Community colleges provide a wide range of educational services to very diverse groups of students. For that reason, the variety and flexibility of services provided can be critical. In addition, quickly changing needs result in quickly changing system requirements. In this chapter, community college CIOs speak to their roles, focusing on the…

As online learning continues to grow, so do the free or nearly free Web 2.0 and emerging online learning technologies available to faculty and students. This chapter explores the implementation process and corresponding considerations of adapting such tools for teaching and learning. Issues addressed include copyright, intellectual property,…

Describing an online faculty member or community college faculty member may soon be synonymous. The role of the online faculty and the knowledge and skills associated with the growth of online course enrollments are transforming the nature and characteristics of community college faculty as a profession. To accomplish these tasks, an online…

Provides a four-level conceptual model of how technology can and should be used to enhance learning in the community college. Reviews issues such as personnel collaboration and staff development, which are important to the implementation of a technology plan. Contains four data tables. (JDI)

This paper describes the results of a study of community college learning resource centers as they exist today and examines some emerging functions which point toward the role of the center in the future. (DC)

A practitioner discusses the problems associated with instructional development (ID) and makes practical recommendations for improving faculty morale and interest, for organizing ID staff, and for improving ID administrative management. (DC)

As the number of faculty who want to employ instructional development services grows, the resulting demand for personal help strains the resources and facilities of the learning resource center. In the interest of efficiency and productivity, instructional development should be pursued as a team effort of faculty within a discipline, focused on…

Discusses the values of instructional technology to education. The author recommends that instructional technology be considered as an efficient means of adding learning options for the student, rather than as an institutional end in itself. (DC)

This chapter reviews the strategies described in this volume that rural college leaders can use to address the issues and challenges their institutions face. (Contains a list of 12 resources and 4 online resources.)

Discusses potential challenges that community colleges will face from for-profit educational providers. Argues that college educators must accept that they are involved in the business of higher education and should carefully plan the development of both personnel and institutional infrastructure accordingly. (JDI)

Reviews general trends in how centralized and decentralized information technology (IT) structures have evolved, as well as how a unified IT structure developed at Monroe Community College. Recommends a ten-step process that other institutions may use to assess how best to reengineer and revamp their current organizational IT structures. (JDI)

Describes Project SYNERGY, a multi-year, multi-institutional collaborative project designed to address the problems of underprepared college students. Analyzes three major components of the project: faculty development, technology products, and outcomes evaluation. Contains two figures. (JDI)

Describes several technology initiatives at Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) that focus on directly involving faculty in the use of media and computer technology to improve student learning. (JDI)

Describes the design and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the acquisition, maintenance, and upgrade of educational technology at Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania). Indicates that despite comprehensive planning, implementation was incremental and contingent on the availability of resources. (JDI)

Reviews policies that can encourage greater faculty interest in adopting new technologies from the perspective of faculty and institutional obligations. Suggests that as faculty roles change with regard to technology use, so should compensation and institutional support. (JDI)