Information Technology

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Information Technology

• Presented by
• Richard Prather, Chief Information Officer

December 8, 2008
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Technology is Essential
Very Little can be Done Effectively without
Technology.
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Progress over the years
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Children Today

• Fully 97 of teens ages 12-17 play computer, web,
  portable, or console games.
• Additionally
• 50 of teens played games "yesterday."
• 86 of teens play on a console like the Xbox,
  PlayStation, or Wii.
• 73 play games on a desktop or a laptop computer.
  
• 60 use a portable gaming device like a Sony
  PlayStation Portable, a Nintendo DS, or a Game
  Boy.
• 48 use a cell phone or handheld organizer to
  play games.
• (Source Pew Internet American Life Project ,
  9/16/2008)

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Their Environment is...
iViva
FOAF
Based on an idea by Fred Cavazza
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Technology and Learning

• Relevant
• Just in time, just for me, intelligently
  responsive
• Compelling / Interactive
• Learning environment stimulates heightened sense
  of engagement and curiosity
• Collaborative
• Access to expertise and knowledge enables
  innovation and deepens community
• Continuous
• Blend of formal and informal, lifelong

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Access to Information

• Old Paradigm
• Focus on Computers and Monitors

New ParadigmAccess to Information
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Going Forward FY09
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Design Principles
Agility
Accuracy
Access
Availability
Availability
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Technology Should be as Reliable as Flipping a
Light Switch
Transparent to the Learning Process
Equity in the Delivery Process
High Reliability Availability
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