{"id":32,"date":"2025-09-16T18:39:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/dle-new\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:21:25","slug":"advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/dle\/advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/dle-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/362\/2025\/09\/UWS-DLE-AC-Charge-final.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/dle-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/362\/2025\/09\/UWS-DLE-AC-Charge-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charge<\/a>&nbsp;in June 2020, the UW System Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Advisory Council&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;standing group&nbsp;of Universities of Wisconsin stakeholders with unique expertise and knowledge&nbsp;assembled&nbsp;to provide a forum for reporting, discussing, and providing input&nbsp;to&nbsp;the DLE program service owner. The DLE Advisory Council creates&nbsp;linkages between UW university perspectives and the DLE program.&nbsp;DLE Advisory Council members&nbsp;support the DLE program in&nbsp;the following ways to achieve&nbsp;consent:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Represent DLE constituency groups&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synthesize recommendations&nbsp;to provide input&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide ideas for&nbsp;the DLE&nbsp;roadmap&nbsp;and service improvement&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide input to prioritize activities, with&nbsp;particular focus&nbsp;on:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>timing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>level of engagement\/communications needed with UWS stakeholders (i.e., Students, Instructors, and Administrators)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide customer perspective on\u00a0program updates and\u00a0change requests\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meetings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DLE Advisory Council meetings are held quarterly on the third Thursday of\u00a0April, July, October, and January via web\u00a0conferencing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DLE Advisory Council 2026-2027<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Eli Kofi Aba<\/strong>, Associate Professor, School of Management (UW-Stout Polytechnic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Fay Yokomizo Akindes<\/strong>, Director, Systemwide Professional &amp; Instructional Development (UWSA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kent Gerberich<\/strong>, Chief Information Officer, Director of Learning &amp; Technology Services (UW-Eau Claire)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Erin Hillard<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Psychology (UW-Parkside)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Kristin Koepke<\/strong>, Director, Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning (UW-La Crosse)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maggie Loney<\/strong>, LTDC Co-Chair (UW-Parkside)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michael&nbsp;Merline<\/strong>, DLE Administrator (UW-Superior)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>John Jax<\/strong>, CUWL Chair and Library Director (UW-La Crosse)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Brent Opall<\/strong>,&nbsp;Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Management &amp; Marketing (UW-Eau Claire)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daniel Vande Yacht<\/strong>, Registrar (UW-Green Bay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julie Pohlman<\/strong>, Director of Libraries and Academic Technology (UWSA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VACANT<\/strong>, Provost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charge&nbsp;in June 2020, the UW System Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Advisory Council&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;standing group&nbsp;of Universities of Wisconsin stakeholders with unique expertise and knowledge&nbsp;assembled&nbsp;to provide a forum for reporting, discussing, and providing input&nbsp;to&nbsp;the DLE program service owner. 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