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Financing a 1:1 Program

Financing a 1:1 Program. Randy Fehr Vice President for Business Services Ken Clipperton Managing Director of University Information Services. The Economics of Connected Learning. Questions we will attempt to answer… Why did you do this? How did you establish budget priorities?

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Financing a 1:1 Program

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  1. Financing a 1:1 Program Randy Fehr Vice President for Business Services Ken Clipperton Managing Director of University Information Services

  2. The Economics of Connected Learning Questions we will attempt to answer… • Why did you do this? • How did you establish budget priorities? • How did you pay for it all? • How did you make the transition from your old approach to this one?

  3. Why did you do this? • Fit with our mission • Fit with our history/culture • Technology ACCESS crisis • Reasonable approach

  4. Foundations for Financial Planning • Technology expenses are operating expenses • Exceptions • Standardization

  5. How did you establish budget priorities? • Planning is the starting point • Value and Payback • Tie to mission and purpose

  6. Key assumptions • Unit costs and trends • Computer lab reductions • Rethink technology spending • Centralization of most technology purchases

  7. Our decisions • Faculty first • All students at once • 2-year technology refresh • Leasing / Bond Funding • Wireless

  8. How did you pay for it all? • How we developed the funding plan • Life cycle replacement plan • Shifts in funding to technology • Technology spending centralized • Wired infrastructure costs vs. wireless infrastructure costs

  9. Bond Funding • Requirements • Elements • Cost of Bonds vs. Leases

  10. Bonding vs. Leasing Costs

  11. Wired vs. Wireless Costs

  12. How did you make the transition from your old approach to this one? • NetLearn clear about priorities • Leadership support • Broad agreement about purpose • Faculty first • Cooperation (TRUST)

  13. Keys to a Cost Effective Implementation • Planning • Standardization • Student Technology Assistants • Partnerships

  14. Good Planning Lowers Costs • NetLearn • Faculty Development / Faculty First • Implementation planning teams • Communication • Development (training and assessment) • Technology • Policy & Logistics

  15. Standardization Lowers Costs • Hardware • PC • Peripherals • Infrastructure • Software • Support procedures

  16. Student Technology Assistants • Students are a critical and cost effective technical support resource • Standard procedures • Intensive training

  17. Partnerships are Good • More than buying stuff cheap • Mutual benefits • Mutual success

  18. Some Lessons Learned • Standardization is crucial to affordability • Technology costs are operating costs • Students are a critical resource • Partnerships yield benefits

  19. Questions…

  20. Thank you! Randy Fehr fehrr@bvu.edu Ken Clipperton ken@bvu.edu

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