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 25, 2025
- Final Meeting of 2025: Concluded discussions for the year.
- New Member Recruitment: Current members will be contacted regarding continuation with ETAC next year.
- Brightspace Auto 0 Revisit: Decision made to not enable automatic zero grading.
- Proctoring Tool Update: Collaboration with ITS, URI Online, and the Provost’s office is in procurement to pilot a proctoring tool for Fall 2025.
- Esports Lab: Installation of 5 new PCs is underway; old PCs will be repurposed for faculty workstations.
- Tech Day: Scheduled for August 21; focuses on utilizing existing, free URI educational technology tools.
- Brightspace Change Proposal: Approved by JCODL and will be reviewed by other committees and Faculty Senate in Fall.
- LTI Updates: TLS plans to enable Pressbooks and Caduceus in May; McGraw Hill and Top Hat LTI 1.1 integrations will be disabled on May 16.
- May Changes: New Quiz Evaluation Experience enabled.
- New Content Experience: Several faculty will test it over summer with plans for opt-in use by September.
- AI Forums: AI Big Data/AI in Industry Forums are being uploaded to YouTube.
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