Do you follow the latest in EdTech? Are you excited by the fast-evolving technology that is impacting our professions? Are you interested in a different kind of service opportunity to support the work of the association? Consider applying to join AACRAO’s inaugural Technical Advisory Council.
A lack of understanding surrounding data exchange and related technologies creates both a technical and psychological barrier for institutions towards realizing an inclusive data exchange ecosystem in the US. As the technology evolves, the association must ensure that best practices are identified that will better articulate the alignment of higher education with national workforce needs, meet institutional goals, and protect the data privacy and security of the learner. The evolution of this ecosystem necessarily needs to include all institutions if we are to meet the needs of all learners. To support these goals, AACRAO has a critical need for expertise to advise the association and support the membership to navigate the complex and dynamic ecosystem of digital learner records in higher education.
The newly established AACRAO Technical Advisory Council is responsible for tracking the rapid development of digital learner records and credentials in higher education to advise the association’s development of content, programming, guidance, and education to support the membership and the association’s strategic priorities. The council will monitor developments in the field of innovative learner records and provide regular updates and recommendations to the association leadership. Advisory council members will be actively engaged with the latest research and trends, attend external events, and interface with multiple constituents within the association and the industry. Initial engagements with the council will likely include:
Develop and deploy a national higher education technology audit to advise and explore the development of various public good tools
Recommendation of a curriculum map for the technical knowledge requirements for learning mobility for the AACRAO professions
Contribute to the development of white papers, research, and member guidance
Interface with the standards bodies on behalf of AACRAO towards the development of a collaboration and unification of standards and/or standards bodies.
Support to strengthen AACRAO’s engagement with the student information systems to evolve their systems in ways that enable equitable access to the digital exchange of learner records for all institutions and the learners they serve.
Identify barriers and support solutions to support the equitable evolution of an accessible digital learner ecosystem
Council membership will be highly selective, but we will seek to represent a cross-section of experts in the field of student records, educational technology, data standards, and data management. Successful appointments will have specialized expertise related to the technology of the digital record ecosystem, including existing digital exchange practices, and/or are engaged with emergent trends for issuing and exchanging digital records between institutions and other business spaces to support learner success. Terms of service will be one year, renewable. Apply today.