COE Technology Committee Minutes
Monday –October 1, 2012
3:30 p.m. – SEC 137
Present:
Maxine Davis, IRTS
Mindy Noble, IRTS
Jason Vetter – ITTC
Magdalena Galloway, C & I
Rodd Grady, IRTS
Fabio Fontana, HPELS
Chelsea Marzen, Undergrad Elementary Ed
Linda Rosulek, OSFE
Vickie Robinson, ELPSE
Michael Fanelli, Ed Psych
Maryam Ghayoor Rad – Grad Student
Zach Benton-Slocum – Grad Student
Absent:
Neil Clopton, IRTS
Amy Staples, Special Education
Daniel Mourlam – TQP Tech Specialist
Mary Herring, Associate Dean
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Max opened the meeting by going over what is on the agenda. Everyone then introduces themselves. Max explains
there are no written rules as to how long you serve on the committee. She asked if anyone would be interested in
serving on the SCAT committee. Zach expressed interest and will be talking further about it with Neil.
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Call for Proposals was next on the agenda – Max gave updates on our Crestronmax units and how they have helped
improve each semester. Jason said the Crestron is standard across campus. Max then explained our spending plan for
this year and how much money we will have for Call for Proposals ($91067.16). Max explained what we spend our
money on, how we came up with the figures for Call for Proposals and some of the equipment we will need to purchase
this year. Fifteen classrooms have four year or older computers that will need to be updated along with outdated
projectors that will need to be updated as well.
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Magda was interested in an update on the Price Lab equipment. Specifically she wanted to know who would benefit
from that equipment. Max explained where the equipment has been placed that we have received thus far. She
explained there is still equipment sitting in boxes at Price Lab and it is still an ongoing process. Ipads helped update
and complete our Ipad cart. HPELS benefitted from some of the Ipads received also. Max informed the committee that
Price Lab equipment requests could be sent to her for now. As we get more information, we keep everyone posted on
what equipment is available. Rodd noted that our Netbook cart will be updated with Netbooks from Price Lab. On a
side note: IRTS has received eight to ten thousand books from Price Lab.
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Max moved on to the Call for Proposals forms. She explained the letter and stated at the end of last year we updated
the letter. She pointed out the changes and asked if there were anymore that needed to be made. Discussion ensued
about changes. Max feels they (meaning the approved Call for Proposals) be required to submit a report or summary of
what they purchased and have an opportunity to give a presentation on what they purchased. Vicky feels we should
pick out a few of the exemplary ones and invite them to showcase what they have done at the fall faculty meeting or
something of that nature. Linda has a concern about the people who are not chosen to present. Max wondered who
would be the individuals to select the “showcases”. Michael feels the rest of the people should have a chance to present
to us. More discussions ensued about changing the criteria. Fabio feels more changes need to be made. Max made the
changes that were being requested. More talk developed about changes that needed to be made about the percentages
versus number of students and some purchases that will benefit a small number of people versus some purchases that
will benefit a large group of people. Jason feels that as a committee we can take that into consideration.
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Fabio feels the application should be in line with the Strategic Plan. Discussion ensued about departmental strategic
plans. Fabio stated that some people may not know what their strategic plan is. Jason felt we need to rewrite the
guidelines so they all have the word “students” in them. All agreed on how the guidelines should be rewrote. Fabio
asked for two pages instead of one. Guidelines for spacing and such were discussed. All agreed it should be two
pages, twelve pt, times new roman, one space between lines. Monday, October 8th is the date the Call for Proposals
will go out.
Next meeting: Monday, November 5th at 3:30 in SEC 137.
Respectfully submitted,
Mindy Noble