{"id":1020,"date":"2025-10-22T13:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/?page_id=1020"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:45:06","slug":"miso-technology-survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/learn-about-its\/projects\/miso-technology-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Biannual Technology Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Every 2 years, ITS surveys the Clark community about their experiences with technology on campus. We use this information to identify strengths, and opportunities for improvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark partners with MISO to run our survey. The MISO Survey, developed over many years by a volunteer group of librarians and technologists&nbsp;provides highly comparable data across peer institutions and&nbsp;delivers higher response rates than similar surveys. Since 2005, the survey has been administered at 170 institutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-we-use-surveys\">How we use surveys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After conducting our surveys, we receive in-depth results from MISO on the responses from our own campus, and comparative data from a range of other schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ITS analyzes this internally and shares it with various committees and campus leadership. We identify strengths and opportunities for the coming years in order to improve campus satisfaction and meet our community&#8217;s needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we&#8217;d outlined some of the big changes that have been identified and prioritized based on our community feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#977e77\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"741\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-56\" alt=\"its staff\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/its-conact-box-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b5771aded4ae97639eb5a8ce4fdeeaae\">The 2026 Technology Survey opens on January 29. <br><br>Check your email for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/clark-wifi\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"student in a hanging chair\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018-Students-on-the-Green-14.png\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wifi\">WiFi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As our students, faculty and staff, are always on the go around campus, WiFi is a service that consistent shows as high importance in our surveys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on feedback, we have run extensive projects to increase connectivity and performance in all corners of the campus &#8211; both inside and outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also streamlined the students connection process to remove additional barriers to accessing resources.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/learn-about-its\/projects\/miso-technology-survey\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"professor at help desk\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/hero-its.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-computer-replacements\">Computer Replacements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff and Faculty identified challenges with our computer replacement process in 2022, following COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then we&#8217;ve reimagined the process with more proactive outreach, a larger variety of device and peripheral options, and quicker turn-around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, we have restructured our loaner laptop program to make receiving a loaner device easier and quicker than ever. <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/learn-about-its\/projects\/miso-technology-survey\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"its staff\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/its-conact-box-1.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-communication-and-transparency\">Communication and Transparency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To better address the campus\u2019 request for more communication and transparency, ITS has implemented a number of changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include an ITS Status page to communicate outages, a responsive Governance process, and an upcoming project to apply industry standard guidelines (ITIL) to our work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally we have worked with our Help Desk student staff to increase the quality and quantity of communication to Clarkies who have issues and requests.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/apps.clarku.edu\/classrooms\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Classroom\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2023_Ecological_Restoration_Presentations-17-scaled.avif\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-classroom-technology-amp-support\">Classroom Technology &amp; 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With that, comes additional needs for classroom technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To best address the opportunities highlighted in our survey, ITS has begun putting best-of-breed technology in all standard rooms. 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