Academic Computing Policy Board
Meeting Minutes
October 20, 2008
Members Present: Clare Mather, Roberta Lembke, Brian Bjorklund
The meeting focused on discussion of the first section of the IIT Planning Document which includes five sections: 1. Learning, Teaching and Technology, 2. Networking, Servers and Central Systems, 3. Campus Efficiencies, 4. Policies, Procedures and Practices, and 5. IIT Operations
Roberta provided updates on several issues: 1. Staffing, 2. Creation of an Administrative Advisory Council, 3. Contact with Erin Anderson, SGA representative who will meet with our group regarding our on-going P2P file sharing and HEOA discussion
1. Learning, Teaching and Technology
The committee reviewed each of the initiatives with the goal of detailing the intentions, evaluating for prioritization and proposing future development with each initiative.
Initiatives:
Secure funding and hire Instructional Technologist(s)
We discussed the various models for this need and potential position(s). In the end we supported developing programs that encouraged use of our own faculty to fill the need for technology instruction to faculty. Some models: Release time for faculty to work in this area during the academic year; Summer week-long intensives led by a faculty member for other faculty.
Develop Innovations Fund for Curricular Projects
This is needed to provide resources for faculty who are developing new uses of technology in teaching and learning. Can we identify help with grant support?
Develop Audio and Video Support Program
This initiative centers on enabling classroom use of these technologies in teaching and learning. Roberta has been meeting with individuals and groups to determine what is being done and what will be needed in the short and long-term.
New and Emerging Technologies Team
This initiative will be revised- the committee felt that the primary need here is to get information out to the campus about new technologies.
Pandemic Planning for Learning and Teaching
The primary work of the committee regarding this initiative will to begin inquiry into what the basic level of technology will be for students who are away from campus. What can faculty expect the technology to be able to do? What resources will the student have on the user end? Will things like voice, web cam, digital cameras, etc be possible? What happens when the student’s computer has problems?
ContentDM : In process and as such, is no longer a planning initiative.
Centralized Classroom Technologies Communications and Management System
One aspect of this initiative is a “Panic” button in the classroom that would activate communication with a staff member to assist in getting the technology working. The staff member could do a few things remotely and may be able to solve problems in that way. The committee recommended a trial implementation in one or two classrooms to see what the cost and viability will be.
Lecture Capture System
Discussion of this initiative resulted in the desire to re-frame the perspective more broadly. Roberta will update.
Next Meeting: Monday, October 27 8-9am Rolvaag 257
Potential Agenda Items:
• Continued review of Planning Document
Submitted by BB
(Secretary Rotation: Brian, Olaf, Clare)
These minutes are posted in the ACPB folder on the shared server and are submitted to the Dean’s office for posting (Phyllis Stuckmayer (stuckmay@stolaf.edu)
