To: Faculty Assembly

From: EdTech Committee

Date: April 22, 2003

Re: Final Report for 2002/2003

Members:. Mike Battig (Chair) David Boynton

Joanna Ellis-Monaghan Mark Lubkowitz

Ex officio: Susan Breeyear Rick Murphy

Steve Burks Doug Green

Joanne Schneider Cynthia Kelly

Bill Anderson

EdTech met weekly for much of the year (biweekly during other times) and concluded the following business/projects:

1. EdTech Grants: To explore the possible benefits of e-learning at Saint Michael's College, the committee entertained and agreed to a motion to restrict the grants to the investigation of distance learning in a variety of forms in the context of our residential, liberal arts campus. Three grants were funded. Details of the grant proposals are available upon request from the Committee Chair.

2. Grant Assessment: The committee developed assessment instruments for the distance learning grants funded (#1 above). These assessment instruments were forwarded to the investigators of the three funded grants with a request (not a mandate) that they be used where appropriate to enable thorough and consistent assessment at the conclusion of the projects. The collection and review of the data will be a top priority agenda item for EdTech for next year.

3. Mission: The committee reviewed the mission of EdTech (as stated in the Bylaws) and decided there was no need to further elaborate.

4. SV2010: EdTech completed a formal document to the Faculty Assembly’s directive for a response to the President’s Strategic Vision 2010.

5. Budget: The committee reviewed and gave comment to Bill Anderson regarding the Technology Capital Expenditures Budget.

6. Laptop Workshops: EdTech reviewed and recommended a proposal to send a few SMC employees to the “laptop workshops” held at UVM during January 2-8, 2003. The knowledge will then be transferred to other SMC faculty/staff during Summer 2003. (Addendum: These never happened because UVM would not allow staff at its faculty workshops. Instead, Ed Tech supported SMC in its own laptop program, to be put together by a consultant from University of Arizona and the ITC team, and to be held in August 2003.)

7. Classroom Technology: EdTech reviewed the policies for scheduling technology classrooms and for training faculty who utilize those classrooms. Recommendations were delivered to IT.

8. Lab Security: The committee did an investigation into various forms of security and surveillance (including a survey to get input from the entire faculty) in order to reduce theft losses. Recommendations were forwarded to Bill Anderson.

9. Alden Lab: The committee received a budget report from Joann Trottier regarding the need to close out the Alden Lab budget. EdTech gave recommendations on how to spend the remaining $5,000.

10. Lifecycle Replacement: The committee received regular reports from IT regarding the Summer 2003 computer/OS replacement project. EdTech agreed to have a member attend the meetings to provide input.

11. Title III Grant: Robert Letovsky solicited EdTech opinion/support for the pursuit of a title 3 grant. EdTech agreed to support the project.

12. Faculty Technology Questionnaire: EdTech reviewed the Instructional Technology Center’s survey results and used them to evaluate our committee’s mission and future role at SMC in serving the faculty.

13. Course Management Systems: Currently, SMC is committed to e-College. EdTech invited Bill Anderson to review the history of how we arrived at our current status. In the future, EdTech will make contributions to ITC regarding the needs of faculty, which will impact the choice regarding course management.