1. Educational Technology at UO A brief overview: 10 years and 42 million Dollars Later.

2. Overall Financial Structure Infrastructure Deans Programs

3. We don’t live in an Ideal World

4. Selected Milestones Gladstone/UO Email accounts 1995 Network Apprentice Program 1996 Duckware 1997 50% Classroom Presentation 2000 Blackboard Interface 2001 Wireless laptop classrooms 2001 Wireless Build Out 2003/4 Formation of CET 2004

5. Current Implementation Standards Power Point Lecture in fixed seat classrooms Wide Spread Use of Blackboard as a Course Management System Limited use of threaded discussions Limited use of Student Response Systems Limited use of Technology/Tools to promote collaborative learning Most classes are basically the same as always

6. Persistent Challenges Balance between centralized and de- centralized strategies Balance between centralized and de- centralized strategies Reducing duplication of services Reducing duplication of services Improving communication among varied support groups Improving communication among varied support groups Improving the confusion level of faculty concerning support services Improving the confusion level of faculty concerning support services

7. More Challenges Create New Learning Modalities and New Learning Environments Proper mix of Faculty Incentives vs. Production Facilities for the Creation of Content Improved classroom support for faculty that want to use IT Determine a direction

8. Some Target Objectives Create real Hybrid courses that substitute seat time with digital material Better integrate DV as a classroom resource Leverage the Wireless infrastructure in the classroom Deploy trained students as classroom technology helpers

9. Bottom Lines Match projects to production capability Ed Tech funds are for opportunity not entitlement Make technology have a real impact in the learning environment that increases student enagement Develop a faculty incentive program that works

10. The End We must collectively believe that IT can make a difference if properly channeled and utilized and then seek ways to implement things which can make that differenceWe must collectively believe that IT can make a difference if properly channeled and utilized and then seek ways to implement things which can make that difference We must believe that IT is not just style over substance but offers real opportunity to change the teaching a learning dynamicWe must believe that IT is not just style over substance but offers real opportunity to change the teaching a learning dynamic