DE ANZA COLLEGE
Question 17:
Other comments relating to technology at the district and at De Anza?
Responses
Banner sucks
Better and quicker communication needed.
Consulting with faculty about what is lost and gained in teaching online (especially for our
traditional De Anza students. And then, using that information to inform decisions about how
many and which classes should be offered online, if any!
Could someone go around at the beginning of each term and make sure that all the equipment is
working and turned on?
Dependency on Firefox is not a good idea since most students do not use Firefox, but rather Sarafi
and Chrome. Right now the burden is on instructors to make sure something works. Also quizzes
crash sometimes if on non-Firefox. It should not be up to students to use firefox given that some
of them don't even know how to download firefox.
ETS has provided wonderful support.
Flexibility and `future-proofing' are critical, I think. Rather than trying to predict the future, I think
we should remain flexible. For example, we're teaching a lot of online sections, which is great. But
what if the world of online education suffers a setback, such as by being rocked by cheating
scandals? We should make sure we can retreat back into brick-and-mortar education. Staying
flexible is more important than prognosticating, I think. That said, we want to do our best to
predict the future, to stay flexible and survive change. What if virtual reality takes off, and
students `go to school' in their VR headsets? We should be in a position to stay in business by
delivering that education, if it becomes a going concern. (I recommend the first chapters of
"Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline, to imagine what school might be like in the future. We should
be ready for such a world, but also ready to cope with the collapse of a fad, if that's what it turns
out to be.)
Great group of people in tech - responsive, friendly.
Hire a technical writer to spiff up the ETS page so it can be more self-service. If I want to do a
distribution list in Outlook I should be able to plug in those two terms and get a helpful article that
is specific to our FHDA directory. Any retired staffer or faculty person who knows our systems and
writes well would love doing such a job from home on a contract basis.
Hire more staff for tech support!!!
I am all for technology use; however, I am concerned about the time contraints, amount of
instructional support and if it will actually enhance student outcomes.
I am grateful for the systems we have in our smart classrooms! There are just a few rooms where
the computers need updating so they run smoothly. Thanks!
I found the technology in the new Media Arts building to be much easier and more efficient than
the older classrooms.
I have used Catalyst, but it's been a few years.
I think the De Anza teachers are on the leading edge. Continued Professional Development
programs will keep us there.
I think we are doing a good job at staying on top of latest trends and needs to interface with our
students. Fantastic work from DSS to keep special need students confident with using technology
to level the playing fie.d
Improve lag time in responses and between purchases and getting what we ordered.
Incentivize the use of more advanced software and apps to solve process problems and improve
efficiency. Keeping classified to "District standards" has decreased creativity and innovation.
Instant access to data without the extensive wait time
It would be great if classroom computers weren't so locked down that they can't be updated. It's
incredibly frustrating to have to bounce around between browsers trying to find one that is
updated enough to load web content.
It's a big task and people generally are at many different levels.
It's gotten a lot better; but we've still got a way to go.
more modern and up to date technology throughout the campus
Need better implementation planning with end-users at the table
Need general updated of all computers.
Noticed movement to PC instead of Apple is some rooms. Hope it's not campus wide as the Apple
products just work more effectively.
Our ETS tech teams are among the un-sung heros/heroines of the District with their timely
attention to work requests, their patience and support of faculty and staff; which enables us to
serve students better! With much appreciation!
Our IT department does a great job. Whenever I've had a problem with anything on my individual
machine or on one of the shared ones in our department the service has been prompt and the
problem is usually solved quickly.
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