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EdTech Minutes for
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004
Attending: Mike Battig (chair), John Devlin, Joe McLaughlin, Greta
Pangborn; ex officio member: Dennis Voight (CEPC); and guest Cynthia
Kelley
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Minutes of the last
meeting (21 September, 2004), previously distributed, were
approved as submitted; John was appointed scribe for today’s
meeting.
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eCollege Q & A
(Cynthia)
- EdTech is
sponsoring two events this week: presentations by Richard Kujawa
on Wednesday, 10-6 and by Greta Pangborn on Thursday 10-7
- There were
questions raised about the differences between eCollege and existing
web options for faculty and students. eCollege is password
protected, however students will have access to files from off the
net.
- The
College is committed to a 3-year contract with eCollege beginning in
July of 2004. There are “no limits” on numbers.
- Questions
were raised about types of material available through eCollege—DVDs
do not seem to work as it is difficult to access the files; threaded
discussions work and attachments to postings are manageable; there
is no storage limit on postings.
- Cynthia is
working on ½ hour to 1 hour stand-alone sessions as tutorials
- Greta
indicated that work is being done for 2-3 page self-guided short
introductions as well.
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Brown bag lunch &
details for Laptop Workshop: Thursday, Oct. 28, 12-1 in JM281
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· Food is
worked out for 10/19 on a “bake, buy or bring” basis
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Notices
will be sent out the week before and a reminder will be sent just
before the event
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Sue is
recruiting presenters
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Budget & priorities
for 2004-2005
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Mike
distributed a note from Jan Sheeran regarding funding of projects
through the EdTech committee
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Discussion
centered on how to solicit ideas for proposals for funding—whether
we should cast a wide net for ideas or target specific areas. Mike
will generate a document for the next meeting as a sample
announcement.
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Some
discussion was devoted to the history of EdTech and past funding
initiatives and distinctions between the EdTech committee and Tech
Steering (which tends to handle institutional policies)
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We also
received a proposal for funding a two-part workshop from Sue
Breeyear
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This
proposal includes both hardware and software, however since it is
not for use by an individual but would be available to faculty in
the faculty development lab, the consensus was to look favorably on
it.
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Greta will
check with Sue on the time-sensitivity of her request
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Other
Business/Updates?
- Richard K.
still working on report for EdTech
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Next meeting will be
on October 19 in STE 361
Respectfully submitted by John Devlin.
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