1. Technology by itself is not a solution – you also need support, training, refresh & maintenance.

 

2. You get what you pay for!

3. Like teaching, technology can be used well or used poorly.

• Users may not have time for or recognize the need for training to use technology effectively for learning and teaching.

4. Technology provides opportunities for active learning/student engagement which may be very difficult to achieve in large in-person classes.

5. Online learning is not cheaper when comparing the cost of a brick and mortar classroom with support including labor, hardware, licensing, and refresh. 
   



6. Online courses take time to build; about 10 hours of faculty time per hour of course instruction time [1].  A 3-credit course may take 450 hours, not including support staff time.

7. Methods of assessing teaching and learning are needed for both online and on campus courses.

• Institutional evaluation of electronically offered programs takes place in the context of the regular evaluation of all academic programs. [3]
• Evaluating online and face-to-face should adhere to the same standards.

8. Presidents & provosts have a leadership role to play in valuing innovative teaching with technology in RTP.

9. Academic technology has become a requirement of the forward thinking university.
   

10. Instructional design professionals are partnering with faculty and bridging the gap between technology and pedagogy.
    

11. Students have diverse technology needs.

• Older students express a preference for the use of more technology in the classroom than traditional-age college students.  [2]
• Student expectations – recruitment, first year experience, retention, technology practices at peer institutions?

References:

[1]  http://campustechnology.com/articles/39863_3/

[2]  http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/TheECARStudyofUnderg/45075

[3] WASC checklist: http://www.wascsenior.org/wasc/Doc_Lib/GoodPracticesinDeD.pdf