Information+Technology+Checklist+(Wk7)

Acreditation Standard VI.5 - http://accreditation.lis.illinois.edu/standard6.htm There is ongoing attention to monitoring the adequacy of resources and facilities. A newly-established IT Advisory Committee will provide regular input to the information technology staff on possible improvements in information technology infrastructure. Instructional technology staff regularly gather and respond to feedback from students and faculty on possible enhancements of the LEEP virtual classroom environment. GSLIS supported software - fully supported OR supported at cost: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/helpdesk/software Office of Instructional technology and design http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/itd || Celeste ||
 * **Informational Technology** ||
 * //Infrastructure Planning// ||
 * 1 |||| Does the institution have a technology plan that clearly describes the process of acquiring, maintaining, and upgrading hardware and software required for eLearning? || Celeste ||
 * 2 |||| Does the College/Program have a technology plan that clearly describes the process of acquiring, maintaining, and upgrading hardware and software required for eLearning?
 * 3 |||| Does the institution or college have a contingency plan for IT emergencies? || Celeste ||
 * 4 |||| Check if the institution’s network system has any of the following characteristics of a stable, long-lived, and widely available technology infrastructure? (report all that apply)

The wired network is limited to faculty, staff and researchers using GSLIS-provided computers. GSLIS has UIUCnet Wireless Access throughout the building. http://www.lis.illinois.edu/helpdesk/network

Students and instructors have H: drives for file storage and I: drives for web publishing. File storage maintained for two years after graduation. http://www.lis.illinois.edu/helpdesk/filestorage || Celeste || skills requirement: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/admissions/requirements/ms/tech
 * || a || Scalable ||  ||
 * || b || Sustainable ||  ||
 * || c || Reliable ||  ||
 * || b || Consistently available ||  ||
 * || c || Other (specify) ||  ||
 * 5 |||| Does the institution provide email accounts to students? Yes - at university level || Celeste ||
 * 6 |||| Are the minimum technology capabilities (e.g. browser, software compatibility, data transfer speeds) for an adequate Internet service provider specified in the course?

In addition to these basic computer literacy requirements, students must have access to the necessary technology at work or at home, including hardware (either Unix, Linux, Windows, or Macintosh personal computers), and network connectivity. Technologies currently in use support the following activities: asynchronous discussions via electronic bulletin boards; live session interactivity (class presentations by faculty, students and guest lecturers; group Web browsing; text-chatting; break-out rooms for small group discussions); archive of live sessions (including all class components--audio, webpages, text); collaborative document creation and editing (create, edit, and share documents online without leaving one's web browser). http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/leep#technology || Celeste ||
 * 7 |||| Has the institution created any reusable and sharable learning objects? ||  ||
 * 8 |||| Are learning objects created following international interoperability standards? ||  ||
 * 9 |||| Does the institution have special arrangements with vendors to offer students special prices for hardware and/or software? ||  ||
 * //Hardware & Software// ||
 * 1 |||| Are the hardware requirements clearly stated as part of the program/training? ||  ||
 * 2 |||| Are the software requirements for the program/training clearly stated? ||  ||
 * 3 |||| Does the program provide synchronous conferencing or any other type of real time interaction? ||  ||
 * 4 |||| Does the program provide links to resources where all necessary software can be downloaded or purchased? ||  ||
 * 5 |||| Does the program specify operating system, memory, CPU, and bandwidth requirements? ||  ||
 * 6 |||| Does the institution use enterprise software? If so, report on how this software interfaces with the program. (i.e. Banner) ||  ||
 * 7 |||| What Learning Management System (LMS) is used in the program? (i.e. Moodle, Blackboard/Compass, etc) ||  ||
 * 8 |||| What were the criteria used to select the LMS? ||  ||
 * 9 |||| Report on the functionality of the LMS used by the program.: ||  ||
 * || a || Schedules and registers learners into online and offline courses ||  ||
 * || b || Keeps learner profile data ||  ||
 * || c || Launches eLearning courses ||  ||
 * || d || Tracks learner progress through courses ||  ||
 * || e || Manages classroom based learning ||  ||
 * || f || Handles grading, assessment and feedback ||  ||
 * || g || Provides learning administrators with the ability to manage learning recourses including labs and classrooms (resource management) ||  ||
 * || h || Supports learner collaboration ||  ||
 * || i || Automates use of competency maps to define career development and performance paths (skills gap analysis) ||  ||
 * || j || Creation of test questions and administration of test ||  ||
 * || k || Performance reporting learning results ||  ||
 * || l || Interconnectivity/integration with the institutions enterprise applications (Banner) ||  ||
 * || m || Others (specify) ||  ||