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Joe's Syllabus:
The purpose of the technology portion of this course is to assist students
in the management and design of technology implementation for arts organizations.
The technology portion requires:
- Technology planning criteria: each student is to develop a one page
document listing his/her own criteria for a quality technology plan
for an organization, and present their criteria to the class
- Site visit report - students are required to make a single visit
to an arts organization, and assess their implementation and use of
technology, type up a one page report on their observations, and present
their report to the class by the fifth technology session
- Review of a technical resource or option. Each student is to identify
and bring to class an example of a technical option for an organization.
Each student will write a one page summary of how the technical option
might be deployed, and what its positive and negative implications might
be
- Strategic plan: each student is to generate a one page planning document
of key goals and strategies for a technology plan
- Website plan: each student is to create the outline for a website
for an arts organization, identifying key aspects of how that ties into
the organization's mission
- Evaluation plan: each student is to create and present an implementation
and evaluation plan for technology within an organization
No more than one unexcused absence will be acceptable for completing
the course. Active participation in class discussion is required. Most
reading materials and resources will be available at http://www.sunwheel.org/SAIC.
February 3rd: 1st technology session: WHAT DOES AN ORGANIZATION'S
MISSION HAVE TO DO WITH TECHNOLOGY?: discuss criteria for technology planning
and implementation
homework: work through "Technology Planning Workshop" at http://www.sunwheel.org/SAIC/February17.html
Look particularly at questions around getting ready for process, inventory
worksheets
write your own planning criteria, site visits
February 17th: 2nd technology session: ANALYZING YOUR ORGANIZATION'S
FUNCTIONS: present
your criteria, report back site visit date and location, discuss the
multiple roles of technology inside of organizations
homework: review links to technology resources, choose one from this
list or elsewhere, write summary, site visits
February 24th: 3rd technology session: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCE
IDENTIFICATION: present technology resources, site visit presentations
homework: review online fundraising links, strategic resources, write
strategic plan, site visits
March 10th: 4th technology session: TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIC PLANNING:
presentation and discussion on partnership models, issues of post-modernism
and technology, site visit presentations
homework: review communication links and options for audience and
interagency communication (website), handouts
March 31st: 5th technology session: DEALING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
AND AUDIENCE: COMMUNICATION MODELS present site visit reports and reviews
of educational print documents.
homework: prepare outline of website
April 7th: 6th Technology session: REPRESENTING YOUR ORGANIZATION
ON THE WEB: present web design outlines
home work: work through budgeting and implementation process. Design
and write evaluation plans
April 14th: 7th Technology session: EVALUATING YOUR ORGANIZATION:
present evaluation plans
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