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August 2, 2017 Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 9:00AM CDT
Host Location: NET Board Room, 1800 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE (ROADMAP for DETOUR)

Open Meetings Act (PDF - 11 pgs, 234KB)

Meeting Documents (PDF, MB)

9:00Am

1. Call to Order, Electronic Posting, Location of Open Meeting Law Documents, Roll Call, Introductions

Co-Chair

9:05Am

2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the August 2, 2017 meeting*

Co-Chair

9:08Am

3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 4/10/2017 meeting*

Co-Chair

9:10Am

4. Public Comment

Co-Chair

9:15Am

5. Membership Update

T. Rolfes

9:20Am

6. Invited Presentation: University IT Reorganization and Network Nebraska operations

M. Ruhrdanz

9:50Am

7. Network Nebraska Initiative Update

A. Consider approval of the updated NNAG Charter*

B. OCIO report and Task Group update

C. Action Items and Task Groups

1.1 Develop strategy to accommodate community affiliate connections

1.2 Use automated tools to monitor the network

1.3 Implement incident management and change control

1.4 NNAG, CAP guide OCIO's network decisionmaking

1.5 Review and update security services and practices

2.1 Develop and implement a communications strategy

2.2 Conduct annual survey of NN Participants

Co-Chairs & Council members

10:40Am

8. Digital Education Initiative Update

A. NDE Future Ready Nebraska Update

B. Action Items and Task Groups

1.1 Partner with K-20 entities to establish communities of practice

2.1 Conduct a collaborative research project of infratructure and pedagogy

2.2 Identify opportunities for institutional collaboration

2.3 Identify and mitigate challenges for student transitions

2.4 Create guide of flexible learning technologies

2.5 Encourage vendors to implement data exchange standards

3.1 Form a joint study group to advance students' equity of access

3.2 EC/CC collaboration for affordable and accessible Internet access

3.3 Promote accessible products and services to achieve equity of access

Co-Chairs & Council members

11:20 Am

9. Other Business

Co-Chair

11:25 Am

10. Agenda Items for the 10/18/2017 Meeting

Co-Chair

11:28 Am

11. Consider location(s) for the 10/18/2017 Meeting

Co-Chair

11:30 Am

12. Adjournment

Co-Chair

* Indicates an expected action item.

The Council will attempt to adhere to the sequence of the published agenda, but reserves the right to adjust the order of items if necessary and may elect to take action on any of the items listed.

The NITC Education Council wishes to thank staff of the University of Nebraska Online Worldwide for helping to arrange the August 2, 2017 meeting.

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Meeting Notice Posted to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar 7/26/2017
Agenda Posted to the NITC Web site 7/26/2017