The work of
the Technology Committee is on hiatus.
Committee
Charge The Technology Committee has the responsibility
of considering issues surrounding existing
and emerging technologies and the implications
for teaching and learning. It has additional
responsibilities for making recommendations
to the Executive Committee on such technologies
and implications for the Academic Senate in
fulfilling its communication and representative
responsibilities.
Committee
Membership
The committee is not currently meeting.
Goal 1: The
Academic Senate will increase and make
more visible our service to local senates
Outcomes: Increased visibility
of the Academic Senate and local academic
senate to all faculty on the 109 California
Community Colleges
Objectives:
1.1
Examine and improve services to member
senates
Target
Date
Continue to strengthen local academic
senates in the area of technology. At
plenary sessions, continue to hold "Technology
Room" breakout sessions for demonstrations
of individual faculty technology activities
and Chancellor's Office projects. Participate
in general breakout sessions involving
technology and educational policy. Ensure
that technology issues are covered at
Academic Senate institutes, particularly
leadership and curriculum.
Exec 01 after
suspending Tech Institute.
Priority Level: High
The committee will meet in early September
to develop topics for the Fall Plenary
Session. It will continue to meet as
needed to develop at least four sessions,
two Fall, two Spring.Topics will be
developed in late fall for the Spring
session with a goal of developing those
sessions. Estimated
Completion Date: Ongoing
1.2
Increase personal contacts with each
campus
Develop updated guidelines regarding
Senate Web Sites
F96 11.04
Priority
Level: Medium
Guidelines for local senate websites will
be developed and maintained. Estimated
Completion Date: Ongoing
1.3
Reach out to new faculty and new
faculty leaders
1.4
Affirm
the importance of strong local senates
Ensure and
improve coordination among representatives
to statewide technology committees, Senate
subcommittees, the Executive Committee
and the Senate President so that information
related to technology can be shared and
appropriate educational policy positions
developed on technology issues. Track and
analyze developments in these areas and
make recommendations to the Executive Committee
and/or formulate resolutions as needed
and appropriate.
F04
7.01
Priority
Level: Medium
The ASCCC VP, the technology chair and
another member of the executive committee
will continue to serve on both TTAC and
DETAC. Representation will also continue
for the System Architecture Committee,
@One, CVC, CCCConfer and CSAT advisory
committees. Communication of issues will
be made to the Executive Committee. Estimated Completion Date: Ongoing
Goal
2: Strengthen our Leadership in Academic
and Professional Matters on behalf of
the Faculty of California's Community
Colleges
Outcomes: Increased external
recognition
Objectives:
2.1
Serve
faculty who serve students
Target
Date
Recommend
that the Board of Governors of California
Community Colleges revise the definition
of "tangible personal property" in
Title 5 § 59402 to include electronic,
web-based material; and recommend that
districts may require students to pay for
electronic material only if the material
is in lieu of, rather than in addition
to, other generally available but more
expensive material which would otherwise
be required. Executive Committee to research
and report by Spring 2007 Plenary Session.
S06 11.01R
Priority
Level: High This is a referred
resolution. Committee will research the
issues
and make a recommendation for Exec Committee
action. Estimated Completion Date: New
Spring
2007
2.2
Generate
resources for local faculty
Revise and
republish Technology in Education: A Collection
of Academic Senate Papers on Technology,
Second Edition, Summer ’02) with
the inclusion of Impact of Computer Technology
on Student Access and Success.
S05 1.07
Priority
Level: High
The committee will continue
the review process of all previously adopted
technology related position papers. The
06/07 Tech Committee will develop a revision
plan and bring that to the Executive Committee
by October. Estimated Completion Date: Ongoing
2.3
Confirm
our focus on students in our decision-making
2.4
Build
relationships with other groups
Recommend
that the Board of Governors, through the
consultation process with the Academic
Senate, follow a system wide approach to
software and hardware selection for individual
college use in the reporting of data, and
Urge
the Board of Governors to fund the hardware
and software programs for college
data reporting for all districts and colleges
in the California Community College System.
S00 11.03
Priority
Level: High
The Tech Committee and other
ASCCC Appointees will represent the faculty
of the California Community Colleges on
technology issues, and thereby ensure formal
and effective procedures for participation
in the formation of statewide policies
on academic and professional matters that
involve technology in the following areas:
Distance Education Technology Advisory
Committee (DETAC), Telecommunications and
Technology Advisory Committee (TTAC), System-wide
Architecture Committee (SAC), Digital California
Technical Advisory Committee (DCTAC), California
Community Colleges Satellite Network (CCCSAT),
and members of California Technology in
Education Collaboration (CTEC), which includes
@One, CCC Confer, CVC and a few others. Estimated
Completion Date: Ongoing
Goal
3: The Academic Senate will provide
leadership and professional development
opportunities to faculty and other constituent
groups
