaces and simulation - we will test
  ideas and experiences virtually
  -- ie., really but not really
• Human-computer connection - everyone will
  communicate more naturally and
  effortlessly with computers
  ultimately, technology
  disappears

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Post Gutenberg Age

• E-books
• 20 years - 90 of what we read will be electronic
• Price Differential - Hardcopy of Encyclopedia
  Britannica for 2000 or the on-line set for about
  100 now and 0 in 2001
• Sonys Playstation II
• 66 m polygons/sec
• Experiential Learning
• 20,000 simulated surgeries upon arrival to
  medical school
• Virtual testing of chemical combinations

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New Government

• E-Government
• Acquisitions and E-Grants
• E-Commerce
• E-Rate Program
• Effort to Bridge the Digital Divide
• Get Technology Into the Classroom
• Information Technology to Improve Society
• Greater Accessibility to Low Income Communities
  and the Disabled
• Greater Need for Security
• Virus Attacks - Melissa and ILOVEYOU
• Web Attacks by Hackers
• Legislation
• Clinger-Cohen Act
• Paperwork Reduction Act
• Redefines Common Business Procedures

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eGovernment

• Key ED Programs
• eGrants
• Integrated Performance Benchmarking System
  (IPBS)
• eFOIA
• eRate
• Section 508 and Accessibility

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Information CollectedFrom Partners
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• Types of Data Collection Burdens
• Performance Reports
• Evaluation Studies

• How to Increase Mutual Benefits
• E-data Systems
• Web Forms

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Digital Collaboration

• What is Digital Collaboration?
• Integration vs. Automation
• Tools Available
• Know-how must facilitate ability to make
  technology work for education enablers

• Implication for Educators?
• New ways to catch students interest to enhance
  learning
• Connect classrooms
• Teachers CAN compete for the attention of
  Information Age children

• Outcome?
• Better assessment results
  as
  technology is used effectively
  to enhance
  student learning

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Technology Opportunitiesfor Student Assessment

• All Students Tested
• Individual Knowledge, Skills
• More Linked Information
• Less Time From Collection to Use
• Communication Empowerment

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New State of Information Collection
IPBS Model
Middleware
Existing E-Data SystemsStates/Universities/Distri
cts
Pre-fill Data
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Education Data Warehouse
Web Forms
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Improved Information Collection

• CIO is champion of improved information
  collections

• Higher quality

• More timely

• Less burdensome

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The Challenge
YOU Subject Experts
US InformationCoordinators

• What do you need to know?
• When do you need to know it?
• What are your best sources?
• How can ED CIO assist you?

If you teach us, we will learn.