NEBRASKA INDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Title III Grant

The NICC Title III Project are funded by a five year grant from the U.S. Department of Education, beginning October, 2006. Its purpose is to encourage the construction of Information Technology that will serve the College Faculty, Students and Administrator. The projects & activities that are funded have the following focus:

The Information Technology based Contstruction projects are designed to enhance the physical structures of NICC. Within the grant funding NICC will construct, remodel and equip classrooms with technology focused on enhanced teaching and learning.

Faculty Support is an initiative which assists faculty in incorporating technology into courses they teach. Available resources are:

Time to redesign courses to include technology
Equipment, including hardware and software
Technical and pedagogical assistance
Sponsorship to conferences
Consultationfor brainstorming, conducting analysis, designing, developing, implementing, or evaluating instruction

	Objectives:
1.1	By 9/2008, increase from 32% to 34% faculty technology use related to curriculum.
1.2	By 9/2008, increase from 12% to 24% student use of technology-based curricula for learning.
1.3	By 9/2008, increase from 6 to 12 the course offerings that incorporate distributed education technologies.
2.1	By 9/2008, increase from 4% to 8% the percentage of faculty and students who access inter-library learning.
2.2	By 9/2008, increase from 4% above established baseline to 8% above baseline as indicated by annual assessment the faculty/staff/student satisfaction with College Technology and Media Services.
3.1	By 9/2008, increase from 5% to 10% integrated student services delivery on-site and online.
3.2	By 9/2008, increase from 3% to 6% faculty/advisors using student data software for student services.
3.3	By 9/2008, increase from 18%, 16%, and 12% to 36%, 32%, and 24%, respectively, the number of faculty, administrators, and students using technology to access student information.
4.1	By 9/2008, increase from 4% to 8% participation of the reservation population in outreach Activities.

	Activities:
		Conduct curriculum revisions to embed technology integration standards and skills. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 details
		Offer faculty Teacher Scholar Awards in the areas of curriculum development, curriculum research, and distributed education. 1.1 1.3, 1.2 details
		Conduct assessment to determine tracking tools for capture of benchmark data. 2.1, 2.2, 3.3 details
		Offer workshops for students, faculty and public on the usage and capacity of NICC library. 2.1,2.2 details
		Develop TSA program to provide support for training activities. 1.3, 3.3 details
		Review and enhance assessment, placement and planning software. 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 details
		Review and enhance student e-portfolio software. 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 details
		Review and Enhance distributed learning software. 1.1, 1.2, 3.3 details
		Purchase and implement additional core library systems. 1.1, 1.2, 3.3 details
		Implement annual survey of technology usage, inclusion, and satisfaction. 2.2 details
		Implement student advising, tracking, and follow-up procedures. 3.1, 3.2 details
		Development of College Skills Development Summit Program. 4.1 details
		Conduct annual survey of tribal areas serviced. 4.1 details
		Identify software for curricula for purchase. 1.1, 3.2 details
		Conduct curriculum revisions to embed technology integration standards and skills. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 details
		Offer faculty Teacher Scholar Awards in the areas of curriculum development, curriculum research, and distributed education. 1.1 1.3, 1.2 details
		Provide faculty and advisors with teaching/pedagogical technology-based support. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.2 details
		Conduct assessment to determine tracking tools for capture of benchmark data. 2.1, 2.2, 3.3 details
		Offer workshops for students/faculty/public on usage/capacity of NICC library. 2.1,2.2 details