Provostial Committee on Open UToronto

PDAD&C#4, 2012-13

TO:                  Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs

FROM:             Cheryl Misak, Vice-President & Provost

DATE:              July 16, 2012

RE:                   Provostial Committee on Open UToronto

As members of the University community are aware, the landscape in which universities operate is shifting rapidly with the development of online credit courses, open access to scholarly publications and, most recently, massive open online courses (MOOCs).  The University of Toronto is launching a new initiative, Open UToronto, to ensure that we maintain and enhance our role as a leading institution for teaching, learning, and research and to maximize opportunities for our students, faculty and the University as a whole.  A Provostial Committee has been established to guide the development of Open UToronto principles and practice.  The Committee will consult with members of the University community and will provide strategic advice and guidelines regarding on-line and open access resources and courses.

Open UToronto Committee Membership

Cheryl Regehr, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs (Chair)

Avi Hyman, Director, Academic & Collaborative Technologies (I+TS) & Institutional Strategist for Academic Technology (CTSI) (Administrative Lead)

Larry Alford, Chief Librarian

Dimitri Anastakis, Associate Professor, Divisions of Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine

Lee Bailey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and ICCIT, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Marilynn Booth, Dean, School of Continuing Studies

Ruth Childs, Associate Dean, Innovations and Opportunities, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Kenneth Corts, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education, Rotman School of Management

Katharine Dunlop, Undergraduate student, Trinity College

Avram Englert, Undergraduate student, University College

Rick Halpern, Dean and Vice-Principal (Academic), University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Julie Hannaford, Associate Librarian for the Humanities and Social Sciences Director, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library

Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Vice-Dean, Undergraduate, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Laurie Harrison, Director, Online Learning Strategies (I+TS)

Alison Keith, Professor and Chair, Department of Classics, Faculty of Arts & Science

Peter Lewis, Associate Vice President, Research

Susan McCahan, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Melody Neumann, Senior Lecturer, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science

Seamus Ross, Dean, Faculty of Information

Suzanne Stevenson, Vice Dean, Teaching & Learning, Faculty of Arts & Science

Chirag Variawa, Student Governor, Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

James C. Wallace, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Charmaine Williams, Associate Dean, Academic & Associate Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work