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Academic TechnologyAdvisory Committee
December 2013
• We want it to be faculty driven• Help to advise us on the current state – i.e. any
issues that need to be addressed• Prioritize efforts related to the LMS and related
academic systems• Help to advise us on the future state• Administrative leader/support – Erick Lemon, but
need a faculty member to be the overall leader
D2L Taskforce
• Membership– Faculty representation from each college– Representation from University Senate– Representation from – Instructional Designers– Instructional Systems Analysts
• Shooting for first meeting in January
D2L Taskforce
• D2L Changes• D2L New Features– Insight
• Echo360 Changes• Other Changes
Upcoming Changes
• For major changes that impact features and functionality, we need to engage faculty well in advance
• Considerations:– Faculty input on timing– Faculty group to assist in validating and testing– Faculty development strategies and plans; possibly
student training as well– Communications plans to inform faculty and students
Process for Handling Changes
• Current State• Director of Distance Education• Instructional Designer Services• Future State Discussion– USG New Models
Distance Education Update
• Prior to consolidation:– GHSU $100/semester; ASU $45/semester– Generated $1.45M between both institutions– Mean R1 Tech Fee $102/semester
• Post consolidation:– Reduced to ~$1.25M in FY14– ~$70K mid-year reduction
• If we were at R1 mean: ~$1.94M• Mandatory Fee Committee Recommended $70 for
next academic year
Technology Fee
• Recurring Personnel - $231K• **University-Wide Academic Software - $685K• **Classroom Technology & A/V – $240K• **Student Computer Labs - $80K
How Technology Fee is Used
**Note, there are no funds in ITS budget to cover these areas otherwise
• Classroom Technology Upgrades– Algood Hall $2M– Health Sciences Building $1.5M
• Student Technology Upgrades– Wireless Expansion in Student Centric Areas– Computer Lab Refresh
• Competitive pot of funding to allow academic departments to fund special technology initiatives
Examples of Need
• We need one!• Needs to include Faculty Development Plans
Academic Technology Strategic Plan
• Multi-day (Students, Faculty, P-12 Educators)• Expo and conference style • Recruit vendors• Open Call for Speakers• Need to Establish Planning Committee• Proposed for mid-June
Teaching with Technology – Technology Fair
• Four immediate changes:1. Summerville Intervention Sessions (3 days)• Touched 259 faculty offices; worked with 161 faculty
2. Semester Startup Taskforce3. Proactive Changes @ Service Desk4. Instructional Technology Advisory Committees
forming at Summerville colleges
Summerville Intervention
Cards Left
• Staff Hired– ISAs– IDs
• Vacancies
Staffing Update
Q & A