Technology Standards for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning in Community College Music Programs

Providing standards for music technology use in community college music programs presents both challenges and opportunities for educators in American higher education. A need exists to assess the current use of technology at the community college level for the purpose of improving instruction. Although limited research has been done on the use of technology to support music education K- 12 and in four-year universities, little research on the problem in the community college setting was found. This research employed a Delphi study, a method for the systematic solicitation and collection of professional judgments on a particular subject, to examine existing criteria, “best practices”, and standards, in an effort to develop a set of standards specifically for the community college level. All aspects of a complete music program were considered including: curriculum, staffing, equipment, materials/software, facilities and workforce competencies. The panel of experts, comprised of community college educators from throughout the nation, reached consensus on 50 of the 57 standards. Forty-one or 82%, were identified as minimal standards for the application of music technology in music education. Community college music educators, planning to successfully utilize music technology to improve teaching and learning should implement the 41 standards determined as minimal by the Delphi panel. As the use of music technology grows in our community college programs, the standards used to define the success of these programs will expand and mature through further research.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Crawford, Michael

Contributors dc:contributor

• Newsom, Ronald W.
• Lumsden, D. Barry
• Harris, Henry L.
• Altekruse, Michael K.
• Keller, M. Jean

• Music -- Instruction and study.
• Music and technology.
• Electronic music -- Instruction and study.
• Community colleges -- Curricula.
• standards
• curriculum
• music technology
• technology standards
• community college music

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Crawford, Michael
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 51959328
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