The purpose and goals of the CFT Educational Technology Committee are:

• to monitor the emergence of educational technology (educational technology shall include but not be limited to the following: audio visual systems, computers including software, and communications systems) that has the potential of being used in education in order to formulate appropriate CFT policy and guidelines.
• to review existing policy and to recommend CFT policy positions and statutes for appropriate legislative and regulatory agencies.
• to develop and implement training programs for CFT locals and members whereby they can be prepared to make important decisions regarding the utilizations of technology in their schools and classrooms.
• to provide information to the Federation through articles in CFT publications.
• to develop workshops for CFT governance and training meetings.

Click here for "A Framework for Contract Negotiations Related to Educational Technology Issues," Winter 2005 revision (720k pdf)

Click here for minutes of January 28, 2006 Ed Tech Committee meeting.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Don Brown, Chair, El Camino College Federation of Teachers		John Ruggirello, El Camino College Federation of Teachers
Chris Baldwin, Santa Cruz Council of Classified Employees		Curtis Smith, AFT College Staff Guild
Dan Barnhart, United Teachers Los Angeles		Robert Swift, San Francisco College Federation of Teachers
KC Boylan, Los Rios College Federation of Teachers		Alice Tsou, ABC Federation of Teachers
Veronika Delvaux, Azusa Federation of Adult Educators		K.C. Curtis, Staff Liaison
Bob Grill, Peralta Federation of Teachers		Terry Elverum , Staff Liaison
Sheila Martin, State Center Federation of Teachers