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Scheduling
Utilization Log
General Classroom
Utilization
Number of
General
Classrooms
Mon-Fri
8 a.m-9 p.m.
Mon-Thur
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Mon-Thur
6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Fri
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sat
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
1st week Oct. 2015
68
47%
65%
54%
21%
20%
1st week Mar. 2016
71
43%
60%
52%
15%
21%
1st week Oct. 2016
74
41%
64%
51%
15%
18%
Overview
The College-wide strategic technology plan provides a
comprehensive and inclusive framework for planning,
funding, and communicating the long-term technology goals
of the College. This plan addresses many factors, the most
prominent being the increased integration and dependency
upon technology for daily operational functions.
Emerging technologies such as mobile devices, cloud computing,
and virtualization will continue to drive change in teaching and
learning, while upgrades to administrative systems will continue
to support efficiencies and improvements to business processes.
Balancing the benefits and risks offered through the application
of technology to the teaching, learning, and business processes
of the College is a prime concern. Security, access, privacy, and
cost remain key drivers behind the effort to develop a purposeful
and collaborative College-wide strategic technology plan.
Technology Vision and Mission
Statements
Technology Mission
FCC will use technology in a proactive and effective
manner to support, enhance, and transform the College
teaching and learning practices, business processes,
and environmental initiatives, as well as the delivery of
technology services to students, faculty, and staff.
Technology Vision
FCC will be recognized as an innovative and collaborative
leader in the application of technology resources,
processes, and services in a fiscally responsible manner.
Technology Committee
The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) was commissioned
by the President to build on the work of a prior committee.
The committee’s charter is to ensure cross-functional
collaboration related to technology decision making.
The majority of on-campus classes take place between
Monday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., when 60%-
65% classrooms are being utilized and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
when 52%-54% of classrooms are being utilized. Classroom
utilization drops 15% to 21% on Fridays and Saturdays.
The number of general classrooms has fluctuated as
classrooms have been taken offline for construction
projects and new ones have been built. This category
includes all general-purpose classrooms as well as
computer classrooms that serve multiple disciplines.
This data represents classroom utilization under old scheduling
procedures, whereby academic departments “owned” individual
classrooms and built their schedules accordingly. Beginning with
the Spring 2017 term, Facilities Planning will make classroom
assignments using 25Live, a scheduling program that employs
a utilization-based algorithm to assign rooms. Under this new
system, we anticipate a higher utilization rate beginning in 2017.
Technology Strategic Plan