The IT Governance review board for instructional technologies.
About ETAC
The Educational Technology Advisory Council (ETAC) is the advisory body to IT Directors on educational technology system recommendations and changes, unless said changes are determined to be critical decisions that require review by the IT Gov Committee and CIO. For critical votes, a quorum of ETAC members must be present. All other votes will be taken by members who are present.
Upcoming Topics
The following Brightspace integrations will be reviewed by the council:
Major Meeting Updates / Outcomes
Update posted: April 2, 2025
- New Content Experience
- The team discussed the upcoming roll out of the Brightspace New Content Experience.
- Two vendor resources can be referenced for more detailed information
- LTI Integrations
- Pressbooks approved
- Caduceus approved
- Top Hat and McGraw Hill
- LTI 1.3 integrations are live.
- LTI 1.1 integrations will be disabled in May 2025.
- TLS Tech Day 2025
- Date: August 21, 2025
- Title: AI in the Classroom: Discover and Leverage URI Ed Tech Tools
- It was suggested that ETAC collaborate with Academic leadership about security reviews for technology that is used in the classroom.
- This will be explored during the next academic year.
- Spring 2025 Events
- AI/Big Data Forum.
- AI in Industry Presentation.
Council Administration
Meeting Notes
ETAC Members
ETAC Chair (23-25): Jim McGwin, Business, Adjunct Professor
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Members
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[Italicized are non-voting members]
Coyne, Robert, Physics, Associate Teaching Professor
Eaton, Nancy, Mathematics, Professor
Fariello, Gabriele, IT, CIO
Gray, Kevin, IT TLS, Project Leader & Brightspace System Administrator
Harper, Allison, Kinesiology, Teaching Professor
Hervé, Jean-Yves, Computer Science, Associate Professor
Kogut, Stephen, Pharmacy, Professor
Larson, Sarah, Nutrition & Food Sciences, Associate Teaching Professor
Lavan, Christopher, ATL, Associate Vice Provost
Lester, Ian, Pharmacy, Manager of Technology Services
McGough, Ellen, Physical Therapy, Professor
Palm, Janie, IT TLS, Manager, Instructional Technology
Peno, Kathy, Education, Professor
Portman-Daley, Joannah, ATL, Associate Director of Online Education and Instructional Technology
Rogers, Michelle, IT TLS, Director of IT Teaching and Learning Services
Ramsdell, Paige, Disability Services, Assistant Dean
Sharpes-Smith, Heather, Executive Director, URI Online
Vaandering, Alicia, Library, Assistant Professor