DIAS is the academic shared services unit within the Provost’s Office housing several university-wide programs and initiatives focused around the effective use of technology in education to promote innovations in teaching and learning. University-wide programs and initiatives include:

• SUNY Online
• Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS)
• SUNY OER Services
• SUNY Digital Learning Environment (DLE)
• Early Alerts Community of Practice (CoP)
• Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG)
• Coursera
• FLEXspace

DIAS also provides oversight and coordination for the Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching and Technology (FACT² Council).  FACT² is an advisory body to the SUNY Provost, advocating and acting as a resource for university stakeholders at the nexus of technology, pedagogy and research.  DIAS collaborates with and serves in an advisory capacity to the SUNY Center for Professional Development housed in the Office of Student Success for the provision of professional development support for all DIAS and Provost Office initiatives.

DIAS collaborates with and provides support to a wide range of campus stakeholders that include teaching faculty, faculty governance (both UFS and FCCC), and campus leaders and campus staff engaged in Communities of Practice (CoPs) around the use of technology in education to promote innovations in teaching and learning.  CoPs with which the DIAS team engages on a regular basis include chief academic officers, chief information officers, teaching and learning center directors, directors of online learning, instructional designer, directors of continuing education, student support staff, librarians, and several CoPs for campus IT staff.

DIAS staff also work closely with other staff and teams across the Provost’s Office and System Administration to provide support from DIAS units for their initiatives, or to ensure coordination and minimize duplication of effort where there is overlap with DIAS initiatives, most notably the Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Student Success, the office of the Chief Operations Officer, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline, the Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development, and the Office of Information Technology.