Teaching & Learning Advisory Committee

The Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee (TLAC) shall advise the CIO and the Provost on technologies and issues related to teaching and learning; shall advise umTech and UM3D in teaching and learning initiatives; shall develop and review academic technology standards, guidelines, and policies; shall advise on priorities for academic technology initiatives; shall provide a forum for investigation and advise on new teaching and learning technologies; shall facilitate communications regarding academic teaching and learning initiatives.

TLAC Agendas and Minutes

TLAC Recommendations

Note: The minutes and agendas will download to your specified download folder for viewing.

TLAC Newsletters

Charge

Composition

The committee consists of students, representatives of each College, the Library, the Faculty Senate, and the Office of the Provost. The Chair is appointed by the Provost for a two-year term. The Director of the ITS Service Desk works with the Chair to establish the agenda and to facilitate coordination with other IT initiatives and groups.

Member Role

A member's role is to provide input on behalf of constituents; to disseminate information on new teaching and learning technologies; to assist in implementing IT policy and procedures; to make recommendations with a University perspective. The committee meets regularly throughout the academic year.

Advisory Path

Advisory to CIO, Provost, umTech and UM3D.

Membership FY25

Member	College	Department
Ira Collins, Chair	College of Professional, & Liberal Studies	IT, Tech Management and Manufacturing Tech.
Michael Robinson	College of Communication and Fine Arts	Journalism and Strategic Media
Kriangsiri Malasri	College of Arts and Sciences	Computer Science
Nikki Wright	Education	Leadership
Niki Bray	Health Sciences	Health Sciences
Culeta Byars	Nursing	Nursing
Karen Brunsting	Library	Libraries Collection Management
Brigitte Billeaudeaux	Library	Libraries Collection Management
Jaafar Al-Azzawi	Disability Resources for Students	Disability Resources for Students
J. Elliott Casal	Faculty Senate	AI Representative
Scott Vann	Faculty Senate	Faculty Senate
Derek Hardaway	UM3D	UM3D
Barrett Schwarz	UM3D	UM3D
Brian Meredith	Graduate School	Graduate School
Kelsey Mankel	CSD (College of Comm Sciences, & Disorders)	School of Communication Sciences, & Disorders
Daniel Kohn	Herff Engineering	Herff Engineering
Xinhua Yu	Public Health	Bio Stats
Faith Watson	Cecil B. Humphries School of Law	School of Law
Deborah Thompson	Kimmons Wilson School of Hospitality	Kimmons Wilson School of Hospitality
Yafang (Fang) Li	Fogelman College of Business and Economics	Fogelman College of Business and Economics