Needs assessment

Spurlin, Joni E. “Using Needs Assessment as a Holistic Means for Improving Technology Infrastructure,” Contributed by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, White Papers 3 (06/20/2007)

文章闡釋了大學在技術基礎架構方面的需求評估的方法，技術基礎架構不單指硬件、軟件等，更泛指所需的人力、工序和政策；評估分四個階段：

1. 找出需要改善的學生學習成果項目
2. 認定能幫助改善到達該成果的教學法
3. 找出要支援該教學法的技術架構
4. 檢視單位目前在這類技術架構的提供有否不足、又怎樣填補不足之處

文章提出了例子、幫助評估的表格和其他工具。

Written by the University Director of Assessment, North Carolina State University, the paper describes the process that institutions can follow to assess technology infrastructure needs so as to achieve particular learning outcomes:

1. identify particular outcomes that need focus on
2. identify pedagogies that best support the outcomes in step 1
3. determine current and desired technology that facilitate the pedagogies
4. evaluate the available technology resources and infrastructure

This is not to create a wish list, but to provide analysis for decision makers to make improvements given the budget and other priorities.

~ by Gabi Wong on February 29, 2008.