The mission of the Instructional Technology Department is to contribute to the realization of the college's Vision for Instructional Technology (see below) by providing the faculty with the necessary tools, knowledge, skills, support and opportunities to appropriately use and evaluate instructional technology in teaching and learning.

Vision Statement for Instructional Technology at Maryville College

In planning for and implementing instructional technology, Maryville College seeks:

• To engage students meaningfully in active and interactive learning situations and to provide access to a greater variety of learning opportunities, to ensure that all faculty and graduates can use information technologies to successfully access, critically evaluate, and creatively use information in teaching, learning, and research.
  
• To integrate new technologies and traditional styles of learning to enhance communication and to facilitate the learning experience.
  
• To develop faculty expertise in and vision for the use of instructional technology in their teaching and research while affirming the variety of learning styles and pedagogies that currently exist.
  
• To help faculty and students respond with capability and discretion to changing societal notions of what constitutes minimal, necessary technological competence for an educated person.