2011 Technology Competency Requirement Survey Preliminary Report

Abstract

The Oakland Community College Academic Senate passed a motion at its February 2011 meeting requesting the Technology Management Committee (TMC) to investigate the definition of minimum student technology competency and college expectations of this competency. To that end, the TMC commissioned the Office of Institutional Research to conduct a survey of OCC faculty and staff teaching during the Winter 2011 term, and Paraprofessional staff in the Academic Support Centers and the Computer Information System Labs. The survey inquired into expectations of certain actions defining technology competency, estimation of student competency, importance of technology competency to student learning, and level of agreement with establishing a minimum technology competency standard for entering students.