We also have added a classroom in Founders Hall that stresses technology

Write a Proposal

You are going to write a proposal from you as a faculty member at WCCC. You can be a faculty member in the discipline you are currently in. If you go to another school, you can be in the CPT or Computer Department.

You are going to write a Memo Proposal to Dr. Tuesday Stanley, President WCCC on the subject of hiring an Instructional Technologist. You will also cc: Annette Boyer, Blackboard Administrator and Stephen Budny, Director of the Information Technology Department

This person will help to coordinate all of the training for faculty who use technology and who use the electronic classrooms (like the one we are in).

Right now, about 30% of the classrooms at the college are electronic classrooms.  Eventually, it will get to about 60%.

We also have added a classroom in Founders Hall that stresses technology:

http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/3513930-74/classroom-students-kopper#axzz2MthBkV6F

All classrooms have an instructor’s computer and a projector in it. Every classroom computer has Office 2013 in it, with the full suite of programs.

The Information Technology Department repairs the equipment, but there is no one person here to train faculty, help them to prepare PowerPoint presentations, help them to learn to use the Smart Board effectively, assist them in making their online courses more effective, etc.

No one really oversees how we use technology, except for the Director of IT, who spends over 80% of his time just handling the daily operation of computers and the network.

It will cost about $35,000-$40,000 to hire this person plus benefits. So, you are talking at least $50,000.

You need to persuade Dr. Stanley that this would be a worthwhile expenditure of money. This new person would also be in charge of all of the audiovisual equipment at the college and would basically help faculty to be more effective with using technology and the electronic classrooms.

Make sure to focus on the main advantages and benefits of having this position.

Follow the persuasive memo Model 6-9 on page 190.

Make this about four paragraphs.