Information Systems Stewardship Model EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS STEERING COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE Educa onal Systems
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Purpose The Educational Systems Steering Committee (ESSC) develops vision, strategy, policies, and plans which promote, encourage, and recognize the innovative use of educational information systems for high quality learning and teaching both in and outside the classroom. The ESSC works through University Council and the appropriate Council committee when addressing academic policies and practices and works through the Provost and the Provost’s Committee on Integrated Planning when the business pertains to administrative policy and resourcing. The ESSC provides stewardship for all learning management systems, distance learning technologies, classroom technologies, student labs, and library systems. All plans, projects, and priorities applicable to educational information systems are within the mandate of the ESSC. Objectives  Recommend and develop strategies and policies for educational systems at the University of Saskatchewan  Create a unified vision for the innovative use of learning systems and educational technologies  Develop strategies to realize the information systems needs of the Education Plan vision and create an implementation plan to meet the objectives of the plan  Ensure educational systems protect the privacy and intellectual property rights of students and instructors  Create a consistent and standardized set of educational systems tools delivered and supported by the various support units across the University of Saskatchewan  Establish a framework to enable multiple units from across the university to work together on instructional systems issues  Identify both the expertise and gaps of all units in supporting and delivering educational systems  Provide ongoing guidance and recommendations for the selection of emerging educational systems tools  Provide ongoing guidance and recommendations for the diffusion of effective educational systems use in and outside the classroom  Provide ongoing guidance and recommendations for the ongoing issues and problems that arise with educational systems use by both students and instructors Information Systems Stewardship Model 
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Support grants and/or funding opportunities to encourage and reward the innovative use of educational technologies Ensure security and compliance requirements are met Logistics The Educational Systems Steering Committee will meet regularly every two months. Committee members cannot delegate their role to a subordinate. The Vice‐Provost, Teaching and Learning and the CIO and AVP ICT co‐chair the meetings. They work together with the Research and Projects Officer to the Vice Provost to prepare the agenda. Members Title Role Vice‐Provost, Teaching and Learning Voting (Co‐Chair) CIO and Associate Vice‐President ICT Voting (Co‐Chair) Dean (To be rotated every two years) Voting Dean (To be rotated every two years) Voting University Registrar and Director of Student Services Voting Research and Projects Officer (Office of Vice‐Provost) Voting (Agenda) Faculty member (drawn from TLARC) Voting Faculty member (drawn from TLARC) Voting USSU Representative Voting GSA Representative Associate Dean University Libraries Director, Distance Learning & Off‐Campus Office Director, University Learning Centre & Gwenna Moss Centre Director, Capital Planning ICT Director Client Services ICT Director Applications ICT Project Portfolio Office Manager Voting Voting Voting Voting Non‐voting Non‐voting Non‐voting Non‐voting Co‐Chairs will solicit Deans and Faculty for membership. Scope Stewardship of this committee applies to all educational systems and technologies developed and managed anywhere at the university.