About the Learning Technologies Steering Committee

• Charge
• Committee members

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Charge

In order to enhance faculty involvement in the development of teaching and learning technologies and systems at Indiana University, the University Faculty Council approved the creation of a joint UITS/Faculty Council Learning Technologies Steering Committee (LTSC) in 2009. A sub-committee of the LTSC, the Canvas Priorities Committee (focused on priorities and policies related to IU’s learning management system) became part of the LTSC in 2024. The committee's charge is to:

• Advise the appropriate Associate Vice President(s) and Associate Deans about priorities for the initiation and implementation of new teaching and learning technologies, enhancements to existing technologies, and the retirement of these technologies and services.
• Provide an annual report to the appropriate Faculty Council committee(s) and the university community.
• Consider policy issues related to the use of learning technologies and make recommendations to the appropriate governing organizations for consideration and possible action.
• Recommend improvements in services and support for learning technologies that may be suggested from the committee's review of feedback from faculty, students and staff.

Members of the committee will comprise a wide range of stakeholders and include representation from IUPUI, IUB, regional campuses, and university administration. Selected members of the LTSC will serve as liaisons to the appropriate faculty council technology committees on their respective campuses.

Committee members

• Chair: Anne Leftwich, Interim Associate Vice President, UITS Learning Technologies
• Raman Adaikkalavan, Associate Professor and Chair, Computer and Information Sciences, IU South Bend
• Mahasin Ameen, Assistant Librarian, University Library, IUPUI
• Tom Brush, Professor and Chair, Instructional Systems Technology, IU Bloomington
• Michael Courtney, Associate Librarian for Outreach and Engagement, Wells Library, IU Bloomington
• Rob Elliott, Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Technology, IUPUI
• Nancy Evans, Senior Lecturer, Kelley School of Business, IU Bloomington
• Jen Fisher, Assistant Professor of Biology, IU Northwest
• Barbara Manz Friesth, Assistant Dean for Learning Resources and Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, IUPUI
• Andrew D. Gavrin, Associate Professor and Chair, Physics, IUPUI
• Andrew R. Hopson, Associate Professor, Sound Design, Department of Theater, Drama and Contemporary Dance, IU Bloomington
• Kevin Jones, Associate Professor, Management, IUPUC
• Christopher Kimmer, Assistant Professor of Informatics, IU Southeast
• Tara Kingsley, Assistant Dean, Associate Professor, Education, IU Kokomo
• Joan E. Lafuze, Professor of Biology, IU East
• Hong Liu, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, IU Kokomo
• Sara Lowe, Associate Dean for Educational Services, University Library, IUPUI
• Jennifer Mahoney, Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of the Writing Program, School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
• Nina Onesti, Senior Lecturer, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, IU Bloomington
• Susan Popham, Associate Professor, English, IU Southeast
• Andrea Quenette, Associate Professor and Director, Department of Communication Studies, IU East
• Nolan Taylor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Kelley School of Business, IUPUI
• William H. Wheeler, Associate Professor, Mathematics, IU Bloomington

Ex-officio

• Sarah Engel, Faculty Liaison, UITS Learning Technologies
• Anna Greene, Group Manager, eLearning Design, UITS Learning Technologies
• James McGookey, Director, Learning Spaces, UITS Learning Technologies
• Michele Kelmer, Director, Faculty Engagement and Outreach, UITS Learning Technologies
• Adam Maksl, Faculty Fellow, UITS Learning Technologies
• Heather Warnsman, IT Business Analyst, Teaching and Learning Technologies, UITS Learning Technologies
• Justin Zemlyak, Director, Teaching and Learning Technologies, UITS Learning Technologies