ETAC Agenda 2021-05-20

Educational Technologies Advisory Council
Thursday, May 20, 2021
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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, Jennifer Stromer-Galley, and Ryan Williams

Guests: Tracy Feocco (on behalf of Amy Falkner) and Peggy Takach (on behalf of Jenny Stromer-Galley)

Co-chairs: Lois P Agnew and Jenny Gluck

Minutes: Christian Jones

Agenda

Welcome & announcements
Summer coursework
1. In-person vs online courses
2. Maymester classes
Transitioning back to residential instruction for Fall 2021
1. 4/30/21 Announcement from the Provost & report
2. Projected unusual technology needs related to f2f or online instruction
3. Expectations around what we can/can't do in the fall
Technology updates
1. Teaching and Learning Tools
  1. BB Ultra Navigation - July 18th
  2. ITS Computer Labs - Software apps used in classrooms
  3. Chatbot
2. Classrooms (List attached)
3. Expressions strategy
Summer Institute for Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning (SITETL)
Additional / Future Discussion Items
1. Summer ETAC meetings? Cancel June/July?
2. Early fall - guidelines around valid integrations & plug-ins requests
3. Bring Your Own Device program - Amy Falkner
4. To proctor or not to proctor? (That is the question.)
5. ITS strategic plans

Next Meeting: Thursday, June 17, 2021 (TBA)

*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!