WordPerfect will be phased out during the next 12 months. A training course is being developed to assist the transition for WordPerfect users. Replacement cycles for all desktop computers and centralized server hardware. Availability of notebook computers for faculty. Creation of a proposal to recommend a requirement for students to purchase notebook computers.
Classroom upgrades that support various levels of technology to support teaching and learning.
Outlook client software to support departmental and institutional calendars, contacts, task management and e-mail. We are working on the campus rollout plan for Outlook in 2000. Expansion of remote access for faculty, staff and commuter students. Staffing to support a rapidly growing dependency on technology for teaching and learning and automation of administrative tasks and functions. Standards can simplify our jobs by improving our service to students and each other, improve our efficiency, reduce frustration with incompatibility issues and result in synergistic learning as we travel the technology road together.