Instructional Technology & e-Learning Committee

Purpose:

The purpose of the Instructional Technology and eLearning Committee shall be to review and formulate recommendations related to Instructional Technology and online learning issues for the College.

Composition:

The committee shall be composed of:

• Faculty Senator certified to teach online at GSC (1)

• CIO / Information Technology Director (non-voting)

• Instructional Technologist/Designer (non-voting)

• Other Faculty, 1 faculty per Academic Unit, preferably with certification to teach online at GSC.

Duties:

The committee is responsible for maintaining the relevancy of instructional technologies and eLearning policies and practices at Gordon State College. This committee will be responsible for accessibility to and maintenance and integrity of the Policies and Procedures for Distance Education at Gordon State College. The Committee will review annually the Policies and Procedures for Distance Education at Gordon State College and make recommendations for updates and revisions to the Faculty Senate for approval. If approved by the Senate, recommendations will be forwarded to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs will ensure the most updated version of the Policies and Procedures for Distance Education at Gordon State College is accessible to the college community. Further, the committee will annually review and assess the instructional technology needs of the College and make specific recommendations for their maintenance and enhancement. The committee will also review annually "Chapter 10 Computer and Network Usage Policy" of the Gordon State College Faculty Handbook and shall, using proper form, make recommendations for updates and revisions to the Chair of the Faculty Senate.

2025-2026 Members:

• Faculty Senate Representative: Jan Drake-Scheuermann
  
• Director of Information Technology: Doug Stewart
• Instructional Technologist/Designer: Ric Calhoun
• Faculty members preferably certified to teach online, 1 per Academic Units:
  • Nursing and Health Sciences: Kymberly Williams
  • Natural Sciences: Cathy Lee
  • Education: Valerie Calhoun
  • Business & Public Service: Prathibha Joshi-Beck
  • Humanities: Caesar Perkowski
  • Fine & Perfomring Arts: Masoud Nourizadeh
  • Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering: Candace Carroll
  • History: 
  • Library:

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