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DISTRIBUTED EDUCATION & INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE is now known as ITEC (INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY eLEARNING COMMITTEE)

The Distributed Education and Instructional Technology Committee (hereinafter DEIT) is a standing college committee; it has been officially commissioned through its inclusion in Administrative Rule A101.

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MISSION: DEIT has been charged with facilitating LBCC's use of distributed learning and instructional technologies to expand and enhance student success. DEIT subcommittees plan, pilot, implement, and assess projects, policies and procedures related to staff training, technological infrastructure, and instructional technology. Further, DEIT:

• Guides LBCC's delivery of quality instruction and the use of existing and future technologies to improve student success and access to education, training and information.
• Fosters innovation and advocates the appropriate use of instructional technology by students and staff.
• Works to improve access to education for students by reducing or eliminating barriers to the learning environment.

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MEMBERSHIP. DEIT's membership is made up of:

1. Vice President, Academic Affairs
2. Vice President, Administrative and Student Affairs
3. Dean, Student Services
4. 2-3 Instructional/Workforce Division Directors
5. 8-10 Faculty from Various Divisions
6. Department Chair, Media/Distance Education
7. Coordinator, Staff and Organizational Development
8. Director, Information Services
9. Director, Director of College Advancement
10. 1 Director of Extended Learning Site
11. Student Representative
12. Ad Hoc members as needed

OPERATING GUIDELINES. DEIT's operating protocols may be changed at any time by a majority vote of the full committee. Current protocols are as follows:

1. The full DEIT Committee shall meet once during each regular academic quarter. The spring quarter meeting of DEIT shall be for the purpose of hearing year-end reports from the chairs of the DEIT subcommittees and proposed work plans from the subcommittee chairs for the upcoming academic year. An annual report shall be published each year.

2. DEIT will maintain 4 subcommittees for its ongoing work. Subcommittee chairs will be appointed annually by the DEIT chair. DEIT reserves the right to add, abolish, or amend its subcommittee structure at any time. Current subcommittees are:

• Training Subcommittee (faculty and staff technology training issues);
• Technology Initiatives Subcommittee (project planning and assessment of distributed education technologies the college may acquire or implement);
• Student Support Subcommittee (technology issues that relate to student support systems and resources); and
• Strategic Planning Subcommittee (long-range planning and resource issues related to the college's technology infrastructure).

3. DEIT shall be organized under the leadership of a faculty Chair and Chair-elect who shall be elected by the DEIT committee at its regular spring term meeting. The Chair will serve for a term of one year, beginning in September and ending in August. The Chair-elect will serve as chair the following year, acting as Chair in the absence of the chair or if the Chair's position becomes vacant.

4. The DEIT chair shall be responsible for calling and scheduling all meetings of the full DEIT committee and preparing the agenda for these meetings. Vacancies on DEIT shall be filled by appointment by the Chair after consulting with appropriate faculty and managers. The Chair will work closely with LBCC administration, and administrative staff will take minutes of DEIT meetings as assigned.

Approved by the DEIT Committee, January 23, 2003