The Role of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in Promoting Effective Use of Information Technology Resources: A Report Prepared for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.

Autor/inn/en	Bates, A. W.; Mingle, James R.
Institution	Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis.
Titel	The Role of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in Promoting Effective Use of Information Technology Resources: A Report Prepared for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Quelle	(1998), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Educational Policy; Educational Technology; Higher Education; Information Technology; Instructional Effectiveness; Statewide Planning; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Informationstechnologie; Unterrichtserfolg; Planwirtschaft
Abstract	This report presents the findings of two independent consultants' examinations of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education's role in guiding and promoting effective use of information technology. The report contains a summary of 10 recommendations and the April 1998 report submitted to the Commission. Two critical issues were examined: (1) academic policy of the Commission as it relates to statewide distance education; and (2) policy development for funding technology. Recommendations to the Commission are as follows: (1) clarify the scope and range of distance education responsibilities of institutions; (2) establish financial policies; (3) put in place a new multi-year needs assessment based on agreed-upon benchmarks and costs that will apply consistently across institutions; (4) re-allocate the equivalent cost of providing current users with satellite transmission time from IHETS budget to current users; (5) revitalize and restructure IHETS and the Partnership; (6) restructure the IHETS Board of Directors; (7) have institutions conduct cost-benefit analysis; (8) drop distance learning review of existing programs and limit reviews to new programs; (9) periodically review the capacity of institutions and the system as a whole to provide quality, cost-effective support services for distance learners; and (10) communicate to students, employers, and other "customers" of educational services of what they should expect from a quality provider of technology-based instruction. (VWC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC