Educational Technology Committee

 

EdTech Meeting, Thursday, October 13, 2005

Attending: Greta Pangborn (Chair), Alain Brizard, John Devlin, Jo Ellis-Monaghan; and ex-officio members: Bill Anderson (CIO), Sue Breeyear (IT), Steve Burks (Libr), Dennis Voigt (CEPC)

1. IT Work Plans

            Bill Anderson presented the IT planning process for upcoming IT work and a brief discussion followed about various items that appeared in the 2005 Oct-Nov-Dec IT plans (e.g., plans for VPN, TWTW). Bill emphasized that the IT planning process is designed to allow greater transparency about upcoming IT work through a simplified flow of information.

2. eCollege Creative Commons

            A short report is to be presented at the December 2nd Faculty Assembly on eCollege statistics and the eCollege Creative Commons.

3. Faculty Development Cover Page & McGrath Funds

            The Committee discussed the new FDC cover page as well as the involvement of the EdTech Committee in reviewing the tech impact of FDC proposals. It was also pointed out that the McGrath funds for FY06 had already been completely allocated.

4. Next meeting is December 1 

Respectfully submitted,

Alain Brizard