ETAC Agenda 2020-10-15

Educational Technologies Advisory Council 
Thursday, October 15, 2020
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Zoom (Please see Outlook Invite for Details)

Members: Riyad Aboutaha, Joseph Alfieri, Kal Alston, Amber Bartosh, Martha Diede, Amy Falkner, Carol Faulkner, Eileen Julian,  Eileen Lantier,  Ralph Lorenz, Alexander McKelvie, Michael Morrison , Kathleen O'Connor, Mike O'Mara, and Jennifer Stromer-Galley 

Guests:  Dona Hayes Storm (on behalf of Amy Falkner)

Co-chairs: Lois P Agnew and Jenny Gluck

Minutes: Christian Jones

Agenda

1. Welcome & Announcements  

   1. Discussion with and survey for faculty on classroom audibility and visibility, and hybrid teaching experience
       

2. Technology Updates
   

   1. Teaching and Learning Tools

      1. Zoom - Auto-delete for recordings will go live on October 21st. (Recordings will remain in Kaltura for 4 years as long as they are active.)
            

3. Status Update for Spring '21 Class Schedules

   1. Notice from Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu

   2. Approaches schools/colleges are taking in addressing these modalities
   3. Strategies Instructors have developed that have been helpful/successful. 

   
   

4. Additional / Future Discussion Items

   1. Demonstration of Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and Discussion on Changes - Go-live date: 12/15/20

   2. System Usage
   3. Classroom Updates
   4. Spring 2021 Support Plans

Next Meeting:  November 19, 2020

*While the above will generally represent a standing agenda for the summer meetings, please contact Christian Jones (cjones21@syr.edu) if there are additional topics that you would like to have added to the discussion. Thank you!