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EdTech Minutes
for Tuesday, 21 September 2004
11:30 am -12:15 pm, St Edmund’s 361
Attending: Mike Battig (chair), John
Devlin, Joe McLaughlin, Greta Pangborn; and ex officio
members: Bill Anderson (CIO), Joanne Schneider (Libr), Dennis Voight
(CEPC), Sue Breeyear (IT).
Agenda:
- Minutes of
the last meeting (7 Sept 2004), previously distributed, were
approved as submitted; Joe was appointed scribe for today’s
meeting. In connection with item 3a, Mike reported that he had
informally asked Richard Kujawa for a report on his grant.
- EdTech-TRC
brownbag lunch on last summer’s Laptop Workshop
After determining
that a brownbag lunch should be held in conjunction with TRC at
lunch hour in either the last week in October or the first in
November, Greta volunteered to act as coordinator, and Sue offered
to get volunteers from the last Laptop Workshop to make
presentations. (See item 3b in the 7 Sept minutes.)
- Ed-Tech
budget and priorities for 2004-5
Unlike past
years, no specific budget has been allocated to Ed-Tech this year.
However, Bill reported that the Provost is willing to consider
funding for projects submitted to her by the Committee. Discussion
covered several areas: Committee objectives, possible ‘projects’
(e.g., training, conferences, digital conversion of slides,
discovering needs from eCollege users, student workstudy),
sustaining current efforts, etc. It was noted that College funding
already exists to support another Laptop Workshop early next
summer. In light of the increased use of eCollege, Sue will share a
survey done of earlier users; members should email their responses
to all. Mike recommended the Committee use its next meeting to
brainstorm on this issue.
- Other
business
Joe asked the
Committee to consider a petition to have 3 fully functioning copiers
in the academic complex; there now being but 2.5 copiers rather than
the 4 last year.
Joanne commended
Sue for the fine report on the “2004 Summer Laptop Workshop” she
recently (16 Sept) distributed to the Committee and noted that it
contained new ideas for possible brownbag discussions.
Sue reported
that the Faculty Development Lap, now relocated to the renovated JEM
286, has seen dramatically increased usage this semester.
- Next
meeting - Tuesday, date to be announced by Mike, but at 11:30 am,
and in STE 361.
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