Process Values
Transparency - Stakeholders are able to find and access their desired level of information regarding the flow of the process and the status of items of interest.
Inclusiveness - All stakeholders can give input into the decision-making process either directly or through representation.
Nimbleness - Process can accommodate technology initiatives across the full range of scales, formality and stages of lifecycle.
Multiple drivers of process - Both technological and pedagogical needs can independently or jointly initiate the process, but both shall drive the process to a final resolution.
Sustainability - Process is supported in terms of time, effort, and funding in a way that can continue as long as it is needed.
Technology Evaluation Criteria
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Accessibility | - Can the technology be used by students, staff, and instructors of all abilities?
- What contingency plans can be put in place to ensure people with disabilities can use the technology the way it is intended?
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| Sustainability | - Are the costs one-time or recurring?
- Can the project become self-sustaining?
- Are there external dependencies (e.g., service providers) whose support/lack-there-of will limit the continuation of use?
- Is there inter-operability with existing supported/adopted technologies?
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| Usability | - Is the technology developed enough to be usable?
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| Scope of Use | - How many in the university system would use the technology?
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| FERPA | - How does the technology handle (or school?) FERPA privacy concerns?
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| IRB/Human Subjects | - Are there concerns that the use of the technology will damage student learning or success?
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| Pedagogical value | - Does the technology and its use show promise for enhanced teaching and learning?
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| Cost vs. Benefit | - Is the cost reasonable for the number of students impacted and the magnitude/type of impact?
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| Differentiation | - Is the project significantly different from existing projects that it should be independent, or can it become an expansion of existing projects?
- Are there “built-in” intergrations already available through currently supported/adopted technologies?
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| Resources | - Do we have the hardware, software, and institutional knowledge to carry this out? (e.g., training and support varies with scope of adoption)
- Is there existing vendor technology support that can be used during pilot?
- Can existing support campus-based channels be used during a pilot?
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Sources for both Process Values and Evaluation Critieria: Adapted from University of Minnesota’s, “Good Decision Making and Framework”, April 2016