INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY eLEARNING COMMITTEE

MISSION:  ITEC facilitates eLearning and the use of instructional technology to expand access and enhance student success at LBCC. ITEC is responsible for maintaining the "big picture" of both pedagogical and technological issues related to eLearning at LBCC for both distance learning and classroom learning environments. The committee takes both a proactive and a problem-solving approach to planning, piloting, implementing, and assessing projects.  It recommends and promotes sound policies and procedures related to staff training, technological infrastructure, and instructional technology.

To accomplish its mission, ITEC:

  • Maintains a current understanding of "best practices" in both the pedagogical and technological worlds of eLearning.
  • Works collaboratively across the College community to develop, refine, and implement a guiding vision of how LBCC can best serve its students through eLearning and the use of technology for instruction and student support services.
  • Researches and makes recommendations to appropriate College decision-making bodies about technology initiatives, curricular issues, and structure and support mechanisms related to E-Learning and technology.
  • Promotes the use of instructional technology to reduce or eliminate barriers to student learning.
  • Promotes the pedagogical benefits and uses of appropriate eLearning strategies.
  • Provides guidance related to quality assurance processes for eLearning.
  • Fosters innovation and advocates the appropriate use of instructional technology by students and staff.
  • Serves as a problem-solving resource for issues related to eLearning and the use of technology.
  • Oversees and approves faculty grants related to training, education, and implementation of eLearning projects, and works with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the instructional designer to provide appropriate educational opportunities for faculty.
  • Guides LBCC's delivery of quality instruction through the use of existing and future technologies to improve student success and access to education, training and information.

MEMBERSHIP:  ITEC's membership is made up of:

  1. Vice President, Academic Affairs and Workforce Development
  2. Vice President, Student Services and Government Relations
  3. Dean, Student Services
  4. 2-3 Deans or Center Directors
  5. 8-10 Faculty from Various Divisions
  6. Instructional Designer
  7. Manager, Media/Distance Education
  8. Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
  9. Director, Information Services
  10. Director, College Advancement
  11. Student Representative
  12. Representative, Disability Services

The committee may add Ad Hoc members as needed

OPERATING GUIDELINES:  ITEC's operating protocols may be changed at any time by a majority vote of the full committee. Current protocols are as follows:

1. The full ITEC Committee shall meet at least once during each regular academic quarter. The last meeting of the academic year shall be for the purpose of hearing year-end reports from the chairs of the ITEC subcommittees and proposed work plans from the subcommittee chairs for the upcoming academic year. An annual report shall be published each year.

2. ITEC will maintain 3 subcommittees for its ongoing work. Subcommittee chairs will be appointed annually by the ITEC chair. ITEC reserves the right to add, abolish, or amend its subcommittee structure at any time. Current subcommittees are:

  • ITEC Grant/Training Subcommittee (awarding of ITEC grants for faculty training and/or development and expansion of targeted projects using instructional technologies.);
  • Technology Initiatives Subcommittee (project planning and assessment of distributed education technologies the college may acquire or implement);
  • Strategic Planning Subcommittee (implementation of the LBCC eLearning Plan; long-range planning and resource issues related to the college's technology infrastructure).

In addition, the Tech Fee committee meets quarterly to budget, prioritize, and allocate instructional classroom and distributed learning technology resources funded by LBCC's technology fees. This committee operates separately from the ITEC committee, but the committee chair will attend the ITEC Committee meetings to inform them of how work is being done and what makes a project worthy of funding.

3. ITEC shall be organized under the leadership of a faculty Chair and Chair-elect who shall be elected by the ITEC committee at its last meeting of the academic year. The Chair will serve for a term of one year, beginning in September and ending in August. The Chair-elect will serve as chair the following year, acting as Chair in the absence of the chair or if the Chair's position becomes vacant.

4. The ITEC chair shall be responsible for calling and scheduling all meetings of the full ITEC committee and preparing the agenda for these meetings. Vacancies on ITEC shall be filled by appointment by the Chair after consulting with appropriate faculty and managers.   The ITEC chair ensures that all divisions are represented on committee membership, and will work with the Director of Information Services to inform and consult with appropriate college stakeholders as necessary. 

5. ITEC is recognized by the College as an expert on instructional technology and eLearning and members are expected to be informed and active participants in committee discussions and activities. Agendas are distributed in advance and members are encouraged to send a representative if they are unable to attend a meeting.  Decisions will be made by a 2/3 majority of those in attendance. 

6. The Director of Information Services will serve as the primary liaison between ITEC and College stakeholders and will be responsible for ensuring that input and feedback from appropriate College constituents is gathered and used to inform ITEC recommendations.  He/she will also carry recommendations forward through the appropriate decision-making processes.