b'We need technology in every classroom and in everyMaximize Operational Technologystudent and teachers hand, because it is the pen and paperThe use of operational technologies outside of the classroom are integral to the of our time, and it is the lens through which we experiencehealth, efficiency, and performance of the College. Operational technological much of our world.platforms cut across all facets of the institution and include student information systems, customer relationship management software, cybersecurity, cloud-based ~David Warlick services and applications, data analytics software, human resources recruitment and retention tools, finance applications, and IT backend infrastructure, including Improve Digital Fluency networks and security. The College places value in maximizing operational Technology has reweaved the fabric of modern society. Hardware (e.g., smarttechnologies that are deployed and ensuring that these technological tools phones, computers, and industrial machinery) is constantly evolving, and softwarestreamline workflows and add value to the organization. 1, 8engineers are continually refining the operating systems and applications to be more efficient and sophisticated. This technological evolution has fundamentallyThe first rule of any technology used in a business is that changed the way humans interact and the landscape of higher education.automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify Students and incumbent workers must navigate through new platforms andthe efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an systems in the workforce. In an effort to proactively meet or exceed workforceinefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. demands, MGCCC is committed to fostering a technology-based learning~ Bill Gatesenvironment and developing critical thinking skills so that students can learn to adapt to new technological platforms throughout their careerthus improving digital fluency. 1 Digital fluency is the ability to leverage digital tools and platforms to communicate critically, design creatively, make informed decisions, and solve wicked problems while anticipating new ones. Merely maintaining the basic literacies by which students and instructors access and evaluate information is no longer sufficient to support the complex needs of a digitally mediated society. ~ EDUCAUSE Horizon Report TECHNOLOGY5 Marr, B. (2018). How much data do we create every day? The mind-blowing stats everyone should read. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/05/21/how-much-data-do-we-create-every-day-the-mind-blowing-stats-everyone-should-read/#60ef 3fbf60ba6 Silver, N. (2012). The signal and the noise: Why so many predictions failbut some dont. New York: Penguin Press. 7 Pew Research Center. (2017). Nearly half of Americans use digital voice assistants, mostly on their smartphones.8 Just in Time Research: Data Breaches in Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecp1402.pdfEXCELERATE 203013'