TECHNOLOGY PLAN | 2017–2020
INTRODUCTION
Equity Focus of Technology Plan/
Support for Other College Plans
As noted in the president’s preface, equity
served as a guidepost in the development of
this Technology Plan, modeling on the equity
focus in the Educational Master Plan (EMP)
2015-2020, which provides overarching
direction for all campus planning.
The Technology Committee recognizes that
the cost of technology, in particular, can be
a barrier to student technology access, a
key issue which can be mitigated in part by
providing, in addition to access to computer
labs, open educational resources in place
of textbooks and the thoughtful purchase
and deployment of technology tools in
classrooms or learning communities as
feasible and appropriate. Moreover, the
college’s provision of technology training to
faculty and staff, and the willing engagement
of those employees in the training process,
also becomes an equity issue in terms of
knowledgeable instruction and services
fostering student success.
The equity focus in the Educational Master
Plan 2015-2020 encouraged the campus
community to infuse equity into all planning
and activities, a consideration in the
development of the Facilities Master Plan.
The college has long supported equity
planning, aimed at reducing the achievement
gap, in academic divisions. Recent state-
mandated development of college Equity
plans, with accompanying categorical
funding, has also brought equity to the
forefront. So, too, has the similarly state-
mandated Student Success and Support
Programs (SSSP) planning, categorical
funding and activities.
Ultimately all plans—the EMP, the
Technology Plan, the state Equity Plan with
the merging SSSP Plan—share the common
goal of student equity.
The three-year span of the Technology
Plan reflects the campus’ understanding
that technology needs and capabilities are
constantly changing and require regular
review to offer the most effective services to
students, faculty and staff. The period also
allows the campus to regularly assess the
implications of the goals and adjust future
planning needs to meet changing technology
needs and trends.
The college Technology Plan, together with
that of sister college Foothill, will inform the
development of the District Technology Plan,
which will respond to the goals and needs
of the colleges providing instruction and
services to students.
1 Last Updated: 7/31/23