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Faculty IT Liaison Program
Photo by jvverde, flickr.com, retrieved 11.30.07
Faculty IT Liaison Program Overview
• Jointly sponsored by:– University Information Technology (UIT) &– Arts & Sciences and Engineering
Information Technology Committee
• Brief timeline:– Conceptualized in 2006 (or earlier)– Endorsed by Arts & Sciences and
Engineering Deans and Department Chairs, Feb 2008.
– Launched today!
Goals & Desired Outcomes
Goals• Provide robust & systematic conduits of
communication between program sponsors and Arts & Sciences and Engineering departments.
• To facilitate planning for technology service improvements informed by the goals of Tufts departments.
Desired Outcomes• UIT & the IT Committee better understand the
educational, research, and administrative technology goals of each department.
• Department faculty better understand available UIT products & services.
Participant Roles & Responsibilities
Faculty Liaisons will:• Help UIT reps gather a shared sense of
department goals through one info-sharing session & one survey of their department each year.
• Communicate as needed with UIT rep & IT Committee.
UIT reps will:• Conduct at least one info-sharing
session & survey per year with each department.
• Document & compile department goals and program interactions.
Both groups will attend 2 plenary meetings per year (1 per semester).
http://go.tufts.edu/itliaison
Pilot Year - 2008
• Evaluation• Modification• Improvement
University Information Technology (UIT) Services
Fostering Collaborative Partnerships in Teaching, Learning and Research
http://uit.tufts.edu
Discussion of Department Priorities
• As a department, have you defined any strategic goals that you all share in relation to teaching or research?
• What are your highest priority current and future projects with significant IT components?
• Thinking about your discipline as a whole (ie beyond Tufts), where do you see it headed in terms of Educational and Research technology?
Where to get help• People:
– Your FSP (direct support)– Your Faculty IT Liaison Program IT rep (referrals)
• Pathways to Technology:
A one-stop, searchable onlineresource guide that includeslinks to everything related totechnology on the Medfordcampus.
http://it.tufts.edu
Questions, Comments, & Contact Info
• We welcome your feedback. How can we help you benefit from the resources, services and support that UIT provides?
• Your IT rep:Nametitlephoneemail
• Program Coordinator:Sheryl Barnes,Senior Educational Technology Specialist,UIT Academic [email protected]