Goal 8: Information Technology for Extended and Enhanced Services
Infuse appropriate technologies throughout CGTC to extend and enhance
programs and services.
Desired Long-term Outcome
Increase access to and training for information technology to extend
and enhance CGTC technical education, adult literacy, and economic
development programs and services.
Objectives
8A. Ensure that all CGTC programs and
services are enhanced by achieving and maintaining technological
parity; sufficient LAN and WAN network capacity; standard platforms,
versions, hardware, and software; and security systems by FY2005
and every year through FY2007.
- Implement a comprehensive technology and technology infrastructure
improvement project including all instructional, instructional
support, and administrative technology to ensure that CGTC is
on the leading edge technologically.
- Establish and maintain a three-year replacement/rotation cycle
for all instructional and administrative desktop systems and servers
to maintain technology that is current.
- Maintain software platforms and applications at the leading
edge for instruction and operations.
- Provide additional desktop systems and increase capacity of
file servers each year in proportion to enrollment growth and
increase capacity on application servers as needed to meet demands
for streaming video.
- Transfer additional software applications and data storage from
the desktop by upgrading to enterprise-level switch configuration
with adequate bandwidth to run applications from the server.
- Provide a robust WAN to enable browser-based access to CGTC
programs and services at CGTC sites and at homes and worksites.
- Provide adequate service parts and diagnostic tools to ensure
efficient operations.
8A1. Ensure that information technology services are
secure from intrusion, interception, or other interference by
FY2003 and each year there after through FY2007.
- Install egress filtering for CGTC’s networks.
- Provide network-traffic-level rather than desktop-level protection
from viruses and any suspect packets.
8B. Increase availability of and participation
in on-campus and remote web-enabled CGTC programs and services for
the citizens and corporate citizens of central Georgia each year.
- Provide instructor presentation systems for all classrooms.
- Implement content engine capabilities to facilitate prescriptive
learning and to enable enriched and highly interactive distance
education.
- Continue to expand use of server-based and/or web-based testing
software to enhance instructional delivery and content.
8B1. Optimize and personalize CGTC student-learning experiences
by participating in the DTAE educational portal.
- Raise web-enhanced and online instruction to the “next
level” by providing streaming audio/video capabilities
and more advanced software that will deliver more content and
enable higher levels of learner interaction.
- Participate as an early adopter/pilot site for development
and enhancement of the local components of the DTAE educational
portal.
8B2. Provide increased nonstop, on-demand learning opportunities
via the GVTC and CGTC distance education.
- Use GVTC’s web-development platform and CGTC distance
education applications to enhance and expand student distance
education experiences.
- Expand GVTC/CGTC distance education program and course offerings.
8C. Participate in the implementation
of a DTAE centralized data warehouse capable of sharing and exchanging
information including a one-stop student record among DTAE units
and with other agencies and educational entities.
- Participate as an early adopter/pilot site for development and
enhancement of the local data mart component of the DTAE data
warehouse.
- Continue to develop CGTC local management information system
capabilities.
8D. Implement fully developed, web-accessible
internal and external information system services including student
information by FY2004 and update the system, as needed, each year.
- Provide a total web interface to BANNER enabling easy development
of browser-based requests for customized queries.
- Provide faculty and student access to information through browser-based
instructor and student pages.
- Explore development of a student “buzz-card” system
for student transactions.
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