The Academic Technology Pyramid
This document explores the intersection of academic media and technology as it relates to research, innovation, and the application of new pedagogies. It emphasizes the importance of technology maturation, generalization, and dissemination within educational contexts. Key topics include high investment unit costs, scalable infrastructure, and ease of use for individuals and institutions. The text also addresses the role of ubiquitous enabling technologies, such as student and campus networks, teleconferencing, and support services, in transforming classrooms and enhancing educational experiences.
The Academic Technology Pyramid
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The Academic Technology Pyramid Common Solutions Group October 4, 1999 Philip Long Academic Media & Technology
Participation • Research • Innovation • New Tech • New Pedagogy • Use by Individuals • High investment Unit Costs Technology Maturation • Development, Generalization • Dissemination • State of the PracticeTechnology & Pedagogy • Wide Use and Reuse • Ease of use, scalable cost Infrastructure, Production Services Ubiquitous enabling technologystudent & campus network, teleconferencing, faculty machines, clusters, student & faculty support, classrooms, file & web service, media capture & digitization, etc. pel, 99/2/28
Yale Technology Units CMI Research, Innovation CAIM, CLS, DMCA ACS Instructional Individuals Institutional Coordination Visibility, communication, collaboration Development, Generalization, Dissemination McDougal, WAT ACS Instructional (Classes, more) Engineering IT, Prof Schools’ “ACS” BMC, CLS, DMCA, FSC, Library, RIS, Statlab Permeable Boundaries Infrastructure, Production Services ITS: campus network, student networks, PPP, etc. Prof Schools’ “ACS, ACS Instructional (clusters, etc.) AV photo, video, classroom; Classroom Committee, LL, FSC, etc Biomedical Communications, ITS RIS, etc., Video Studio. pel, 99/2/28
Many Centers of Innovation A Common Infrastructure ITG CLS DMCA MacDougal ITS, AM&T Production Services pel, 99/10/4
