Oct. 14, 2002

T119

Present: Beth Camp, Marlene Propst, Lori Rowton, Paul Snyder, Diane Watson, Chareane Wimbley-Gouvia, Rich Horton, Jerry Wille, Peter Jensen, Mike Holland, Lynn Bain, Elizabeth Lundy, Marci Shanks, Diane Bauer, Linda Carroll and Carol Schaafsma.

DEIT SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

q Technology Initiatives - Beth Camp introduced Diane Bauer and Linda Carroll as the co-chairs of this new committee. As reported by Diane, this committee was established to help meet the need of an integrated way of offering staff and students access to a common software platform for delivering course (for example, Blackboard). Diane shared that this committee will be working on the following five primary goals.

1. Identify a process and standards for planning, developing, assessing and evaluating distributed learning projects.

2. Evaluate the effectiveness of course management software (Blackboard in a pilot project.

3. Identify criteria for evaluating quality distributed instruction (including online and ITV).

4. Identify the distributed classes currently offered and how these classes help students meet their educational goals.

5. Explore external funding sources.

q Student Support – Diane Watson reported that this committee is working on many priorities for enhanced students services. Some of those priorities include discussing the uses and connections between Roadmap and the online schedule, developing a cost-effective credit card system through SIS, finishing the Online Career Center, developing and implementing a searchable scholarship database and many other tasks. Diane handed out a detailed report showing the many benchmarks, action steps and progress this committee has been working on. This report is available by request through Lori Rowton in Media Services.

q Training – In Ann Adam’s absence, Beth Camp shared Ann’s report that the “technology fair” during inservice was well-attended. Staff had an opportunity to learn what technology is available at LBCC, as well as, participate in a dozen 30 minute demonstrations of this technology. In addition, a training survey was taken to focus on more detailed information about training. The results of this survey are available by request through Lori Rowton in Media Services. Ann’s report states that many presentations are being offered through the TLC calendar as a result of this survey. Also under consideration is moving an inservice day from fall term to winter since inservice is the preferred time for technology training.

q Strategic Funding – Beth shared that the mission of this committee is to address money issues for technology (training and equipment), perform a review of current accreditation standards for the college, and revisit the idea of the DEIT Full Committee being a “regularized” committee.

Technology Update - Paul Snyder reported that on paper, we have an active equipment inventory of over $1,000,000 and we will be on a 3-year replacement schedule within the next year for equipment. Most all of the larger and medium size classrooms have been done, and we are in the process of ordering higher resolution Elmo overhead cameras, but at a lower cost. Paul also reports there continues to be a staffing problem in Media Services due to the increased use of technology equipment in multimedia classrooms, and staff training needs for the use of this equipment.