The Academic Technology Advisory Council (ATAC) serves as the voice and representative for IT decisions and priorities that impact the teaching mission of the university.
Academic Technology Advisory Council Charge
This group is charged by the chief information officer (CIO) and the associate provost for undergraduate education to:
- Assist in setting the strategic agenda for teaching and learning IT decisions.
- Ensure that outcomes and decisions are communicated back to the campus.
- Lead IT teaching and learning collaboration efforts across campus.
- Advocate for necessary teaching and learning IT resource allocations.
- Ensure that appropriate stakeholders have opportunity for input and reaction.
- Create and charge subcommittees or task forces as necessary for deeper exploration or engagement.
- Carry out council responsibilities as part of IT governance:
- Raise and collect council-specific issues.
- Analyze issues and make recommendations.
- Engage other IT governance groups, university governance groups, and general campus stakeholders as appropriate.
Academic Technology Advisory Council Members
The ATAC meetings and activities will be led by a faculty chair and facilitated by the executive director of the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology (OTLT). Membership will include representatives from every college on campus and can be expanded to include other critical units as needed. In general, members will serve three-year terms, and new members will be nominated through discussions with local deans and associate deans. Associate deans of IT will be encouraged to participate as well.
The faculty chair will provide leadership by setting the agendas and prioritizing discussions. The functional work of the group will be managed by the facilitators, setting up and sending out meetings and announcements, organizing and scheduling meetings, and communicating actions and outcomes to the members.
Subcommittees or ad hoc task forces may be created and charged by the ATAC membership to study and advise on specific questions or recommendations.
| Members | Department |
|---|---|
| Deb Trusty, Chair | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Dave Long, Facilitator | Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology |
| Gwen Archibald | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Jim Chaffee | Tippie College of Business |
| Jade Davis | UI Libraries |
| Eric Epping | Carver College of Medicine |
| Nicole Grosland | College of Engineering |
| Brandi Janssen | College of Public Health |
| David Martin | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Mark McDermott | College of Education |
| Anita Nicholson | College of Nursing |
| Mary Ray | College of Pharmacy |
| June Tai | College of Law |
| Dharini van der Hoeven | College of Dentistry |
| Ex-Officio Members | Department |
|---|---|
| Brad Rohrer, co-sponsor | Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
| Tanya Uden-Holman, co-sponsor | Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the University College |
| Sara Allen | Executive Assistant, CIO Office |
| Gretchen Anderson | Associate Director, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Enterprise Instructional Technology |
| Susan Bailey | Director, Distance and Online Education Instructional Design |
| Chris Clark | Director, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Learning Spaces Team |
| Anna Flaming | Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning and Director, Center for Teaching |
| Amanda Franzen | Communications Specialist, Office of Strategic Communication |
| Vicky Maloy | Associate Director, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Academic Technologies |
| Jane Russell | Director, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Research and Analytics |
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