5-year information Technology Strategic Plan Version 0 May, 2009 Version 0 June, 2010 Ted Brodheim
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Current StateCurrently, we have the VoIP (Voice over IP) cluster to service the schools that have VoIP deployed. However, we also have a Video Conferencing Gateway that is not integrated. The Video conferencing units cannot support the High Definition Video that enables the students to get an immersion experience. There are schools that will not be able to take advantage of these technologies, as they are still on T1 circuits, and the layout cost for EVPL is too high. All schools rely on a single circuit to provide connectivity to resources, and, as we provide more applications and storage, a redundant WAN connection would be vital to maintain the quality of the learning experience. We have silos of storage, but no centralized storage built out for students that can grow with their needs and store their school achievements. We have no way to retain a history of these achievements, which could be used later, as our students become tomorrows’ leaders. Most of the workstations in our schools are unmanaged, and tend to be lagging behind in the quality of their security and patches; this, in turn, makes them vulnerable to become hosts for viruses, and relay hosts for bots. We need to build an Enterprise Learning Portal (ELP) that builds on the proven success of individual schools that have been early adopters of innovative techniques to impart learning. The ELP will contain invaluable material, capturing the experience of our teaching community; and we would like to have all educators to have access to the growing portal, and to allow them to contribute to both its contents and the student curriculum. Future StateProvide redundant circuits to all schools where logistically possible, and have WAN link failover capability; this will ensure continued learning experience if one of the sites encounters a power or network outage. This redundant connection, along with providing EVPL circuits to all schools, will truly provide the missing components to the shared experience of Virtual Desktop, Shared Storage, LCMS and Unified communication (Voice and Video). Recommendations and RoadmapBuild a centralized environment where our Storage Area Network is shared by all schools, and is accessible by students and educators throughout the NYCDOE system. In order to create and work, the students will launch a Virtual desktop that is accessible from anywhere at any time. We currently lack redundant links to the schools using an MPLS or DMVPN technology. Redundant connections will help us ensure access and connectivity to the system-wide resources. As these resources become centrally located, we will ensure that access is guaranteed. This will also allow the NYCDOE to move away from maintaining distributed computing power and maintain instead a proper handle on software licensing and deployment of DIIT resources. Providing access to the latest collaboration and work environment will ensure that our students of being trained in today’s relevant technologies as they prepare for higher education, leadership roles in the future. CREATION OF VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Research indicates that immersive virtual environments are powerful tools of experiential learning that increase student achievement. Medical schools, the aerospace industry, and the military are just some of the institutions that have significantly invested in virtual environments to provide a style of learning that meets the needs of today's student. In the K-12 realm, software publishers and schools districts are racing to incorporate immersive learning into the curriculum. Our students will be provided with proven instruments of virtual learning that engage, motivate, and excite students, moving them towards success in mastering all content areas. DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARNING CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Adult LCMS): There is a great disparity between the needs of professional development and the modes of its delivery among individual schools within the NYCDOE. Schools are not only challenged with finding professional development services that can be applied to their specific instructional settings, but are also challenged by the constraints of time and location. The Office of eLearning Services will work collaboratively with the Talent Office to identify an LCMS partner. Together, they will develop online courses that allow educators and other participants to learn at their own pace, in a variety of modes best suited to personal learning styles, at a remote location, at any time. In addition, the amalgamation of current core curriculum teaching strategies within simulated learning environments will allow participants to acquire real knowledge in a real-world context that is often difficult to replicate with limited 20th century tools. Lastly, eLearning’s professional development offerings will take into consideration the ways in which school inquiry teams address specific needs or challenges in their respective schools through the analysis of many data and assessment types. Our training modules will depict what schools are currently doing to improve student achievement, and respond to their unique instructional circumstances. DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE CORE CURRICULAR SUPPORTS: The Office of eLearning will instruct participants on how to integrate twenty-first century technological innovations into teaching and learning through online learning communities, project based learning and virtual environments that support student success. PROVISION OF PARENT/STUDENT E-MAIL: The NYCDOE is considering providing e-mail functionality to serve its parent and student community. A pilot project is already in the planning stages. Such an application could support virtual learning and on-line core curriculum strategies by promoting communication among participants. It would also facilitate teacher – parent communication and promote a greater sense of community among parents, educators and administrators. We will:
Division of Instruction and Information Technology/Talent and New Initiatives – NYCiZone (Innovation Zone Schools) From the NYCiZone Website: http://schools.nyc.gov/community/innovation/izone/default.htm The New York City Department of Education created the Innovation Zone (iZone) in 2010 to challenge longstanding assumptions around “business as usual” in K-12 education. While most industries have experienced tremendous change over the past 50 years, our education system has remained remarkably static, adhering to the following set of 19th century assumptions that fail to fully engage and challenge students who have grown up in a digital world:
Operating under these traditional educational models, U.S. students’ average educational attainment and scores on international assessments have stagnated over the past 20 years. The growing gap between U.S. students’ performance and that of their global counterparts illustrates the very real need to introduce change into the education structure and to accelerate student growth. New York City has designed the iZone to free schools from the compliance-oriented culture that has inhibited real innovation in our nation’s schools. Schools within the iZone are provided the resources and support to pioneer new models that transform what schools look like, personalizing instruction to the needs of each individual student, and dramatically improving student achievement. Over the next four years, the iZone will help more than 300 schools design, develop, evaluate, and scale disruptive new models that restructure and rethink K-12 education. DIIT will sustain the ELP by providing training to NYC21C teachers and school leaders in developing online courses and materials to support teaching and learning and student achievement. We will:
NYC21C schools will employ an onsite technology coordinator who will serve as a resource and provide support and instructional technology professional development to classroom teachers in sustaining the LCMS. Directory: rdonlyres rdonlyres -> Application for family reunification for children rdonlyres -> Cabinet for Health and Family Services (chfs) rdonlyres -> Computer Science Program Proposal Form rdonlyres -> Table of Contents Abstract 3 rdonlyres -> Grade 10 Academic Canadian History – Term Essay Topics canada: 1929 – 1945 Social, Economic and Political Context rdonlyres -> College programs rdonlyres -> Potential hazards rdonlyres -> Cabinet for Health and Family Services (chfs) rdonlyres -> Cabinet for Health and Family Services (chfs) rdonlyres -> Outline: Software Design Download 0.67 Mb. Share with your friends:
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