Needs Assessment Purpose

The purpose of the needs assessment is to understand and quantify the needs of Iowa State faculty, students, and other stakeholders related to the overall physical and electronic learning/teaching environment and how it can support our ongoing commitment to excellence.

Specific needs include:

• Developing a comprehensive and sustainable multi-year plan for classroom technology
• Investigating the future evolution of the learning management system (LMS), and determining how Iowa State should position itself in the long term
• Identifying strategies to streamline faculty support across campus
• Supporting innovative instructional methods, and exploring the impact of new delivery or pedagogical strategies such as blended learning, flipped classrooms, and open education resources. These innovations, when coupled with new hosting paradigms (e.g., cloud-based service) could improve instructional efficiency, expand reach and enrollment capacity, and enhance learning for both on- and off-campus students.