MEMORANDUM
DATE: December
13, 2005
TO:
FROM: Kris
Stewart, Chair
Instructional
Technology Committee
SUBJECT: Change to
Policy File – First Reading
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University Senate Standing Committee on Instructional Technology proposes a change in name, charge, and membership to:
Instructional
and Information Technology Committee
1.0
Membership (15): nine
faculty, one from each college, the Imperial Valley Campus and the Library; one
staff member; one student; Director of Instructional Technology Services or
Designee; Academic Affairs Information Technology Coordinator or Designee;
Information Technology Security Office Designee appointed by the Associate Vice
President of Financial Operations; Member of the Information Technology
Managers Committee selected by the Information Technology Managers Committee.
2.0
Functions
2.1
The Committee shall advise
the administration and the Senate on instructional and information
technologies.
2.2
The Committee shall assist
the Directors of Instructional Technology Services, the Library, the Academic Affairs
Information Technology Coordinator, and other campus Instructional / Information
Technology offices, with developing long-range master plans and shall review
and make recommendations on the mission and services of ITS, the Library and
Academic Affairs on instructional and information technologies.
2.3
The Committee shall
consider any matter referred by the Senate or by the administration of the
University (and may consider, at its own discretion, other matters relating to
instructional and information technologies at the campus and CSU system-wide
levels.) The committee shall review and provide feedback on campus information
technology initiatives as related to instruction, research and operational needs.
Rationale: Since 1993, the beginning of Mosaic web browser, there has been a dramatic expansion of the use of the Internet. This has led to wide-spread use of networked technologies, even to having the San Diego City Bus System display a URL on their buses. With this widespread usage over the past decade, has come increased performance and capability. Also, increased responsibility for each network user. The University has recognized this responsibility with the creation of the Information Technology Security Office (ITSO), a campus-wide responsibility. Additionally, Academic Affairs has hired an Information Technology Officer. The University Senate has no standing committee to look into issues of Information Technology and with the growing dependence of the university on computer-assisted/enhanced mechanisms for communication, collaboration, research and instruction, we feel the current committee [Instructional Technolgoy (IT)] is best suited to expand its responsibility to the Senate to examine these issues. Please note that in recent years, the Senate has asked the Instructional Technology committee to look into the appropriate student email policy – http://senate.sdsu.edu/agendas/committees/it/it_email_febsec2004.htm, the computer security document – http://security.sdsu.edu/policy/security-policy.html as well as the Technology infrastructure upgrade.
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Original Policy File language follows:
Instructional Technology Committee
1.0 Membership (13): nine faculty, one from
each college, the Imperial Valley Campus, and the Library; one staff member,
Director of Instructional Technology Services, Director of the Office of
Distributed Learning, one student.
2.0 Functions
2.1 The Committee shall advise the Director of
Instructional Technology Services (ITS), the Director of the Distributed
Learning Office (ODL), the university administration, and the Senate regarding
the following: (a) use of instructional technologies to improve the quality, effectiveness,
and efficiency of teaching and learning in the campus community; and (b) means
for enhancing faculty understanding and use of instructional technologies in
support of teaching and learning.
2.2 The Committee shall assist the Directors of
ITS and ODL in developing a long-range master plan and shall recommend
regarding the mission and services of ITS and ODL and regarding SDSU and CSU instructional
development and technologies.