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Volume 1 Issue 2December 1997

California Community Colleges to Develop Technology Plan II

Lebaron Woodyard
Dean of Technology and Communications, CCCCO

In his 'State of the System' address to the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) at the Chancellor's annual CEO meeting, Chancellor Tom Nussbaum established a goal to develop Part II of a system-wide technology plan with an emphasis on instructional delivery. The California Community College (CCC) system completed a two-year process in May 1996 to develop a Strategic Telecommunications Plan (STP). The STP presented a series of recommendations in three areas: technical information structure, application development, and human resources training. Plan II will expand on each of these areas with an emphasis on instructional delivery and student access.

Rick Matthews, a biology instructor from Miramar College of the San Diego Community College District, was selected by the Chancellor to coordinate the project. Rick will be on an 18 to 24-month inter-jurisdictional exchange with the Chancellor's Office. He has been assigned to the Educational Services and Economic Development Division, which has administrative responsibility for the Telecommunication and Technology Infrastructure Program (TTIP). The TTIP, under the direction of Lebaron Woodyard, Dean, Instructional Resources and Technology, will provide resources to the project, and work in conjunction to deliver a Technology Plan II by January 1999.

Matthews will work with the Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Committee (TTAC) to develop the plan. The committee will be comprised of:

5 CEOs
5 Faculty
2 CISOA
1 CIO
1 CSSO
1 CBO
2 CO
1 CAISAC
2 Centers:
Technical and 4C@O.N.E.

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20 members total

The selection of advisory committee members is in progress and will be completed by January 1998. The Technology Plan II will be a regular and ongoing feature of TIPS, so look for future updates.