Teaching and Learning Council
Committee Membership
The membership of the Teaching and Learning Council (TLC) is comprised of two full-time faculty members from each college, two representatives from Evans Library, Director of Academic Technologies, and Assistant Director of Academic Technologies for a service term up to two consecutive years. Re-appointment is possible. Terms shall be staggered to ensure continuity of the Council's work.
The TLC is co-chaired by a faculty member and the Director of Academic Technologies, appointed by the Office of the Provost for a two-year term with the responsibility of scheduling and organizing the meetings and coordinating the meeting discussions. Re-appointment is possible.
AY2025-2026 Co-Chairs & Members
College of Aeronautics
- Ellie Choi, Instructor
- Andrew Whittall, Instructor
College of Business
- Dr. Phyllis Okrepkie, Associate Professor
- Dr. Abram Walton, Professor, Co-Chair
College of Engineering and Science
- Dr. Albert Bleakley, Professor
- Dr. Shaohua Xu, Associate Professor
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
- Dr. Lars Jones, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Andy Stanfield, Assistant Professor
Evans Library
- Chelsea Carroll, Assistant Librarian & Head of Library Instruction
- Martin Gallagher, Digital Scholarship and Innovation Specialist
Academic Technologies
- Jared Campbell, Director of Academic Technologies, Co-Chair
- Jason Griggs, Assistant Director of Academic Technologies
AY2025-2026 Ex-Officio Members
- Dr. John Z. Kiss, Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs
- Dr. Munevver Mine Subasi, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
- Dr. John Deaton, Dean, College of Aeronautics
- Dr. Theodore Richardson, Dean, College of Business
- Dr. Philip Bernhard, Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Science
- Dr. Lisa Steelman, Interim Dean, College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
- Dr. Jason Martin, Dean, Evans Library
- Scott Ferguson, Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology
Meetings and Reporting
The TLC meets bi-weekly during the academic year. The committee provides biannual reports to the Office of the Provost on its activities, findings, and recommendations.
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Meeting Schedule |
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Monday, October 27, 2025, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, November 10, 2025, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, December 10, 2025, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, January 5, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, January 20, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, February 3, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, February 16, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, March 17, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, March 30, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, April 13, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
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Monday, April 27, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM, Keuper 205 |
AI Teaching & Learning Workshops
Florida Tech faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend monthly workshops.
| Topic | Presenter | Schedule |
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| How AI can strengthen, not replace, learning at Florida Tech? | Dr. Brandon May, School of Psychology | Friday, October 24, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm, Crawford 112 |
| Robots talking to Robots: Assignments in an AI World | Jason Griggs, Academic Technologies | Friday, November 21, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm, Crawford 112 |
| TBA | TBA | Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:00-3:00 pm, Crawford 112 |
| TBA | TBA | Friday, February 13, 2026, 2:00-3:00 pm, Bioengineering 141 |
| TBA | TBA | Friday, March 13, 2026, 2:00-3:00 pm, Bioengineering 141 |
| TBA | TBA | Friday, April 10, 2026, 2:00-3:00 pm, Bioengineering 141 |
Guests and Open Meetings
The TLC may regularly invite faculty and other guests who are subject matter experts in the curriculum matter being discussed to provide context and answer questions from the committee members.
The TLC meetings are open to all Florida Tech faculty, administrators, and staff. Guests in attendance can contribute to the discussion and provide questions, comments, and other information for the committee to consider as part of their deliberations. After the open discussion, the committee members deliberate and vote. Guests may not disrupt final deliberation and voting.
All faculty and staff are welcome to bring forward prospective items for the committee’s consideration. Those items should be submitted in advance to the TLC co-chairs or brought up at the end of the meeting as other business and will be considered for a future agenda.