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The Strategic Planning of Technology Educatio

Technological Planning

Strategic technological planning is based on what constitutes  technology in modern society. The retention of educational products serves the purpose of conservatism and pragmatic values and approach. Change of these products and information are preserved in our institutions. This change is pragmatic to the management of the institutions or societies. The information age is a co-existence of values and desire. The philosophical entity composed of resources and performance. The composition of information is the entity of products in the global market. The consistency of products is base on the magnitudes of the information obtained from the past and present.

Models and consistencies are aligned with extensive extenuation of objectivity in technology. With the extenuation of objectives, there are subjectivities to innovations. The past may be subjective to the development of the modern. Educational products, including curriculum, and information are inter-changeable commodities in technological society. The aspect of globalization is empowered through local development of external entities. The adaptability of external local entity serves as philosophical globalization.

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Strategic Planning For Technology: Why Are Many Technology Plans “dust Catchers”?

Why do many strategic plans for technology become ineffective “dust catchers”, on a shelf, not used by the organization?  By the way, this malady isn’t peculiar to just technology plans!

Strategic plans for technology document the mission, vision, and goals for the use of technology in an organization.  I’m going to discuss the anatomy of an effective strategic plan for technology and some common mistakes to avoid in developing one.

The technology plan must support the business strategy of the organization. It must add value to the business, not implement technology for technology’s sake. It must ensure alignment with the business planning by being part of the planning effort. Many times the technologists implement new technology that other companies have used and that they think will help. It might be the latest, coolest stuff, but may not be related to your business’ plans.

FedEx’s package tracking is a good example of IT adding value to the organization. Their on line package tracking became an industry-leading discriminator that made them more competitive.  WalMart’s point of sale computer connection with their suppliers’ computers enabled them to lower their inventory and their prices. Read the rest of this entry »

Back to “Mythstakes” of Technology Planning in the Future Classroom

Introduction

Myths around educational technologies are to be found in any higher education institution.  These myths are perpetuated among administrators, academic staff and students.

The incorporation of educational technologies requires a strategic plan that envisions educational technology as integral to curriculum development.  In many aspects educational technologies are underutilised and need to become better integrated with the curriculum if students are to be better prepared for the workplace.  All higher education institutions do have a strategic plan, or maybe, should have a strategic plan, for technology integration, but to which degree are the administrators incorporating the academic staff in the planning and strategizing phases?

Lecturers are the key to effective incorporation of educational technologies, not support services like the IT department and development services, although all these parties play a vital and irreplaceable role in the whole planning process.  There is concern over the lecturers’ involvement because of all the myths that are perpetuated among these staff members.

The great promise of educational technology is that it can improve student achievement, motivation, critical thinking and cooperation, but lecturers need to improve their own educational technology literacy levels and need to learn how to adapt their classroom teaching styles and extend their instructional strategies to include greater use of educational technologies. Read the rest of this entry »