Charge to the Duquesne University Educational Technology Committee

Provost Michael P. Weber

May 2, 1995

The revolutionary development of instructional technology presents unparalleled opportunities for Duquesne University. Approaches to teaching and learning, scholarly endeavors, communication, as well as acquisition and delivery of information are being radically altered by this new technology. Because of the guidance provided by CCIT and our recent technology acquisitions, Duquesne has the opportunity to be one of America's leading institutions in the application of technology to teaching and learning. We must be bold and imaginative in our approach. At the same time, because of the tremendous cost of such technology, we must be certain that we possess the skills and the infrastructure to support such an effort. We must also assure that we use our resources effectively and wisely.

Because of the complexity of the educational technology effort, the potential for educational leadership that it affords Duquesne University, and the great resource risks involved, a University Educational Technology Committee (ETC) is being formed. The ETC will be asked to guide the future of technology at Duquesne. To assure a coordinated University-wide approach, the Committee includes representatives of each of the Schools and the College, the Faculty Senate, and relevant academic support units. The co-chairs of the ETC will report directly to the Provost.

Each School and the College will have its own Educational Technology Committee which will report to its respective Dean. Communication and coordination among the School-based Committees and the University Committee will be the responsibility of the faculty member who will serve on both the School and the University Committees. The work of the School Committees will ensure that each School has clear goals and plans for the use of technology which are consistent with the educational technology mission of the University.

The general charge of the Committee is three-fold:

• to develop short-term and long-term goals for the academic use of technology

• to develop plans for meeting these goals

• to assist in the acquisition of funding to carry out these plans

Specific tasks of the University Educational Technology Committee will include, but not be limited by, the following:

Develop a mission statement to guide the University in the best use of technology in teaching, research, communication and outreach efforts. The Committee will be asked to examine the best practices of other institutions to assist in the development and implementation of this statement. We have an opportunity to be one of the leading institutions in the use of technology in instruction. It is my hope that the development of this mission statement and the formulation of plans to carry out the mission will guarantee such an achievement.

Discuss with Deans and School-based Education Technology Committees the goals and objectives of each school to ascertain that their plans are consistent with the educational technology mission of the University. It is expected that the University Committee and all School-based committees will work cooperatively to insure a consistent effort at all levels.

To determine ways to maximize the use of existing educational technology on campus. To assist in developing a plan for future purchases to enable the University to maintain its edge in technology while avoiding unnecessary duplication.

To determine ways that Schools can work together to maximize the use of hardware and software. To foster innovative interdisciplinary efforts which contribute to our educational mission and which may prove attractive to external funding agencies.

To examine the university computing infrastructure to determine ways to deliver maximum service at a reasonable cost. To insure that educational technology, whether for multimedia instruction, distance learning, network communication, etc., will be easy to use by all members of the University community.

To assist faculty in the development of the kinds of computing and multimedia skills that will be required of the most advanced educational institutions in the 21st century. To determine ways to foster informal networking and the sharing of skills and ideas among faculty.

To determine what educational skills our students should be learning to enhance their productivity and to strengthen their ability to gather information and solve problems. To determine which skills are common to all students, which are specific to a discipline. To develop ways to integrate these skills into the curriculum.

To reexamine the Freshman Computing Initiative to develop a plan to provide computers to all incoming students in the Fall of 1996 which guarantees the existence of an infrastructure adequate to the challenge and which serves the needs of both Intel and Mac platform users among the campus community.

To identify fundraising opportunities which will make possible the goals identified above. To identify ways that existing funds or staff might be reallocated to assist in this effort. To determine ways to achieve our goals in a cost-effective way.

Duquesne University Educational Technology Committee

Name Representing

Dorothy Frayer, co-chair AVP

Judith Bowman, co-chair School of Music

Lynda Barner West CCIT

Ric Boni School of Pharmacy

Clark Edwards College of Liberal Arts

Leah George School of Nursing

Cynthia Golden CCIT

Tom Isenhour Bayer School of Natural Sciences

Skip Kingston Faculty Senate

Joseph Kush School of Education

Marianne Leister Continuing Education

Sean McLinden Rangos School of Health Sciences

Clifford Pohl Rangos School of Health Sciences

Tom Pollack A. J. Palumbo School of Business

Paul Pugliese University Library

Ronald Ricci School of Law

Audrey Rosenberg University Bookstore

John Shepherd Masters in Multimedia Development

Don Simon College of Liberal Arts

Art Ticknor A. J. Palumbo School of Business

Larry Tomei CCIT

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