Terms of Reference for TDEC


1. Function as a standing sub-committee of the UDOEC with one representative selected by each union conference, NAD and HSI. The chair shall be appointed by UDOEC.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

2. Research, evaluate, and share applicable issues and trends in educational technology.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

3. Facilitate the integration of technology in the educational process through the provision of information, clarification of trends, and identification of training opportunities.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

4. Develop Adventist distance education policies and guidelines.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Recommend to UDOEC

5. Serve as a resource for distance education course development.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

6. Review and approve technology-based courses and programs for compliance with NAD distance education policies and guidelines.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

7. Establish financial needs and projections for committee projects and business.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Submit to NADOE and UDOEC for funding

8. Develop an appropriate annual calendar of meetings (to be conducted in conjunction with other NAD committees/workshops whenever possible) to facilitate the work of the committee.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Recommend to NADOE and UDOEC

9. Share minutes, policies, recommendations, etc., with NADOE and UDOEC.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

10. Maintain a web site dedicated to education technology issues as a service to teachers and administration.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Power to Act

11. Serve for three-year terms with 1/3 of membership rotating annually. Rotation will be alphabetically by union name. Representatives may be reappointed.
  • Authority & Responsibility: Action of Union Offices of Education

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