"Application Architecture focuses on the relationships between applications and users and usually includes several matrices that depict these relationships: understanding each application and how it supports the organization, defining the requirements and roles of each application, ensuring internally consistent definitions across applications and combining similar applications to remove duplicate functionality." (Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook, 2014).
In other words, to understand how to unify systems in a school setting, clear definitions on how they are used and by who are established; and by also recognizing which applications have already been set up to support the organization. When specifically looking at these four systems:
Teaching and Learning Systems, used for the classroom, will constantly be upgraded as technology and applications improve. Updates are often necessary and may only be used with certain devices. School, state, and federal polices continue to be modified as well, although not as frequently, requiring Administrative and Back Office Systems to make appropriate accommodations. These changes are inevitable, and when the systems are unified, information will be easier to access and to work with. This will prevent any major disturbances to school operations. Investments to link and coordinate applications for ease of use will also unify faculty that can support one another despite their area of expertise. Unifying systems, requires the unification of all workers, teachers, and learners.
Reference:
“Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook.” (2014, March). Reform Support Network. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/implementation-support-unit/tech-assist/education-architecture-guidebook.pdf
In other words, to understand how to unify systems in a school setting, clear definitions on how they are used and by who are established; and by also recognizing which applications have already been set up to support the organization. When specifically looking at these four systems:
- Teaching and Learning Systems
- Administrative Systems
- Back Office Systems
- Supplemental Systems
Teaching and Learning Systems, used for the classroom, will constantly be upgraded as technology and applications improve. Updates are often necessary and may only be used with certain devices. School, state, and federal polices continue to be modified as well, although not as frequently, requiring Administrative and Back Office Systems to make appropriate accommodations. These changes are inevitable, and when the systems are unified, information will be easier to access and to work with. This will prevent any major disturbances to school operations. Investments to link and coordinate applications for ease of use will also unify faculty that can support one another despite their area of expertise. Unifying systems, requires the unification of all workers, teachers, and learners.
Reference:
“Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook.” (2014, March). Reform Support Network. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/implementation-support-unit/tech-assist/education-architecture-guidebook.pdf