A three-year technology plan that includes proposals to provide artificial intelligence and better wireless internet access will be launched at El Camino College this year.
Chief Technology Officer Loïc Audusseau led a discussion about the new technology plan and what it will bring to El Camino during the University Council meeting on Monday, May 20.
“[The plan] “The real goal is to create a more inclusive and accessible learning environment for students,” Audusault said during the meeting. “We plan to increase access to efforts to lower the cost of textbooks with a focus on Canvas.”
A technology plan is a detailed proposal for how the university will upgrade technology across campus within the next three years.
The goal of the technology plan is to modernize the campus and make online classes more accessible to students by advancing technology and adding more capabilities to El Camino communications.
The plan includes providing ubiquitous wireless internet access, upgrading technology in classrooms, improving information technology and cybersecurity, and implementing artificial intelligence.
With the advent of artificial intelligence for everyday use, members of the El Camino Academic and Technical Committee are open to using it in a variety of ways to benefit the university.
These options include AI applications, AI solutions for student support and administrative processes, AI education and literacy, ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI, and more.
“The goal here is to leverage AI to move organizations forward,” Audusault said. “It is to develop programs to increase global understanding of his AI among staff and students.”
In addition to AI, HyFlex classrooms will also continue to be implemented in classrooms across campus.
HyFlex classrooms allow professors to teach a single course simultaneously in-person and asynchronously, giving students additional attendance options.
Using technology and course content designed for both in-person and online students, professors can simultaneously teach all in-person and asynchronous students as if they were all in the same classroom. I can.
For efficiency reasons, the technology plan was developed to take only three years to achieve.
“A 10-year technology plan isn't very useful because technology changes so quickly that you can only guess,” says Krystle Martin, dean of libraries and learning resources. “Maybe in 2.5 years, you'll be evaluating and rewriting the plan.”
Due to the continuity and importance of technology in the education system, each plan to improve technology across campus is followed by a new plan.
Student Association President Jose Merino, a student and member of the University Council, recognizes the importance of these decisions.
“It looks like the technology committee is developing a plan to propel us into the future,” Merino said. “We don't really serve students who attend traditional schools, so offering these distance learning options is very beneficial for students.”
With an estimated completion date of 2027, El Camino College's state-of-the-art technology plans are touted to improve student success and the overall academic experience.
“I support this plan because it supports the infrastructure of the university,” El Camino President Brenda Thames said. “I have confidence in Coach Auduso and the committee that worked on it, and I am confident they will outline these goals and objectives.”
