WITC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN FY15

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PROJECT ID OBJECTIVE REFERENCE

1215-001 Enhance & Improve Online Learning 1.1.1 AA

1215-002 Enhance, Improve, Integrate and Implement Student Learning Assessment

1.2.1 AA

1215-003 Improve Student Learning Environment Classroom/Facilities

1.4.1 AA

1215-004 Expand and Enhance Academic Support (e.g. Learning Commons, Tutoring)

1.7.1 AA

1215-005 Increase Academic Support 1.1.1 BS

1215-006 Expand Opportunities to Support Student Learning

1.1.4 CE 1215-007 Expand and Enhance Student Access

to Resources Needed to be Successful

1.1.1 IT

1215-008 Expand the Preparedness for Student Success

1.1.1 SA

1215-009 Increase Academic Support 2.1.1 AA

DESCRIPTION

WITC Strategic Goal 1 (Student Focused) 9/17

Provide Support and Opportunities for Student Learning and Success

Expand and enhance Academic Support (e.g. Learning Commons, tutoring)

Improve student learning environment classroom/facilities Improve assessment communication across the institution Develop processes and procedures that enhance and improve online learning Develop a list of acronyms

Improve services for students with disabilities

Implement new communication strategies during the admissions

Increase hardware and software check-out availability for students to complete assignments

Create and implement an effective evaluation tool for customized training customers (1.4.i, 2.1.a) FY13

Eliminate barriers to students in allowing them to charge enterprise activities to their student account

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1215-011 Increase and Implement Collaborative Educational Offerings in the High Schools

3.1.1 AA

1215-012 Enhance Adjunct Faculty Experiences

at WITC 3.2.1 AA

1215-013 Enhance the Safety of the College 3.1.1 BS

1215-014 Develop a Collegewide Comprehensive Professional Development Strategy 3.1.1 HR-IT 1215-015 Develop a Collegewide Comprehensive Professional Development Strategy 3.1.2 HR-IT 1215-016 Develop a Collegewide Comprehensive Professional Development Strategy 3.1.3 hr-it DESCRIPTION

Develop a Collegewide professional development plan Research and analyze a Collegewide professional development plan

Continue to align site safety protocols and standards Enhance adjunct faculty experiences at WITC

Increase and implement collaborative educational offerings in the high schools

Implement a Collegewide professional development plan WITC Strategic Goal 3 (Staff Support and Development) 3/9

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PROJECT ID OBJECTIVE REFERENCE 1215-017 Develop the SharePoint Portal (The

Connection)

4.1.1 IT 1215-018 Enhance Collaboration Between WITC

and its WILM Partners

4.2.1 IT 1215-019 Enhance Collaboration Between WITC

and its WILM Partners

4.2.2 IT

1215-020 Develop Marketing Strategies 4.2.2 SA

1215-021 Expand and Improve Business Processes in the Area of Academic Affairs

5.1.1 AA

1215-022 Keep Pace and Balance with Technology

5.1.1 a. BS

1215-023 Keep Pace and Balance with

Technology Implement a collegewide comprehensive records retentionpolicy and procedures 5.1.1.b BS Improve internal Business Office processes to make them

more

efficient and user friendly

DESCRIPTION

GOAL 5 (Planning and Implementation of Continuous Improvement) 2/6 Expand upon Strategies that improve Planning Processes, Decision Making,

and Effective use of Resources Develop the WILM Strategic Plan

Implement the Operations Team

Continue to develop the SharePoint intranet portal (The Connection).

Expand and improve business processes in the area of Academic

Affairs

Develop Social Media Plan

DESCRIPTION

GOAL 4 (Leadership and Communication) 3/10

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Major Technology Initiatives

Project ID Project Title Divisions

15-001 Community Area Networks IT

15-002

Implement Emergency Mass Notification System

College Safety Committee IT

15-003

Implement student assessment tools to monitor student skills

Academic Affairs Student Affairs IT

15-004 Upgrade staff email to Office 365 IT

15-005 Implement Single Sign On Portal for _{students and staff} WILM_IT

15-006 Implement tools to improve the _{online learning initiative} Collegewide_IT

15-007

Address Video Streaming

requirements IT / Distance LearningAcademic Affairs

Student Affairs 15-008

Develop IT Goverance strategies IT

15-009 Implement Allied Health Mobile _{Laptops for testing} IT_{Allied Health}

15-010 Upgrade Unitrends Data Backup _System IT

15-011 Implement Aristotle IT

15-012

Upgrade collegewide wireless network at all locations to include WITC and Public wireless access.

IT Work with UW, DOA & County Government to assist in the

development of the Community Area Networks

Implement a 2 Phased Mass Notification System with Phase 1 (FY14) focused on Emergency Notification and Phase 2 (FY15) focused on non-emergency notification.

Implement SmarterMeasure and eLab applications to measure student learning skills

Review current application and expand video streaming

Work with college to develop and implement an IT Goverance strategy for web, Sharepoint and IT Projects

Project Details

Install latest wireless technology to improve wireless access throughout the college.

Upgrade all staff email to the new Office365

In coordination with WILM, implement a Single Sign On (SSO) portal for students and staff.

Upgrade the collegewide data backup system. Pilot mobile laptop technologies in the Allied Health program.

Implement Aristotle hardware tracking and utilize the data collected for managing IT budget decisions.

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Improving Technology Services

Project ID Project Title Divisions

15-100

Develop And implement strategy to enhance The Connection.

IT

15-101 Develop and apply IT Metrics IT_{Research and Planning}

15-102 Research and implement pilot for _{Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)} IT

15-103 Research opportunities to move data _{center to new CVTC center.} IT

15-104 Research and develop strategies for IT _{device optimization.} IT

15-105 Continue to improve and enhance _{technology training.} IT_HR

15-106 Research implementation strategies _{for Windows 8.} IT

Develop a collegewide training plan.

Evaluate options for upgrading to Windows 8. Develop and implement IT Metrics and monitor data. Continue to research opportunities for VDI

Research and evaluate ROI to move Shell Lake Data Center equipment to CVTC.

Research tools and strategies to develop comprehensive plan for IT Device Optimization

Research was completed in FY13. Develop strategies to enhance The Connection and if resources are available, implement the strategies. Development has begun in FY14 with completion expected in FY15.

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Technology Inventories

VP, Instructional Technology Director, Information Technology Technical Operations Manager

Network Administrator Tim Bablick Instructional Technologist

WILM Student Administration Lead Webmaster

Business Analyst

Network Technicians

WILM Financial Aid Technician Web Technician

Joe Huftel

Provide technology support for their assigned campuses as well as the overall college.

Tim Maki

Shannon Scott Nate Fry

Manage the collegewide network

Staffing

Heather Miller, Shell Lake Aimee Nichols, Shell Lake Pat McCullough, Ashland Jared Lamm, New Richmond Jim Monson, New Richmond Jerry Secord, Rice Lake Kathleen Stanton, Rice Lake Steve Paplior, Superior Gerry Suomala, Superior Tracee Bishop

Pam Thompson

Oversight of the Instructional Technology Division Leadership of the Information Technology Unit Oversight of the college network & phones Provide instructional technology support

WILM leadership of the Student Administration systems Keith Hasart

Brenda Nunemaker Shannon Scott Michele Heinecke

Oversight of the college web site

Provide Financial Aid technical support to WILM. Jim Dahlberg

Provide support and development of administrative applications