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Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 2013

Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 2013. D2L Taskforce. 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

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Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 2013

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  1. Academic TechnologyAdvisory CommitteeDecember 2013

  2. D2L Taskforce • 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

  3. 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

  4. Upcoming Changes • D2L Changes • D2L New Features • Insight • Echo360 Changes • Other Changes

  5. Process for Handling 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

  6. Distance Education Update • Current State • Director of Distance Education • Instructional Designer Services • Future State Discussion • USG New Models

  7. Technology Fee • 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

  8. How Technology Fee is Used • Recurring Personnel - $231K • **University-Wide Academic Software - $685K • **Classroom Technology & A/V – $240K • **Student Computer Labs - $80K **Note, there are no funds in ITS budget to cover these areas otherwise

  9. Examples of Need • 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

  10. Academic Technology Strategic Plan • We need one! • Needs to include Faculty Development Plans

  11. Teaching with Technology – Technology Fair • 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

  12. Summerville Intervention • Four immediate changes: • Summerville Intervention Sessions (3 days) • Touched 259 faculty offices; worked with 161 faculty • Semester Startup Taskforce • Proactive Changes @ Service Desk • Instructional Technology Advisory Committees forming at Summerville colleges

  13. Cards Left

  14. Staffing Update • Staff Hired • ISAs • IDs • Vacancies

  15. Q & A

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