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Instructional
Technology and Distance Learning Council Chair:
Thomas Terrell 4-3521
Members
Roster
COMMITTEE
CHARGE
AUSPICES:
The Instructional Technology and Distance
Learning Council is a standing council of the USF Faculty Senate
and receives authority for its actions through that body.
CHARGE:
The Instructional Technology and Distance
Learning Council is responsible for advising the USF Faculty
Senate and the Provost on matters pertaining to the function,
policies, and requirements of the areas involved in instructional
technology and distance learning services provided by the
University of South Florida.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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The Council shall develop its own operating
procedures, subject to the approval of the Provost. The
Council shall operate under a broad definition of instructional
technology, to include: "a systematic way of
designing, carrying out, and evaluating the total process of
learning and teaching, based on research in human learning and
communication, and employing a combination of human and
non-human resources to bring about more effective
instruction." Distance learning shall be defined
as "the process that occurs when teaching and learning
are separated by distance and/or time and brought together by
the dissemination of information through electronic
technology." Functions of the council include:Advocating
the interests of the faculty before the Faculty Senate and the
Provost in matters concerning:
- Development, implementation, and
support of instructional technologies for campus-based and
distance teaching, research, and service.
- Effects on faculty work life of
utilization of instructional technologies for campus-based
and distance teaching, research, and service.
- Rights to intellectual property
developed in the utilization of instructional technologies
for campus-based and distance teaching, research, and
service.
- Collaborative planning for instructional
technology and distance learning services with Educational
Outreach and other VITAL members, the Provost, the Colleges,
and Regional Campuses.
- Reviewing existing policies and
procedures and making recommendations as needed.
- Helping develop long-range planning
and goals for instructional technology and distance
learning services within the university's total
educational program.
- Assisting in the advancement of
instructional technology and distance learning services in the
university's academic program.
- Acting as liaison with the respective
colleges, departments, and other university organizations for
the purpose of establishing and maintaining feedback and
external communication channels for both general and specific
programs of instructional technology and distance learning
services.
MEMBERSHIP:
- One faculty representative from each
college, campus, and unit with voting representation in the
Faculty Senate plus an additional representative from any
college having more than 250 full-time faculty members plus a
third representative from any college having more than 400
full-time faculty members, will be appointed for staggered
three-year terms, with one-third retiring each year. The
retiring members may not be reappointed during the year
following the last year of their terms unless appointed to a
vacancy on the council (voting).
- Two students, appointed for one-year
terms, may be reappointed once (voting).
- Four staff members (two USPS, two
A&P), appointed for one-year terms, may be reappointed
(voting).
- The Dean of Educational Outreach, and/or
designee(s) (ex officio, nonvoting).
- The Director of the Center for Teaching
Enhancement, and/or designee(s) (ex officio, nonvoting).
- The Director of Academic Computing,
and/or designee(s) (ex officio, nonvoting).
AD HOC COMMITTEES:
The chair shall appoint ad hoc committees as
needed for the conduct of Council business. Educational Outreach,
Center for Teaching Enhancement, and Academic Computing may appoint
staff members (nonvoting) as needed to serve as resource persons for
ad hoc committees.
APPOINTMENT:
The voting members of this council will be
appointed by the Provost upon the recommendation of the Faculty
Senate.
CHAIR:
The chair shall be a voting faculty member
elected by the council.
Date of
adoption: 4/25/95
Revised:
7/00; 3/22/2000
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