UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Standing Committees

University Technology Committee

2023-2024 Agendas 2023-2024 Minutes

12/11/2023

12/11/2023

2/1/2024

 

2/29/2024

 

 

 

 

 
2022-2023 Agendas 2022-2023 Minutes

November 7, 2022

November 7, 2022

November 14, 2022

 

February 22, 2023

 

 

 

 

 
2021-2022 Agendas 2021-2022 Minutes

October 5, 2021

 

October 26, 2021

 

November 16, 2021

 

December 13, 2021 cancelled

 

 

 
2020-2021 Agendas 2020-2021 Minutes 2020-2021 Attachments

November 9, 2020

 

 

 

April 14, 2021

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

2019-2020 Agendas 2019-2020 Minutes 2019-2020 Attachments

September 24, 2019

 

 

October 21, 2019

   

November 18, 2019

   

December 16, 2019

   

February 11, 2020

   

March 3, 2020

   

 

2018-2019 Agendas 2018-2019 Minutes 2018-2019 Attachments

September 13, 2018

September 13, 2018

 

October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018

 

October 24, 2018

October 24, 2018

 

November 8, 2018

November 8, 2018

 

November 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

 

December 13, 2018
canceled

   

January 30, 2019

 

 

February 13, 2019

 

 

February 27, 2019

 

 

March 13, 2019

 

 

April 10, 2019

 

 

April 24, 2019

 

 

May 8, 2019 canceled

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012-2013 Agendas
2012-2013 Minutes

September 26, 2012

September 26, 2012

October 3, 2012

October 3, 2012

October 24, 2012

October 24, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

March 12, 2013

March 12, 2013

March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

April 9, 2013

April 9, 2013

May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013


 

3.3.3.20 University Technology Committee

1. Purpose:

The needs of the university faculty and staff will always grow and adapt to the continuously changing technologies within higher education. This environment of change necessitates the involvement of faculty and academic staff in shared governance decisions regarding instructional and learning technologies and related support services.

The University Technology Committee (UTC) will represent faculty and instructional academic staff interests regarding technology for instruction, research, and support services. The UTC will address related issues and develop pertinent procedures and policies. The faculty senate will provide UTC with Faculty Senate-driven initiatives.

The UTC will also act as a conduit through which the campus community may request information about or propose instructional and learning technology requests. UTC will consider instructional and learning technology-related issues as they are brought forward to the committee. Any university body is encouraged to and may bring technology-related issues forward to the UTC for consideration.

2. Definition:

Instructional technologies described the intellectual and technical development of educational technology, both physical hardware and educational theoretics. This includes computing and communication hardware/software resources with the corresponding infrastructure. This can influence the delivery of instruction and can enhance learning outcomes.

Examples of these technologies include: technology-enhanced classroom resources, electronic communication resources (World Wide Web, e-mail, etc.), general access and other non-discipline-specific computer lab/classrooms, faculty and staff computers, distance learning facilities and library use of instructional and learning technologies,

3. Function

  1. Division of Technology Service shall present to the committee the details of campus-level technology initiatives causing significant changes relating to pedagogy, teaching and learning, or research; and the University Technology Committee shall upon receipt and review of the information, voice its perspectives regarding such initiatives
  2. Monitors technical developments and stays actively engaged with information technology trends within higher education
  3. Facilitates ongoing campus discussions that examine technology issues in the context of teaching & learning, research, support services, and user experience
  4. Reviews and recommends policies and procedures with respect to allocation, implementation, use, assessment, and support of instructional and learning technologies
  5. Reviews the performance of information technology facilities and services in supporting and assisting teaching & learning, scholarly activity, student support services, and user experiences
  6. Recommends priorities for the allocation of instructional and learning-related technology resources
  7. Reviews and makes recommendations on the strategic planning of campus technology services and infrastructure
  8. Receives recommendations from campus stakeholders regarding the establishment, abolition, or merger of information technology services and facilities
  9. Identify and promote related faculty development opportunities
  10. Evaluates its own duties and membership as needed to reflect the rapid changes in technology

4. Membership:

Ten voting members, Committee chair to be from Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff.

  1. Academic Affairs (Provost appointment, 1)
  2. Business and Finance (Chief Business Officer appointment, 1)
  3. Division of technology Services (Chief Information Officer appointment, 1)
  4. Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff (Faculty Senate appointments, 6)
    1. CAFES (1)
    2. CAS (1)
    3. CEBAH (1)
    4. At large (3) with at least one (1) member of the graduate faculty
    5. Student (Student Senate appointment, 1)

5. Term of Office:

  1. Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff: three years, one-third to be appointed each year
  2. Student: One year

6. Decision-making and voting

  1. Decision-making processes are defined in Robert’s Rules of Order, revised
  2. The University Technologies Committee of the Faculty Senate will develop procedures and policy proposals regarding instructional and learning technologies. These proposals will go before the Faculty Senate for discussion and approval. When approved, the proposals will be forwarded to the Chancellor for approval.

 

Members
Required Status
Voting Status
Name
Required Rank
Term
Confirming Body
Faculty CEBAH Voting Paige Miller (chair 2023-2024) NA 2023-2026 Faculty Senate
Faculty CEBAH Voting

Ron Anderson

NA 2021-2024 Faculty Senate
Faculty CEBAH Voting Joel Donna NA 2021-2024 Faculty Senate
Faculty CAFES Voting Kevin Thaisen NA 2022-2025 Faculty Senate
Faculty CAFES Voting

Kelly Wilhelm

NA 2023-2025 Faculty Senate
Faculty CAS Voting

Ozcan Kilic

NA 2022-2025 Faculty Senate
Faculty CAS Voting

Melissa Hayslip

NA 2023-2026 Faculty Senate
DOTS CIO DOTS Voting

Joe Kmiech

NA indefinite NA
Business and Finance CBO appointment Voting

Robert Bode

NA indefinite NA
Academic Affairs  Provost appointment (Library) Voting

Maureen Olle-LaJoie

NA indefinite NA
Student  Student Voting   NA 2023-2024 Student Senate