{"id":70858,"date":"2020-05-27T20:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T00:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=70858"},"modified":"2020-05-27T20:27:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T00:27:36","slug":"dc-i-for-one-am-glad-that-we-made-the-investments-in-infrastructures-edtech-various-technologies-through-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/05\/27\/dc-i-for-one-am-glad-that-we-made-the-investments-in-infrastructures-edtech-various-technologies-through-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"DC: I, for one, am glad that we made the investments in infrastructures, edtech, various technologies through the years."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">I, for one, am glad that we made the investments in the telecommunications and networking infrastructures, in the PCs, Macs, laptops, tablets, other items in the #edtech realm, as well as investing in a variety of technologies through the years. Given the need to move online due to the Coronavirus, <strong>I&#8217;d say such investments offered many a solid ROI throughout K-12, higher education, as well as in the corporate world.<\/strong> But I realize that not everyone has access to these things&#8230;which is something we must work on as a nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">But had we not made those investments, where we would be now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Also see:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/er.educause.edu\/multimedia\/2020\/5\/teaching-during-covid-19-why-we-are-fortunate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Teaching during COVID-19: Why We&#8217;re Fortunate<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from er.educause.edu by Gardner Campbell<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3Y3T58UMKY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/er.educause.edu\/articles\/2020\/5\/not-in-the-future-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Not in the Future\u2014Now<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from er.educause.edu by John O&#8217;Brien<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>&#8230;technology can no longer be seen as a utility working quietly in the background. Now more than ever, technology is a strategic asset that is vital to the success of every higher education institution.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nDigital transformation (Dx) can no longer be considered an aspirational concept. It must be understood as an imperative. And that well-worn, precious notion of campus technology professionals doing work that is noticed only when there is an outage? This too is a thing of the past.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>&#8230;<br \/>\n[Technology] is not just a lifeline that got us through a tricky situation. It is and must increasingly be understood as an integral, <em>strategic<\/em> part of the successful college or university. Not in the future. Now.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: I, for one, am glad that we made the investments in the telecommunications and networking infrastructures, in the PCs, Macs, laptops, tablets, other items in the #edtech realm, as well as investing in a variety of technologies through the years. 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