Intellectual Property Task Group (ITPG), Janet Nepkie - Chair
Members: Beth Adelman (UB), Marc Bayer, Mark McBride, and Melaine Kenyon (Buffalo State), Deb McClenon (Oneonta), Steven McIntosh (Suffolk CC), Robert Reis (UB), Leanne Warshauer (Suffolk CC), Frank Yunker (FMCC), David Maswick (Empire)
The IPTG was charged by the SUNY Provost to research how faculty understanding of copyright issues may encourage future contribute to new web-based, open access initiatives (e.g., SUNY Learning Commons or Open SUNY). These new, open environments will be used to support distance learning and other innovative means of shared instructional resources. One important means of offering such encouragement is to understand how faculty and staff will protect their ownership rights to works they have authored in these new open access environments.
The IPTG is reviewing available documents and working with SUNY Counsel to better understand these issues. They have helped author a survey (with the E-Pub Task Group) to see what types of resources are available to SUNY faculty, and to identify future professional development opportunities. Members are also reviewing peer resources to see how these issues are being handled on a national, indeed global level.
Learning Environments (LETG), Joe Moreau, Brad Snyder – Co-Chairs
Members: Mitch Fields (SUCF), Geoff Hamburg (SUCF), Wayne Jones (Binghamton), Mary Jo Orzech (Brockport), Joe Smith (Upstate Medical Ctr.), Emily Trapp (New Paltz), Leanne Warshauer (Suffolk CC), Jeff Bartkovich (Monroe CC), Shihong “Steve” Chen (HVCC), Greg Bronson (Cornell), Vonnie Vannier (HVCC), Maggie Horn (SUNY), Marcia Focht (Binghamton)
Malcolm Brown focused attention on the evolving nature of learning spaces, and the challenges of space planning and digital tool integration during his 2010 CIT keynote address. This group is working closely with the SUNY Construction Fund (SUCF) to collect images, policies and best practices on innovative learning environments in order to create an Instructional Innovation Space Repository.
A sub group is currently working with metadata design to launch a “proof of concept” in partnership with ARTstor – using their “Shared Shelf” tool as a potential solution. The goal is to create an interactive catalog and discussion forum where campuses can openly contribute and exchange ideas on the design and implementation of all types of learning environments, both physical and with various forms of digital and virtual integration.
E-Publishing Task Group (E-Pub), Mary Jo Orzech – Chair
Members: Elizabeth Brown (Binghamton), Mary Casserly (Albany), Charles Lyons (UB), Mark McBride (Buffalo State), James McElwaine (Purchase), Janet Nepkie (Oneonta), Pam O’Sullivan (Brockport), Harry Pence (Oneonta Emeritus), Susan M. Perry (Brockport), Lisa M. Raposo (CPD), Stephen Schneider (SUNYIT), Bob Yavits (Tompkins-Cortland CC), Clare Van Den Blink and Eric Machan Howd (Cornell)
With a significant rise in the adoption of electronic textbooks and open courseware, the E-Pub Task Group is researching electronic publishing models and emerging best practices across SUNY and other higher education systems. This work will guide policy recommendations through SUNY OLIS (Office of Library Information Services) regarding e-publishing, content creation, digital rights management, and issues related to dissemination of intellectual property.
The task group will present outcomes and seek input at the CIT conference, most likely evolving into a new conference track or “Community of Practice” at the 2012 CIT Conference to encourage continued research and dialogue.
Teaching and Learning Task Group (TLT), Graham Glynn – Past Chair
Members: Aaron Schorr (FIT), Alexandra Pickett (SUNY SLN), Ann Giralico Pearlman (Brockport), Caelynn Prylo (HVCC), Cheryl Miller (Potsdam), Chris Price (Brockport), Diane Gal (Empire State), Doug Kahn (Suffolk CC), Jayne Peaslee (Corning CC), John Kane (Oswego), John Zelenak (Albany), Joseph Chiang (Oneonta), Michael Knauth (Farmingdale), Richard Kelder (New Paltz), Robin Hill (Suffolk CC), Russell Kahn (SUNY IT), Steven Doellefeld (Albany), Sue McMillen (Buffalo State), Lenore Horowitz (Schenectady CC), Greg Ketcham (Oswego), Lisa Miles Raposo (SUNY CPD), Kim Scalzo (SUNY CPD), Jason Adsit (UB), Frank Fowler (Stony Brook), Beez Schell (Fredonia), Jim Jensen (UB), Keith Landa (Purchase), Mark McBride (Buffalo State), Miriam Deitsch (Farmingdale).
The methods, resources and governance that support faculty development in teaching and technology vary widely at individual campuses across SUNY. This task group sought to conduct an environmental scan of resources available to campus faculty, and explore how to best capitalize on the collective talent and expertise of distributed faculty and staff working with technology and pedagogy.
The final report based on the SUNY-wide survey helped identify large-scale needs, describe the current state of faculty development across SUNY and explore how communities of practice may emerge to better support teaching and learning system-wide. This may include emergence of regional centers and development of a web-driven resource database to share expertise throughout the system. The SUNY for Professional Development, led by Lisa Raposo, is building on the final report to realize the vision of this Task Group’s work.
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Last Updated: February 1, 2012