academic technology advisory committee december 2013

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