The Educational Technology Collaborative

Providing education technology services to all UT

campuses

Gina Roberts ~ Innovative Technology Center ~ University of Tennessee Knoxville

Overview• Mission

• History

• Initiatives

• Challenges

• Future Directions

MissionThe mission of the Educational Technology Collaborative (ETC) is to advance the educational process and enrich the learning experience of students, both resident and remote, by providing teaching staff with the resources and support to integrate technology into instruction at all campuses of the University of Tennessee.

History• Established in 2001 (competitive proposal

process)

• Funded for 5 years, 2001-2006

• $300,000 allocated ($60,000 per year)

• Advisory board established w/representation from all UT campuses – Chattanooga, Knoxville, Martin, Memphis (Health Sciences Center), and Tullahoma (Space Institute)

Initiatives• Project SET (Sharing Educational Technology)

• eTeaching Certificate Program

• ShareIT (Sharing Ideas and Technology for Teaching)

http://edtech.tennessee.edu

Challenges• Finding best way to collaborate

• Having enough people resources to implement innovative ideas

• SET module evaluation

• How to fund future initiatives

Future Initiatives• How technology integration figures into tenure and

promotion

• Funding for faculty pilot studies of use of technology in teaching

• Various blogging ideas

– Research on teaching process

– Select faculty journaling about their experiences with technology integration