Assessment & Infrastructure

Accountability/Evaluation Create mechanisms that ensure and sustain the process of successful technology infusion across the teacher certification programs. Activities and Progress Develop methods for accountability among faculty and programs. This is a survey constructed to assess the standards being met by each required teacher preparation course.This survey was constructed to assess the standards being met by each required teacher preparation course. The survey was disseminated to teacher preparation faculty in early December, 2001. It is based on a one to one match to the Illinois state standards and asks faculty to submit syllabi and indicate any documentation (student artifacts) that can be collected that are evidentiary of these standards. Data is being compiled in a data base system, identifying potential weaknesses in programs with respect to state technology standards. This information will guide project personnel in contacting and suggesting potential modules that can be developed to meet missing standards. Accountablity Survey Develop methods to assess student success in meeting state standards for technology. Two mechanisms have been developed to address this goal activity, the basic skills survey and the student outcome survey.Two types of evaluation mechanisms have been developed addressing this goal activity. First, a basic skills survey has been developed. This instrument is a self report survey asking students to rate their ability on prerequisite technology skills for program entry and is used to guide students weak in certain areas to campus workshops and resources to boost their skills level. A second set of assessments has been created to document skills that student teachers leave UIC programs with. Baseline data on our students will be collected using these assessments during Spring semester 2002. The Basic Skills Survey The Post Student Skills Survey Develop methods to assess technology infrastructure The Educational Technology Committee has drafted a technology plan that was officially adopted by the college faculty on Jan 25th 2002. This plan details policies governing technology use and acquisition within the college as well as personnel and training issues. Technology Plan

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