Mission Statement

The mission of Technology Mediated Instruction (TMI) is to encourage the appropriate use of educational technology by faculty, both within the classroom and in DE modalities, to promote student success and enhance access in accordance with the college�s mission and values.

Program Description

TMI supports all the District�s instructional programs in the use of the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). This includes enhancing traditional courses with online resources, as well as DE through online courses. TMI is a vital component in the student learning process in its efforts to increase the number and quality of DE offerings and the use of technology in and beyond the classroom. TMI provides comprehensive faculty training the use of the LMS and corresponding Supplemental Tools. TMI also encourages peer mentoring among faculty, and holds monthly and annual campus events focused on the sharing of best practices in the use of educational technologies.

TMI offers support to faculty and administration, and specifically the Distance Education Committee (DEC) and Academic Technology Committee (ATC), in helping to promote best practices for achieving student success.

TMI implements its program through giving dozens of workshops each semester, geared toward helping participants not only understand the use of the LMS, but also guide them in choosing the appropriate tool for each task being undertaken. In addition, TMI staff meet and hold consultations with individual faculty to ensure that the use of the LMS meet Butte College, state and Federal standards. 

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

N/A

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)

N/A

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Instructional/educational technologies are an essential component of building courses that maximize student success and retention. TMI provides workshops, trainings, and support to faculty as they build courses (both face-to-face and online) that make the most effective use of instructional technologies.
While TMI is focused on helping all faculty use technolgy effectively, the college's DE program is focused on helping faculty build effective online classes. Online classes provide an essential bridge for student completion.  Half of students who complete a degree at Butte have taken at least one online class.  The flexibility of online classes helps students complete their degree or certiticat in a shorter timeframe; this is especially true for students with complex schedules for work or family. One metric for understanding this student need is that online enrollment continues to grow while our face-to-face enrollment is declining. Online classes have similar rates of success as face-to-face classes.  And, while retention is still slightly higher in f2f classes, retention in online classes is steadily increasing and closing the gap.

Strategic Direction

TMI helps faculty develop courses that improve the information and digital literacy of students - priority 1.C.3
TMI helps train faculty to develop courses that maxamize faculty accessibilty to students - priority 1.C.6
TMI and the DE Coordinator are collaborating with groups on campus to help meet priority 1.D.8 - providing comparable support services for online students and students attending off-campus centers
Online course offerings help with priority 1.E.1. - developing a student-centerd schedule that fosters completion of educational goals in a timely and efficient way.
DE itself is a priority 1.E.4 - offering more coherent and robust distance education.
TMI and the DE Coordinator offer robust professional development that helps with priority 2.B.1 - increasing participation in professional development
TMI and the DE Coordinator offer robust professional development that helps with priority 2.D.2 - supporting faculty to effectively access and use technology
Online courses help with priority 2.D.4 - expanding the instructional schedule to provide increased access to programs and services.
Online courses help with priority 4.B.3 - maintaining a focus on meetign established enrollment targets with an emphasis on access and support for underserved populations

Program Review

TMI conducts an annual unit plan which serves as its Program Review.

Department Goals

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests