TAG Committee
Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday
04/02/03
2:30
Present: Laura Little, Debbie
Stodberg, John Davis, Joe Sullivan, Angie Burdiss, Dave Mader, Jim Frye, Dave
Cress
Absent: Bev Schwartz, Connie
Golden, Carla Scanlan, Dan Huck, Vickie Graham
If
anyone has any changes for the last set of minutes please let Laura know
otherwise
minutes accepted.
Tag
subcommittee met.
April
10 from 11-12 various faculty members listed below will share with members of
the Board of Trustees ways that they are using technology to enhance classroom
experiences.
Steve
Spilatro – Microorganism Identification
Eric
Fitch – Global Information Systems
Tim
Catalano – Writing Center Tutors
Matt
Young – History
Dottie
Erb – Education
Jill
Moncarz/Emilee Connors – Chemistry
Almuth
Tschunko – Bird Identification
Strategic
Plan for IT Dept for the next few years – John Davis did a brief
summary of goals for the campus and IT Dept. such as: Wireless access, PDA’s,
cell phones, portals, help desk interactive software, webadvisor (so that
students can access their grades/transcripts on line) Course management
software WebCT vs. blackboard etc – Apple computers and support of –
possibility of offering laptops instead of desktops in the faculty computer
replacement program with old pc’s returning to IT for recycling – Website
maintenance
(Website
committee – Gary Craig, Tom Perry, Ryan Zundell, Tia Knowlton)
Members
of the TAG committee are to review the Information Technology Strategic Plan
2003-2006 and email John Davis any ideas/updates/suggestions or comments.
Equipment
clearing house set up and form created for checking equipment in/out – just
waiting for equipment to come in to lend – everything should be up and running
by summer.
Laura
Little does have a laptop and portable projector that are available on a loan
out basis members of TAG were encouraged to let colleagues know that this is
available and to contact Laura X4815 to reserve.
Tag
Website updated and projects from year one have been added.
Tegrity
was on campus last Monday – Angie Burdiss, Laura Little & Jim Frye attended
the presentation – discussion about Tegrity vs video conferencing prices and
benefits of both
Netspoke
– Another interactive program – audio conferencing benefit of this is that it
is hosted on Netspoke server (Microsoft product) similar to Tegrity but has no
document camera
Next
meeting – Wednesday April 16 2:00 Mills Hall 2nd floor conference
room.