Academic Technology Committee

The Faculty Senate Academic Technology Committee is charged with undertaking the following set of actions:

• Advise the WVU Teaching and Learning Commons, Information Technology Services, and Libraries on evaluation, recommendation, discussion, and review of academic technology of any type that might be useful to WVU’s mission of teaching, research, and service.
• As needed, report on best practices within higher education, and how WVU should pursue technologies or strategies to maximize the University’s missions.
• Investigate and report on issues of third-party tools, including issues surrounding costs, integration into University systems, privacy/security, applicability to financial aid sources, vendor support of the tools, academic integrity, academic freedom, and student consistency.
• Work with WVU’s Teaching and Learning Commons and WVU Student Government Association to seek feedback from the student body, as well as the faculty and/or staff, on the use and effectiveness of academic technology at the University.
• Work with WVU academic technology stakeholders (including, but not limited to, ITS, Libraries, and TLC) to ensure that faculty are made aware of issues and opportunities surrounding such technology at West Virginia University.
• Work with the Provost’s office, as well as University stakeholders, to seek a broad University policy on adoption, use, and availability of academic technology.
• Address in a timely fashion other issues pertinent to the charge of the committee.