ETAC Agenda 2021-09-20

Educational Technologies Advisory Council 
Monday, September 20, 2021
4:00 PM-4:50 PM
Zoom (Please see Outlook Invite for Details)

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

Guests:  

Co-chairs: Lois P Agnew and Jenny Gluck

Minutes: Christian Jones

Agenda

1. Welcome & announcements 

2.  Fall 2021

3. Strategies to Approach COVID-related Accommodations 
4. Support for Technology
   1. Technology that is available and supported (and recommended) by ITS-central
      1. Services and Applications
      2. Clickers: TurningPoint Student Response System - "Clickers"
   2. Specialized tools that Schools/Colleges require/support

5. Technology updates

   1. Teaching and Learning Tools 

      1. Blackboard Ultra Navigation
      2. Blackboard Ultra Courses
   2. Classrooms

6. Additional / Future Discussion Items

   1. Bring Your Own Device program - Amy Falkner

   2. To proctor or not to proctor? (That is the question.)

   3. ITS strategic plans
   4. Work Mike is doing around Summer 2022 classroom design
   5. Early fall - guidelines around valid integrations & plug-ins requests

Next Meeting:  Thursday, October 21, 2021

*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!