Role+Technology+Advisory+Council

What it says now:

The technology committee will evaluate the current technologies and their relevance toward fulfilling our vision and goals. Our budget will be maintained, enhanced or readjusted to meet the existing technology needs. The technology committee will continually monitor technology issues that arise during the year and create a plan to resolve them. The IT staff will conduct a survey of the staff to determine professional development needs and provide these opportunities. The committee will suggest new technologies, evaluate successes and failures, and continuously update this technology plan. An evaluation to assess the plan's progress will be completed annually in the spring by this committee.

Thoughts? TM-Need to formulate a Timeframe and Update the techplan with when the aforementioned tasks will take place and who is responsible for the tasks - to state the committee is not enough accounatability and ownership Is it the Technology Advisory Council the same as the District Tech Committee? TM-The technology Advisory is the same Does the name change in the tech plan? TM - The name/terminology changes

JP - I have made my suggested changes to this document. PLR - shoud we say how many times to meet? 4x year?? PB- We need to be consistent in the use of the name (Tech. Advisory Council vs. tech committees in the school) Does the Advisory Council come up with specific plans for technology issues or are these issues resolved at the school tech committees? We really need to define the duties clearly, ie who conducts the survey and interprets the results for recommendations for funding? Who is responsible for ensuring that the e-portfolios are happening?

Resources for review - Duke’s Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC) supports the academic mission of the university by promoting the appropriate and effective use of information technology. ITAC advises Duke’s IT leadership on issues related to computing, telecommunications, enterprise and academic software, and other information technology, and recommends policies, guidelines and practices for IT at Duke. According to its charter, ITAC also reviews the status of information technology at Duke and reports periodically to the Duke community on our progress toward goals and objectives. The committee’s members include faculty, students, and administrators, with guest speakers and other participants invited to attend as appropriate. ITAC members are appointed by other university bodies, including the Executive Committee of the Academic Council, undergraduate and graduate student government, deans responsible for technology decisions and department heads. ITAC regularly publishes its meeting minutes, which provide detailed accounts of IT directions, accomplishments and challenges at Duke. []
 * About ITAC**

The Technological Advisory Council (TAC) is comprised of a diverse array of leading technical experts that assist the Commission with identifying important areas of innovation. The TAC will develop informed technology policies supporting America’s competitiveness and job creation in the global economy. []
 * FCC**

Educational Technology Advisory Council The Advisory Council on Educational Technology advises the Board of Education and the Commissioner in three broad areas: 1.the development of policies guiding the use of information technology and educational support in the schools of the Commonwealth; 2.the identification of current and emerging issues involving technology, together with the concerns of educators, employers, higher education institutions and others; and the development of policies to address such issues; and 3.the management and oversight policies for the Department's educational technology programs. []
 * Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary education**