Demographics and Statistics Nikkis University for Awesome People is part of a larger university system, which is home to roughly

50,000 students and 16,000 staff and faculty. Gender and Race Demographics:

School Evaluation Summary The Maturity Model Benchmarks from the Technology Use Plan Primer by Peter H.R. Sibley and Chip Kimball were used to evaluate the schools technology environment. This model contains the following stages of maturity (Sibley and Kimball): The Emergent Systems Stage is characterized by: Lack of formal support when using computing technology for instruction No formal plans, policies or procedures exist to ensure the efficient and appropriate acquisition or use of technology throughout the Institution Computers are used sporadically throughout the Institution Institution wide coordination to ensure grade level and program level access is absent Formal support for teacher training is minimal

The Islands of Technology Stage is characterized by: Regular use of computers at one or more grade levels and program levels at each school within the Institution on a regularly scheduled basis Formal plans, policies and procedures exist to facilitate the optimal use of technology in both instructional and administrative areas throughout the Institution Institution sponsored and school sponsored training is available Technology has budgetary visibility at the Institutional level and school/program level The instructional delivery system is somewhat dependent on technology

The Integrated Systems Stage is characterized by: Regular planned access for students to technology as a means of instruction and a focus of instruction Teachers' systems also support administrative functions, such as grading, attendance and electronic mail

Technology has a high budgetary visibility at the Institutional and school/program level Comprehensive plans, policies and procedures for instructional and administrative use of technology are reviewed and revised regularly The Institution is an advocate of technology training for all personnel The instructional delivery system is very dependent on technology

The Intelligent Systems Stage is characterized by: Student access to technology as an indispensable component of instruction Every curriculum is augmented by intelligent learning systems Administrative functions are automated, integrated and paper less Student, teachers and stake holders have access to appropriate systems from home Technology is one of the three highest expenditures of Institution funds Technology planning is an integral part of Institution planning The systematic adoption of new technologies is ongoing Technology advocates at each organizational unit assist in the introduction of the new technologies Instructional and administrative personnel are knowledgeable in the use of technology

To get a comprehensive picture of the schools current state of technological maturity, it was evaluated for these levels through five filters: Administrative, Curricular, Support, Connectivity, and Innovation. The results are displayed in the table below.

ADMINISTRATIVE FILTER
Category Policy: Behavioral Policy: Resource/Infrastructure Planning: Behavioral Rating Integrated Summary
Most parts of the school follow the policy guidelines regarding technology on campus.

Intelligent

There is a policy that has been approved and circulated amongst all university faculty, staff and students.

Islands

University employees have a tendency to have an "every man for themselves" view of technology planning. There is little vision for a greater goal.

Planning: Resource/Infrastructure

Islands

The university has a formal plan written somewhere, but it is not implemented on most of the campus, leaving departments to fend for themselves.

Budget: Behavioral

Integrated

Technology budgets have a high priority on our campus, however most longer-term budget items are not

considered.

Budget: Resource/Infrastructure

Integrated

The university does have a specific technology budget, and other areas of the school keep a technology line item on the budget.

Administrative Information: Behavioral Administrative Information: Resource/Infrastructure

Intelligent

All information is communicated and completed electronically.

Intelligent

All staff have access to administrative systems.

CURRICULAR FILTER
Category Electronic Information: Behavioral Rating Intelligent Summary
As nearly all communication occurs via email or course updates in the LMS, students and staff are dependent upon electronic resources to stay on top of current information.

Electronic Information: Resource/Infrastructure

Islands

University has a computer lab and computers in the library, but these are prime real estate at times, and difficult for students to access due to high traffic.

Assessment: Behavioral

Integrated

Most faculty do not accept written assignments on paper, and instead ask students to submit electronically to plagiarism detection software. Exams are taken online some of the time due to the wide range of analytics available afterwards.

Assessment: Resource/Infrastructure Curriculum Integration: Behavioral Curriculum Integration: Resource/Infrastructure Teacher Use: Behavioral

Intelligent

Through our LMS, our faculty have a wide range of tools available to them for assessment reporting.

Islands

Curriculum uses technology in a few different ways, but mostly only for assessments.

Integrated

Technology resources are available to most content areas.

Integrated

Instructors use technology heavily to keep up with their

courses outside of the classroom.

Teacher Use: Resource/Infrastructure Student Use: Behavioral

Integrated

Every instructor is given a computer, but some are very outdated, which makes it difficult fot them to do their job.

Integrated

Students use technology very frequently, however there are still some courses that are possible to meet outcomes without technology.

Student Use: Resource/Infrastructure

Islands

Again, as there are not enough computers in the school for all students, it would be hard to claim that there is consistent and regular access for most or all students.

SUPPORT FILTER
Category Stakeholder: Behavioral Rating Emergent Summary
Technology seems to be a topic that is decided by administrators and technology groups that most students and faculty do not even know about.

Stakeholder: Resource/Infrastructure Administrative Support: Behavioral

Emergent

Few groups are represented in the technology decisionmaking procedures.

Islands

Every once in a while when technology topics arise, the administration will hear discussion about it, but for the most part it is not given attention.

Administrative Support: Resource/Infrastructure Training: Behavioral Training: Resource/Infrastructure Technical & Infrastructure Support: Behavioral Technical & Infrastructure Support:

Islands

There are a few resources dedicated to implementation of technologies, but little formalization.

Emergent

Few faculty and staff take advantage of the training that is provided to them.

Islands

Trainings are held on a regular basis by a small group of concerned personnel.

Intelligent

Staff are able to get support from IT resources easily.

Intelligent

Full-time staff of IT resources are available.

Resource/Infrastructure

CONNECTIVITY FILTER
Category Local Area Networking: Behavioral Local Area Networking: Resource/Infrastructure District Area Networking: Behavioral District Area Networking: Resource/Infrastructure Internet Access: Behavioral Internet Access: Resource/Infrastructure Communication Systems: Behavioral Communication Systems: Resource/Infrastructure Rating Integrated Intelligent Intelligent Integrated Summary
Most staff and students use the available networks

Everyone has access to high speed networking.

Staff use available WAN for sophisticated data needs including video and voice.
Staff use available WAN for most connectivity needs, but most do not have heavy data amounts.

Intelligent

All courses have a presence on the LMS, so students and staff use the internet frequently.

Intelligent Intelligent Intelligent

All areas of campus have connectivity.

Emails are the primary way of communication.

All students and staff are given an email address.

INNOVATION FILTER
Category New Technologies: Behavioral Rating Islands Summary
Some staff members are accepting of new technologies, but there is not much excitement or experimentation surrounding it.

New Technologies: Resource/Infrastructure Comprehensive Technologies: Behavioral Comprehensive Technologies: Resource/Infrastructure

Islands

New technologies require little implementation in order to be accepted by staff.

Emergent

Faculty do not care to use available technologies to their full potential.

Integrated

Technology includes a digital studio and recording programs installed on faculty computers.

Conclusion Nikkis University for Awesome People is quite integrated and intelligent in many ways, while still lagging behind in some key areas. I think it is important to look at the comparison between the maturity of the infrastructure as compared to the maturity of the users of the infrastructure in order to determine where our university lies on the spectrum. For example, there are some excellent Internet and communications systems in place for students and staff to take utilize as they wish, as well as sound technical support available on a full-time basis. Most of the campus has gone to a paperless-type society, using the Internet for most paper exercises, including students turning in assessments, internal memos, even course syllabi. Unfortunately, the utilization of technologies is somewhat low at times, mostly due to education and budgetary reasons. If there were a computer for every student or more faculty buy-in for technologies, I would be able to rate this university much higher in terms of maturity. When doing a straight statistical analysis, I conclude that this university on average lies between Islands and Integrated benchmarks. However, taking into account the maturity of the technological infrastructure that is in place across the campus, I would say that this university should be classified as high-functioning islands.