My technology resource center analysis is finally shaping up! The information that I am using to base my assessment necessarily had to come from multiple sources: face to face interviews (with people working in multiple roles in the organization), research to find any existing planning documents, and information posted on the organization’s website. Consequently, I’ve been running around gathering scattered bits of information. I’ve finally had a chance to look at what I’ve collected as it relates to the required sections of the analysis. Thankfully, I seem to have enough data to make a realistic assessment! This demands a comprehensive viewof how technology implementation is being facilitated in an organization. I chose to evaluate a technology center at a relatively large institution so it’s been challenging to evaluate the effectiveness of a single unit (the instructional design lab) located on multiple campuses. I’ve discovered that a great deal of support staff contributes to the effectiveness of the labs.
It’s difficult to say how much time I invest in this area but at least 1/2 hour a day is spent trying to better organize the collected data.