ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Minutes of February 18, 2011 Meeting
Cohen 158
Committee Members: M. Flick, W. Anyonge, M. Buot, D. Ceo-DiFrancesco, R. Cotter,
A. Filiatreau Ensor, T. Kessinger, S. Korth, C. Manolis, J. Molnar, A. Okunoye, M. Sena, K. Stinson.
Committee Members Present: M. Flick, A. Anyonge, R. Cotter, A. Filiatreau Ensor, T. Kessinger, S.
Korth, C. Manolis, J. Molnar, A. Okunoye, M. Sena.
Mike Flick opened the meeting.
Minutes of November 11, 2010 and December 10, 2010: The minutes from November 11 and
December 10 were reviewed. Sharon Korth made a motion to approve the minutes from November 11,
2010 as presented. Tom Kessinger seconded the motion. Motion approved unanimously. Tom
Kessinger made a motion to accept the minutes from December 10, 2010 as presented. Sharon Korth
seconded the motion. Motion approved unanimously.
Request for Service Form Progress: Mike Flick reported that he visited all of the three colleges
department meetings to present the Request for Service Form. To date, he has received one form and
the real issue as stated on the form was that the classroom was overbooked.
Mike Flick announced that the ATC Folder has been created and can be found on the website at
http://www.xavier.edu/atc.
AITC: Bob Cotter reported on behalf of Mark Sena. Bob Cotter announced that the AITC Committee
is being reformed to be more of an advisory committee. The committee is currently defining standards
and competencies.
UTC: Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco is on sabbatical and no report was given. Since Diane is on sabbatical,
Tom Kessinger volunteered to take her place on the UTC if she has not asked anyone to fill-in for her
while on sabbatical. Bob Cotter reported that he was present at the last UTC meeting and that the
main discussion of that meeting covered the use of e-textbooks. Amy Filiatreau Ensor stated that she
will cover this topic in her report on content management.
Content Management: Amy Filiatreau Ensor distributed a handout on textbooks and e-textbooks and
reported on e-textbooks. She stated the Board of Trustees directed the library to investigate affordable
e-textbooks. Amy stated that she investigated other universities using tablet PC’s and e-textbooks.
While the switch is difficult, students and parents reported that they do like the e-textbooks. Xavier’s
bookstore has an e-textbook selection as well as the library. E-textbooks tend to run 40-50% cheaper
than regular books but cannot be re-sold. Amy also reported that CaféScribe is more liberal with
printing and saving to the hard drive but difficult to manage on tablets due to different programs and
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use. There are also some difficulties with e-textbooks with some computers. Dr. Okunoye suggested
that the committee be provided with a list of affordable e-books from the bookstore. There was some
discussion on pros and cons on the use of e-textbooks.
Amy announced that the library renovation in the McDonald building will occur over the summer.
The library will be closed to the public for asbestos removal. She assured the ATC that the library will
contact faculty for the summer classes to be sure their needs will be met. The library offices will
temporarily move to the CLC. An official communication will be out soon.
Amy reported that the library survey data is complete and the library received very positive results.
She also referred to the handout for project updates on Moses Dawson digitization and the resource
room for the HLC.
Information Resources: Bob Cotter distributed a draft of the survey on Assessment of Classroom
Technology that complements the survey that the ATC presented last spring. Bob suggested that the
survey be done in the spring and asked for input on the survey from the ATC. There was discussion on
whether to integrate the two surveys or alternate the two surveys every other spring. Bob Cotter asked
the committee to send him feedback via email and he will provide a final draft at the next ATC
meeting. He anticipates the survey will go out in April.
Bob also reported that the Blackboard update is complete and there are some issues being addressed.
Desktop Technology Support: Mike Flick introduced Judy Molnar who will be joining the ATC and
will report on desktop support. Judy briefly described her role at Xavier stating she has over 20 years
experience with technology and has been at Xavier for 3 years. Judy reported that there will be a
Windows 7 upgrade in the future which is only in the pre-pilot phase. Windows 7 will replace
Windows XP. Judy stated the biggest challenge is the software that is currently being used and the
compatibility with Windows 7. They will survey computer lab software to see if is compatible with
Windows 7. The migration of Windows 7 will begin in some of the computer labs this summer. The
transition to Windows 7 will begin with new computer deployment and will then be installed by one
department at a time. Mike asked if they could check with Cohen 190 lab to see if it is compatible
with the current software. Mike noted that there will be an expense to upgrade current software with
Windows 7.
Judy Molnar also announced that there are 4 wireless print stations available on campus; however there
is no Mac component. A print fee is being investigated.
New Business: Sharon Korth asked why are there 3 ATC members attending the UTC? Mike Flick
responded that the faculty like to have faculty representation on these types of committees.
Next meeting dates: March 25 and possibly April 15.
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Meeting Secretary
Nancy Sampson
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