Emerging Technologies Committee
The Emerging Technologies Committee includes representatives
from each college and the library. Members are charged with
exploring evolving technologies and cultivating dialogue around the
intersection of technology and education. The committee leads a
coordinated effort to identify and examine technologies that may be
of benefit to the educational enterprise at Butler University. The
Information Management Council, Office of the Provost, the Library
and Information Technology jointly sponsored the creation of this
committee.
In 2010, the committee sponsored a teaching innovation grant
that provides 20 iPads for use by students in various disciplines.
The grant applications were competitive and required
learning-outcomes based projects that examine the impact of mobile
computing on teaching and learning. Grant recipients include
Kate Morris (Psychology), Andrea Gullickson (Music), Larry Lad
(Business), Marjorie Hennessey (Center for Urban Ecology), James
McGrath (Religion) and Michelle Stigter (Modern Foreign
Language).
Mission Statement
The Emerging Technologies Committee mission is to foster a
culture of inquiry and conversation that promotes best practices in
teaching and learning with technology. We do this by promoting
faculty development, articulating guiding principles, evaluating
new technologies that may enhance student learning, increasing
committee awareness of technology trends, and advocating technology
acquisition and implementation consistent with the University
mission.
Membership of the committee includes representatives from each
college, the Library and Information Technology as follows:
- Jason Davidson, College of Business
- Catherine Hagerman Pangan, College of Education
- Kent VanTyle, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Rob Koharchik, Jordan College of Fine Arts
- Rebecca Wahl, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- James McGrath, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Scott Pfitzinger, Butler Libraries
- Julianne M. Miranda [Committee Chair], Information Technology,
JCFA
Please contact any member of the committee to learn more.