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Key Planning Issues In Technology-Based Education

Key Planning Issues
In Technology-Based Education
Ball State University
Elements of Effective Strategical Planning
for Technology in Education
Bizhan Nasseh
Special Assistant for Educational Technology
Ball State University
RB - 237
Muncie, Indiana 47306
00b0nasseh@bsu.edu
Ball State University Muncie, Indiana
Abstract:
Technology-based education is the hallmark of higher education institution's operations in the coming years. Advancement of Internet and web brought to higher education institution the possibility of the lossing geographic monopoly and provided tough competition in attracting new generation of outcome-oriented learners. Higher education institution's vision, and strategical and tactical planning are the key elements in the providing successful distributed education and services for distributed learners. Practical and visionary strategical planning is not only vital for society, citizens, and global learners, but also for survival of higher education institution in the global education. The inter-related areas which are essential in strategical planning for technology-based education are:
Network infrastructure and instructional delivery.
Web's role in academic and administrative operations.
Instructional support system and technology-based education.
Faculty and student development in basic competency and information literacy.
Computer-based distance education for k-12 and adult learners.

Introduction:
Can universities be successfully transformed from teaching institutions to learning institutions? Can universities plan and execute a process of teaching/learning, which can satisfy the curiosity of a generation of active learners and prepare them for a challenging, exciting, and tough global economy? Can universities provide opportunities for our citizens to be lifelong learners in an ever-changing, technology-oriented era with an overload of information in a global education?
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