When it comes to long term planning and establishing clear goals and objectives for an educational agency, an Enterprise Architecture enables the appropriate guidelines that help prevent redundancies and increase efficiencies. Therefore, the framework, such as TOGAF, is set up with an Education Plan and a Technology Plan as two separate entities that still coordinate with one another. Since technology isn't integrated in all things in the school system, and has a life span that depends on so many varying factors, keeping it separate will allow frequent changes to be made without affecting all other areas of planning. A technology architecture is developed from the components of products & services, data & information, systems & applications, and networks & infrastructure; which, altogether helps establish the overall business plan. Essentially, the two are somewhat combined, in the sense that they are both made to achieve the organization’s mission and could not neglect each other. By having the plans "separate" enables the appropriate stakeholders to focus on the necessary details presented to them. The video here is a very quick overview of a technology plan, an example of how easy and simple it is to communicate their main points for the year without the distractions of any other district issues. |
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Kay's Books
Some very interesting concepts of how the education system needs to be adjusted.
Very informative. Although quite repetitive and a few oddly worded parts.
by Austin Kleon
Easy read. Interesting perspective and reminder for many aspects of how to look at one's own work and work habits.
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