His school has been involved with technology since the late '70s, when administrators installed a network system for managing administrative needs. But according to Tom Hyatt, associate vice president for technology, at that time there was not a lot of interest in computer technology as it related to art curriculum. With the 1980s came the Mac and a shift towards technology acceptance in educational institutions. During the last seven years we have spent a lot of time, thought, creativity and money in bringing technology to art education and artmaking. AutoCAD is on every student's desktop in the interior design department.
Computers are in use in almost every classroom and studio.
In the early 1990s MICA administrators began teaching faculty how to use technology tools. Providing Internet connectivity and access to e-mail, they moved on to instruction in software applications such as Fractal Painter and Adobe Photoshop. They built a private computer lab where faculty could use computers out of student sight. Some faculty simply were not interested in adopting technology and arguably did not need it for teaching such things as painting. For technology-accepting faculty, MICA administrators provide a place to learn, deliver individualized technology programs and generally ensure staff are looked after in terms of helping them understand technology.